Data Center Chief Engineer: Operations & Uptime Lead

Amazon Inc.; Jeffersonville (OH); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead data center operations, overseeing electrical and mechanical systems, firefighting and safety compliance, and daily maintenance to ensure uptime.

The role partners with engineers, technicians, and vendors to deliver reliable infrastructure for AWS. The Chief Engineer will drive projects from conception to completion, manage resources and costs, deliver milestones, and document results for replication across facilities.

Qualifications

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

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.

Education

Associates or higher in engineering field or mechanical or electrical trades

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead data center operations, overseeing electrical and mechanical systems, firefighting and safety compliance, and daily maintenance to ensure uptime.

The role partners with engineers, technicians, and vendors to deliver reliable infrastructure for AWS. The Chief Engineer will drive projects from conception to completion, manage resources and costs, deliver milestones, and document results for replication across facilities.