Data Center Chief Engineer: Lead Operations & Reliability

Amazon Inc.; Andrews (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the mechanical and electrical systems support across AWS data centers. The CE will manage preventative maintenance, emergency responses, and provide expert technical guidance to EOTs and vendors.

The role focuses on driving safety, reliability, and cost-effective operations while delivering milestones for small-to-medium projects that improve resiliency and uptime.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of administrative experience including Microsoft Office products.
• 4+ years of data center experience including industrial electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience leading technical teams through daily operations, maintenance evolutions, and complex troubleshooting.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a data center.
• Operate independently with limited direct management.
• Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the data center, escalating to the Data Center Facility Manager as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Troubleshoot and report facility and data center-level events within internal SLA.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for Engineering Operations Technicians, Chief Engineers, and vendor support teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Data center operations

Electrical & mechanical systems

Technical writing

Education

Associate's or higher in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the mechanical and electrical systems support across AWS data centers. The CE will manage preventative maintenance, emergency responses, and provide expert technical guidance to EOTs and vendors.

The role focuses on driving safety, reliability, and cost-effective operations while delivering milestones for small-to-medium projects that improve resiliency and uptime.