Data Center Engineering Operation Engineer, DCEO

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) Team is the backbone of AWS Infrastructure Operations organization supporting the rapid growth of our business and customers 24x7. We commit to maintain the critical facility infrastructure of AWS and ensure the highest standards of operational performance in the aspects of safety security availability productivity capacity and efficiency.

We are looking for a proven Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) Engineer with experience in critical facilities management and a result-driven individual with strong technical understanding and the drive and vision to take our data center operations to the next level. The role will be reporting to the DCEO Cluster manager and is responsible for ensuring high infrastructure availability conducting risk assessment and mitigation executing corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure and reporting accurate metric.


Key job responsibilities
Serve as the primary business interface with the Colocation providers technical and facility teams to address day-to-day operational requirements within the Availability Zone (AZ);
Supervise the on-site Colocation providers and respective contractors to ensure all works performed is complied with established practices procedures & local legislation;
Manage Colocation suppliers to conduct routine maintenance and respond to emergency services for critical systems including switchgear generators UPS systems power distribution equipment chillers cooling towers computer room air handlers building monitoring systems etc.;
Generate change management requests & incident management tickets for Data Center facility;
Engage in non-office on-call responsibilities and respond promptly to emergency situations or incident such as power failures or natural disasters and review to refine the established Emergency Operations Procedures to effectively handle these situations;
Deeply involve with Colocation provider and contractors to resolve infrastructure engineering issues and conduct root cause analysis for operational issues;
Establish comprehensive English documentation to business & facility operations in partnership with the Colocation provider;
Constantly explore and recommend improvements to enhance the data center safety security and availability;
Maintain accurate and up-to-date Data Center infrastructure inventory through related matrices and internal dashboards
Take charge of the installation of the racks and conduct the rack space power/cooling assessment;
Lead new build and expansion projects to improve the operations efficiency including the design implementation and commissioning phases;
Assist in internal recruitment including conducting interviews and assisting with onboarding.


A day in the life
Also expected from the DCEO is the ability to execute small-to-medium impacting projects from conception to completion. These projects involve moderate amounts of independent work as well as collaboration with external support groups including engineering automation processing and finance in controlled environments. The DCEO will be tasked with creating and delivering on key milestones obtaining and tracking quotes for all necessary costs and documenting project results. The goals of such projects are to drive innovation and resiliency while reducing operational costs in the facilities.

Providing timely escalation for all facilities-related issues within the data center
First-line troubleshooting and reporting of facility and high-criticality events within a pre-determined service level agreement (SLA)
Providing assistance to junior and peers
Oversight of third-party vendors to ensure that all work performed is in accordance with established safety protocols best practices and local legislation
Utilization of administrative tools for change management ticketing and asset management.
Supporting project/stakeholder team and vendor activities
Overseeing of all Commissioning activities
Completion of assigned project tasks and managing associated reporting metrics
Engagement of other supporting teams for issue resolution
Ensuring compliance of AWS Data Center safety and security protocols
Involve in day-to-day data center facility operations work including facility change management
Involve in vendor management and technical consultation work
Review emergency and standard operating procedures
Participate in facility event analysis
Participate in emergency drills and emergency facility event response
Participate in local and global facility operations-related projects
Participate in multiple cross-team trainings
Be provided an opportunity to drive operational excellence and better customer experience.

About the team
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High Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline;
Experience with operation and maintenance of data centers or Mission Critical facility management experience for a large enterprise or large Colocation provider;
Good work attitude and eagerness to learn with deep attention to details and accuracy; also possess strong problem-solving skills and strong ability to work independently and take initiative while also being a collaborative team player who can work effectively with others.


Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience with facility management and operating and maintaining infrastructure equipment in critical facilities such as datacenters operation factories substations hospitals etc.;
Proficient in comprehending electrical systems (HV/MV supply system of power substations transformers switchgears VFI-class UPS PDU ATS STS or VRLA battery Li-ion battery and related systems fuel systems related to diesel generators surge control circuits active harmonic filters battery monitoring systems branch circuit monitoring systems SCADA systems) or possess the ability to understand mechanical systems (CRAC/CRAH AHU chillers cooling towers thermal buffer tanks heat exchangers plumbing systems pumps valves duct systems fans dampers fire detection and extinguishing systems drainage systems building monitoring systems automatic control systems);
Proven experience in major facilities incident management;


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