Data Center Operations Engineer — Critical Infra

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an experienced Data Center Engineer to ensure electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment operates within contract parameters.

You will act as the primary site contact and manage vendors, safety, and reliability across the facility. The role requires 8+ years in data center or critical space facilities, on-call rotations, and strong documentation skills.

Qualifications

• On-call rotation schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Experience maintaining electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire systems in a data center or critical facility.
• Familiar with Service and Facilities Management concepts (Problem and Change).
• Experience establishing operational documentation (MOP, SOP, EOP, SOO, workflows).

Responsibilities

• Act as site primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Meet daily hours of operations and on-call requirements.
• Manage planned and unplanned site works for critical infrastructure with risk assessment and approvals.
• Oversee on-site management of contractors and vendors per procedures and local laws.
• Establish performance benchmarks and generate reports on facility operations and maintenance.
• Lead change management and incident tickets for DCEO activities.
• Coordinate with IT, Networking, Logistics, Safety, Security and partners on capacity and efficiency.
• Draft documentation for technical support of operations.
• Lead projects to increase facility capacity, efficiency and reliability.
• Assist in recruitment efforts.
• Support resolution of infrastructure engineering issues.

Skills

On-call rotation

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

HVAC

Fire safety

Data center operations

Vendor management

Documentation standards

Electrical certification

Job description

Amazon Data Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an experienced Data Center Engineer to ensure electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment operates within contract parameters.

You will act as the primary site contact and manage vendors, safety, and reliability across the facility. The role requires 8+ years in data center or critical space facilities, on-call rotations, and strong documentation skills.