Data Center Chief Engineer, Night Shift, ATL DCEO at Amazon Covington, OH

Wishalicious; Covington (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Covington, GA is hiring a Data Center Chief Engineer to ensure peak performance of electrical, mechanical and fire/life safety systems. You will lead a team of Engineering Operations Technicians, coordinate with vendors, and drive standard practices to maintain 99.999% uptime while controlling costs.

You will manage projects from conception to completion, train staff, and work with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and safety across facilities.

Qualifications

• 3 years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance experience.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents and engineering drawings.
• 3 years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience.
• Experience in data center engineering or operations.
• Experience in construction or project management.
• Experience leading technical teams through daily operations and maintenance evolutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for facilities-related issues.
• Oversee operation and management of routine and emergency services on critical systems.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures and troubleshooting.
• Provide training to Engineering Operations Technicians and coordinate with the Facility Manager.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for engineering teams and vendors.
• Assist in build-out of new facilities and projects to improve efficiency.
• Work outside normal hours for maintenance and out-of-hours calls.
• Communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate with IT managers to manage capacity and safety performance.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed by vendors and staff.
• Establish building benchmarks and prepare reports.
• Utilize MS Office tools for day-to-day tasks.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical facilities

Procedures & engineering drawings

Microsoft Office

Data center operations

Construction/PM

Team leadership

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a detail-oriented individual to join our Data Center Engineering Operations Team. This committed group works to maintain the critical physical infrastructure that supports Amazon Web Services. Specifically this team works to ensure that the data centers MEP operates at 100% availability while maintaining first-class customer service to the teams and groups within the data centers. The Data Center Chief Engineer (CE) is responsible for ensuring that all electrical mechanical and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves planned preventative maintenance of equipment daily corrective work and emergency response. The CE serves as an expert technical resource interacting with onsite Engineering Operations Technicians (EOT) and any third party vendors. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center and to support AWS. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help. Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll 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 youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for all facilities-related issues.
• Oversee operation and management of routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear generators UPS systems power distribution equipment chillers cooling towers computer room air handlers building monitoring systems etc.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures and troubleshooting of facility within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Provide training and guidance to Engineering Operations Technicians and responsible for working with Facility Manager (FM) to set team culture.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for Engineering Operations Technicians Chief Engineers and vendor support teams
• May assist in the build out of new facilities and assist in projects to increase current facility efficiency
• Working outside of normal business hours for routine maintenance as required including responding to out-of-hours emergency calls.
• Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects manage capacity and optimize plant safety performance reliability and efficiency
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to by vendor and Amazon staff
• Establish building performance benchmarks conduct analyses and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel Word Outlook and other basic administrative tools to perform day to day tasks

Physical Requirements

• Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations:
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently
• Participate in group lifts for 40 pounds
• Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder
• Regularly walk use hands and fingers handle or feel reach with hands and arms stoop kneel crouch or crawl climb stairs twist bend work above shoulders grasp carry push and pull objects into position
• Work in an environment requiring provided ear protection

A day in the life

This role acts as Amazons front line when it comes to hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They maintain operate and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment that supports servers that must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. Equipment will include but is not limited to stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems 3 phase electrical systems such as switchgear UPS units PDUs and wet cell batteries and associated systems. Mechanical equipment includes CRAHU units centrifugal chillers cooling towers water systems air handlers and associated systems pumps and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire/life safety equipment building automation systems and general facilities equipment.

The CE directs trains and supports technicians in their role of providing hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations. Implementation and execution of site/equipment-specific training exercises is also expected. They manage projects from conception to completion. These projects involve independent work as well as collaboration with external support groups including engineering automation processing and finance in both local and global settings. The CE will be tasked with creating and delivering on key milestones obtaining and tracking quotes for all necessary costs and documenting project results for future implementation at other facilities.

Required Experience

• 3 years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance experience
• Experience reading and writing procedures technical documents and engineering drawings
• 3 years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Experience in data center engineering or operations
• Experience in construction or project management
• Experience leading technical teams through daily operations and maintenance evolutions

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Equal Opportunity Statement

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Salary and Compensation

The base salary range for this position is GA Covington - 96000.00 - 166300.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at GA Covington.