Data Center Manager (Night Shift)

Manage a team that maintains cloud infrastructure for global data center operations!
AWS is looking for technology managers with experience in people management strong technical understanding and the drive and vision to take AWS Data Center Operations to the next level. The successful candidate will have experience creating/devising strategies mentoring people at all levels sponsoring projects and proposing technical solutions. This position involves leading teams in hardware and network diagnostics followed by physical repair and includes participation in an on-call rotation.
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 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)

Essential Requirements:
Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed
Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational
Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility
Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs.


Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be operationally responsible for a Data Center. Some high-level responsibilities include:
Prioritize and assign trouble tickets to data center technicians and operators
Manage the performance of a diverse team(s) of data center operation professionals with varying skills across different locations
Developing Career Paths for the employees and making updates in our internal tools.
Recruit and train data technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
Ensure effective and efficient management of day-to-day data center operations including queue management 7/24 shift arrangement and hardware logistics
Fast learn or act as the subject matter expert across all aspects in data center operations
Ensure all operational KPIs and metrics are being measured and met
Inspire and guide improvement in team process technology innovation and automation
Manage Large Scale Events (outages) and act as the call leader
Manage and improve the workflows and through-put for data centers operations
Recommend document and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
Maintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations
Be passionate about the quality and quantity of services being provided and continuously strive to improve our Customer Experience
This role supports data centers in various operational stages. The position may be assigned to a facility still under development which could require travel to established locations for training until your designated site becomes fully operational.


- 4 years of Information Technology (IT) experience or Bachelors degree in computer science engineering mathematics or equivalent
- 2 years of people management experience
- 2 years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities mission critical plants or production facilities experience

- 2 years of computer hardware experience including troubleshooting and repairing experience
- Experience in technical writing in a relevant field
- Certification in an applicable field like A Net Sec CCNA LPIC Linux AWS certification or A or CND (Certified Network Defender) or Network or Security
- Experience with system management tools and client/server environments

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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 AZ Glendale - 78400.00 - 137300.00 USD annually