Lead Data Center Engineer, Critical Facilities

Amazon; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Chief Engineer (DCEO) to oversee electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire/life safety systems in our data centers in Malaysia.

The role focuses on maintaining critical infrastructure, risk management, and coordinating with site vendors and internal partners. You will lead on-site operations, manage changes and incidents, supervise contractors, and drive improvements to capacity, reliability, and efficiency while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience maintaining electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire systems in data center or critical facility.
• Experience with risk management, change management, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience documenting critical facilities procedures (MOP, SOP, EOP, SOO, checklists).
• Willing to be in on-call rotation or work up to 12 hours shifts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment operates within contract parameters.
• Act as site primary point of contact for stakeholders.
• Meet daily hours of operation, on-call requirements, and rotations.
• Manage planned and unplanned site works for critical infrastructure with risk assessment.
• Oversee on-site management of contractors, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Establish performance benchmarks, analyze data, and report on facility operations.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

HVAC

Fire safety

Data center operations

On-call rotations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or relevant technical Engineering Degree

Tools

Energy Commission registration

Job description

Amazon Data Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Chief Engineer (DCEO) to oversee electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire/life safety systems in our data centers in Malaysia.

The role focuses on maintaining critical infrastructure, risk management, and coordinating with site vendors and internal partners. You will lead on-site operations, manage changes and incidents, supervise contractors, and drive improvements to capacity, reliability, and efficiency while