Data Center Chief Engineer: Power, Cooling & Reliability

Amazon; Wilmer (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to lead electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety maintenance across a data center. You will supervise Engineering Operations Technicians and vendors, ensure preventative maintenance, and respond to emergencies to keep the cloud running.

This role involves coordinating with IT managers, traveling between sites as needed, and contributing to safety, performance, and efficiency initiatives across facilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of electrical and/or mechanical facilities maintenance.
• Ability to travel between data center locations.
• Willingness to relocate or travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for facilities-related issues.
• Supervise routine and emergency services on critical systems (switchgear, generators, UPS, etc.).
• Perform root cause analysis within SLAs and guide technicians.
• Create and deploy standard practices for engineers and vendors.
• Collaborate with Facility Manager to set team culture and training.
• Coordinate projects to optimize safety, reliability, and efficiency.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Facilities management

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to lead electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety maintenance across a data center. You will supervise Engineering Operations Technicians and vendors, ensure preventative maintenance, and respond to emergencies to keep the cloud running.

This role involves coordinating with IT managers, traveling between sites as needed, and contributing to safety, performance, and efficiency initiatives across facilities.