Data Center Facilities Engineer — Reliability & Operations

Alibaba Cloud; Johor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alibaba Cloud seeks a Data Center Facilities Engineer to ensure safe, reliable operation of mission-critical infrastructure across our data centers in Malaysia. You will manage on-site facilities operations, incident response, and maintenance oversight with vendors and internal teams.

You will focus on risk control and high availability for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire protection, and monitoring systems, with strong problem-solving and communication skills; Chinese language ability is an

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, HVAC, Facilities Engineering, Automation, or related field.
• Experience in data center facilities or mission-critical environments; telecom or large-scale facilities preferred.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, UPS, generators, HVAC, fire protection, and monitoring platforms.
• Experience managing incidents, planned works, and maintenance in high-availability settings.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills; bilingual ability, with Chinese an advantage.

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, with RCA and corrective actions.
• Oversee planned changes, preventive maintenance, and inspections with traceability.
• Monitor capacity, energy efficiency, and system reliability; drive improvements across sites.
• Provide technical support for complex site issues and assist in reviews and upgrades.
• Coordinate with vendors, colo, and cross-functional teams for smooth operations.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

HVAC

BMS/EPMS/DCIM

Incident management

Maintenance planning

Vendor coordination

Communication

Multilingual (Chinese preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/HVAC or Facilities Engineering

Tools

BMS/EPMS/DCIM

Job description

Alibaba Cloud seeks a Data Center Facilities Engineer to ensure safe, reliable operation of mission-critical infrastructure across our data centers in Malaysia. You will manage on-site facilities operations, incident response, and maintenance oversight with vendors and internal teams.

You will focus on risk control and high availability for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire protection, and monitoring systems, with strong problem-solving and communication skills; Chinese language ability is an