Senior Data Center Facilities Lead Engineer

Alibaba Cloud; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Alibaba Cloud is seeking a Data Center Facilities Engineer to support safe and efficient operation of mission-critical infrastructure across data center sites in Dubai. You will manage on-site facilities operations, incidents, maintenance, and continuous improvement of critical systems.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external providers to ensure risk control, operational excellence, and high availability across data center facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/HVAC/Facilities Engineering or related field.
• Experience in data center facilities or mission-critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, UPS, generators, HVAC, fire protection, and BMS/EPMS/DCIM platforms.
• Proven ability to manage incidents, planned works, maintenance activities, and operational risks in a high-availability environment.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Bilingual or multilingual, with Chinese proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, stable operation of critical facilities systems (electrical, mechanical, cooling, fire protection, monitoring).
• Lead on-site response to facilities incidents and safety events; escalation and root cause analysis.
• Oversee planned changes, preventive maintenance, and inspections with traceability.
• Monitor capacity, energy efficiency, and reliability; drive site improvements.
• Provide technical support for complex site issues and engineering reviews.
• Coordinate with vendors, colo, and cross-functional teams for smooth operations and improvements.

Skills

Power distribution

UPS systems

Generators

HVAC / Cooling

Fire protection

BMS / EPMS / DCIM

Incident management

Communication

Coordination

Chinese language

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

HVAC

Facilities Engineering

Automation

Tools

BMS/EPMS/DCIM platforms

Job description

Alibaba Cloud is seeking a Data Center Facilities Engineer to support safe and efficient operation of mission-critical infrastructure across data center sites in Dubai. You will manage on-site facilities operations, incidents, maintenance, and continuous improvement of critical systems.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external providers to ensure risk control, operational excellence, and high availability across data center facilities.