Senior Data Center Facilities Engineer

Amazon Data Services Uk Limited; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Chief Engineer to oversee electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems in our data centers, ensuring peak efficiency through preventive maintenance, rapid corrective work, and emergency response.

You will lead large-scale projects from concept to completion, coordinate with engineering, automation, procurement, and finance teams across local and global facilities, and deliver milestones while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles including switchgear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers

Responsibilities

• Train and support the Engineering team in their role of providing electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations
• Implement and execute site or equipment-specific training exercises. Exercises cover, but are not limited to: stand‑by diesel generators, switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers etc.
• Oversee day-to-day operation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in data center sites
• Operate independently, with limited direct management
• Assist in the design and build‑out of new facilities and perform root cause analysis of equipment failures
• Act as an escalation point for all facilities‑related issues within the data center region. Work OT hours as needed to support site stability
• Troubleshoot and report facility and data sever‑level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Create and deploy standard practices for Engineering Operations Technicians, Chief Engineers, and vendor support teams
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to by vendors, and AWS staff
• Respond to off hour emergency calls related to his data centers and help with the investigation, mitigation, and recovery of the issue(s).
• Candidates should be able to lift up to 40 lbs and or work in elevated locations.
• Ability to work in an environment that operates 24/7 with an ability to provide after‑hours support as needed. All physical requirements are expected with reasonable accommodations

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Chief Engineer to oversee electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems in our data centers, ensuring peak efficiency through preventive maintenance, rapid corrective work, and emergency response.

You will lead large-scale projects from concept to completion, coordinate with engineering, automation, procurement, and finance teams across local and global facilities, and deliver milestones while controlling costs.