Data Center Chief Engineer: Reliability & Operations Leader

StudySmarter; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 91,344 - 125,599; Full time

Job summary

Amazon AWS Infrastructure Services seeks a DCEO Chief Engineer to lead daily operations and maintenance of data center mechanical and electrical systems. You will manage preventive maintenance, respond to emergencies, and coordinate with engineers, technicians, and vendors to keep 100% availability.

The role requires an engineering degree, vendor management experience, and data center or critical environment experience, with proficiency in Microsoft Office. EU nationality is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in vendor management.
• Experience in a data center or other critical environment.
• Experience in data center engineering or operations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• National of an EU member state.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day‑to‑day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a data center.
• Operate independently with limited direct management.
• Serve as an escalation point for all facilities‑related issues, 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.
• Provide training and guidance to Engineering Operations Technicians.
• Ensure all safety procedures adhered to by vendor and Amazon staff.
• Utilize internal CMMS to manage building workflows.
• Communicate complex technical information to a non‑technical audience.

Skills

Vendor management

Data center operations

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Amazon AWS Infrastructure Services seeks a DCEO Chief Engineer to lead daily operations and maintenance of data center mechanical and electrical systems. You will manage preventive maintenance, respond to emergencies, and coordinate with engineers, technicians, and vendors to keep 100% availability.

The role requires an engineering degree, vendor management experience, and data center or critical environment experience, with proficiency in Microsoft Office. EU nationality is required.