Engineering Technician (Shifts) - Electrical, Data Cetner Engineering Operations

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS Infrastructure Services is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician to join our expanding team in Ireland. This hands-on role focuses on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operation to keep one of the world's largest information system infrastructures running smoothly.

You'll monitor temperatures, voltages, currents, and other readings while coordinating with contractors for preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical and mechanical equipment used in data centers.
• Willingness to work in shifts and follow safety protocols.
• Ability to supervise contractors and perform routine rounds.

Responsibilities

• Follow and uphold the highest safety standards to foster a world-class safety culture.
• Own safety initiatives and partner with teams to remediate risks.
• Operate and maintain UPS, switchgear, ATS, generators, HVAC, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoot events within SLA timelines and log readings (temps, voltages, currents).
• Supervise contractors performing servicing or maintenance activities.
• Manual handling and lifting may be required; adhere to health & safety rules.
• Work a shift schedule as needed.

Skills

Electrical/mechanical equipment know‑h

Data center operations

SLA troubleshooting

Reading operational measurements

Shift work readiness

Education

Electrical or Mechanical eng. degree

Tools

UPS systems

Switchgear

ATS

Diesel generators

Chillers/HVAC

VFDs

Transformers

Job description

Description

We are looking for a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician to join our expanding Infrastructure Operations team. A Data Center Engineering Operations Technician role is a hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operation responder. If you like to use apply your electrical and mechanical skills to solve problems, we'd like to meet you. Your work will help to maintain one of the world's largest information system infrastructures.

Key job responsibilities

SAFETY

Follow and maintain the highest safety standards and diligently encourage a world-class safety culture. As a facility owner team, ensure remediation of safety risks/issues in conjunction with other teams. Own the safety initiatives and projects to foster strong safety culture.

ENGINEERING & FACILITY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

• Operational experience and familiarity with electrical and mechanical equipment, including Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS’s), Switchgear, Circuit Breakers, Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS's), Diesel Generators, Chillers, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC), Exhaust Fans, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD's), and Transformers.
• Troubleshoot events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
• Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment through routine rounds/log-taking (temperatures, voltages, currents, etc.)
• Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
• Manual handling and lifting of equipment may be required (weight limits in accordance with health & safety regulations).
• Ability to work shifts

About The Team

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're 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 we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll 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 you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

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