Data Center Facilities Manager

Join our dynamic team and become a critical technical leader who ensures the heartbeat of our global infrastructure remains strong and this pivotal role youll be the guardian of our data center operations driving reliability and performance while optimizing operational efficiency across complex technical environments.

Data Center Facility Manger role acts as Amazons front line when it comes to hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They will maintain operate and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment such as stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems 3 phase electrical systems that include but not limited to switchgear UPS units PDUs and wet cell batteries and associated systems. Mechanical equipment includes CRAC units centrifugal chillers cooling towers/water chemical system air handlers and associated systems pumps and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire suppression systems building automation systems and general facilities equipment.

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.

Effective May 15 2017 logical access to the AWS GovCloud region will be restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens. (GovCloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States)

Key job responsibilities
Oversee all aspects of the data centers critical physical infrastructure. Ensure that all work performed within the space is done to high quality and without impact to internal/external customers

Manage teams of 24x7 engineering technicians in all facets of their career

Engage in improvement projects often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams and drive them from conception to completion

Coordinates daily with a multitude of third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAs

Effectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expenditures

Routinely operate as the afterhours on-call Data Center Facility Manager for the data centers in the region. This will include responding to any issues within the data centers and managing the investigation mitigation and recovery of the issue(s)


About the team
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- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2 years of work in a management position with 5 or more direct reports experience
- 2 years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital military facility public safety facility etc.) or 1 years of electrical or mechanical experience

- 3 years of work in a management position with 5 or more direct reports experience
- 5 years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital military facility public safety facility etc.) or 5 years of data center engineering experience
- Experience understanding electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders transformers generators switch gear UPS systems ATS units PDU units chillers pumps or air handling units
- Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
- Advanced electrical or mechanical certifications (Bachelors degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at OH Plain City - 109600.00 - 160000.00 USD annually