Data Center Engineering Operations Engineer

Amazon India Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon India Limited in Hyderabad region is hiring a Data Center Engineering Operations Engineer (DCEO) to own the hands-on management of electrical, mechanical, and facility systems across ADSIPL data centers in India. You will oversee changes, incidents, escalations, and cost/contract management while coordinating with landlords, vendors, and internal teams to ensure uptime and safety.

The role requires 24x7 on-call support, weekend work, and rotating shifts.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent diploma.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or 2+ years of electrical or mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience in an operational role.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of Data Center changes/events/incidents/problems from beginning to end, including post-mortems and RCA.
• Maintenance/repairs of site-critical facility infrastructure planned and executed in best interest of the business.
• Asset and Inventory management responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, emergency procedures, preventive maintenance programs, and all technical documentation.
• Develop deep knowledge of design intent, operational alternatives and contingency plans for Data Center systems.
• Manage financial and cost control, compliance, and staff development for Data Center engineering.
• Health & Safety, local requirements, environmental and energy management.
• Deliver regular engineering reports and ensure SLA/KPI adherence.
• Communicate operating philosophies and expectations to staff and vendors.
• Provide hands-on facility support as needed (equipment installation, decommissioning, etc.).
• Lead audits and corrective action closure; drive energy/environment programs.

Skills

Data center engineering experience

Operational experience

On-call / shift operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related field

High School diploma

Job description

Data Center Engineering Operations Engineer, HYD-Infinity - DCEO 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. Amazon is expanding the Data Center management team in India. This position serves as the primary operational resource to support ADSIPL within its owned and operated Data Centers in India. This position will provide a central point of ownership and accountability for the overall ‘hands‑on’ management of the Mechanical, Electrical (M&E) and across ADSIPL’s portfolio of Data Centers in India. This position will be responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of the critical infrastructure supporting IT operations within the Indian Data Center space. It will also include event management, incident management, problem management, change management, and cost/contract management. In addition, this will include the relationship management with the landlords, critical facility vendors, Data Center Construction team, Data Center Operations team, Technical Program Managers, Security team, and Logistics team in India. The position will require 24x7 on‑call, scheduled weekend work support and rotational shift. The location for this job to be discussed, as there may be opportunities in several India locations.

Key job responsibilities

Following are the primary responsibilities (but not limited to) of Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) Engineer:

Operations and Maintenance

• Ownership of all Data Center changes/events/incidents/problems from beginning to end as well as overseeing the completion of post‑mortems, root cause analysis and follow‑up resolution actions.
• Responsible for ensuring maintenance/ repairs of site‑critical facility infrastructure or a Data Center are planned and executed to the best interest of the business.
• Responsible for Asset and Inventory management.
• Develop and maintain method statements, standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures, preventive maintenance programs, and all technical documentation.
• Ensure standardization and consistency with best‑in‑class operating practices. (Technical Writing Skills and Automation)
• Develop a complete, deep knowledge of the design intent, operational alternatives and contingency plans related to all Data Center systems.
• Manage the engineering aspects of the Data Centers related to financial and cost control, code and regulatory compliance, personnel management, staff training and development.
• Health & Safety, local statutory requirements, environmental and energy management.
• Develop and deliver the regular engineering reports and ensure adherence to contracted deliverables including SLA’s and KPI’s.
• Communicate operating philosophies, technical information, objectives and expectations to Amazon personnel and to the vendor critical facilities management teams.
• Providing hands on facility support where required (e.g. installation of new equipment, decommissioning of equipment, replacement of faulty equipment, internal audits…etc.).
• Oversee technical compliance auditing and the effective and timely close out of corrective action plans. Perform annual operational reviews with a focus on compliance with the Amazon standards and all applicable regulatory requirements. (Audits).
• Manage the development and delivery of the portfolio of Energy/Environmental Management Programs. Keep abreast of Data Center industry innovation.

Incident and Emergency Response

• Reviewing incident reports, documenting periodic trend summaries, and providing updates and recommended actions to management.
• Managing information flow during incidents while providing regular updates to management.
• Manage and coordinate with vendors to resolve any incidents during emergency situations. This may require to physically be dispatched on to site to investigate and resolve the issue.
• Ensure 24*7 shift operations in safe, secure manner without availability impact.

A day in the life

• Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack‑level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Perform rack installs, rack decommissioning, and facility management.
• Provide operational readings and key performance indicators to make sure uptime is maintained.
• Responsible for the on‑site management of contractors, sub‑contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation.
• Perform and oversee maintenance and operations on all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center.
• Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12-hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on‑call rotations.

About the team

Amazon values diverse experiences.

Why AWS

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Inclusive Team Culture

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Basic Qualifications

• High School or equivalent diploma
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or 2+ years of electrical or mechanical engineering experience
• Experience in an operational role

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of data center engineering experience
• 1+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
• 1+ years of electrical or mechanical experience

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