Data Center Controls Technician

GCS Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 48,216,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks critical facilities/controls technicians to support AWS data centers across North Carolina and Virginia. This onsite 12-month contract covers Hamlet, NE Charlotte/I-485 area, and Fredericksburg/Stafford/Louisa markets.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with controls, electrical systems, HVAC automation, instrumentation, SCADA, and commissioning, and are comfortable working in uptime‑critical environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technician with controls, electrical, HVAC, or critical facilities experience.
• Familiarity with building automation, BAS/BMS, and reading drawings.
• Ability to troubleshoot and work safely in critical infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment, commissioning, troubleshooting and maintenance of AWS data center controls.
• Work on sensors, relays, controllers and HMIs and conduct point-to-point checks.
• Coordinate with vendors and low-voltage contractors; follow MOPs and change-control processes.
• Read electrical and mechanical drawings and assist testing of systems.

Skills

Controls systems

Electrical systems

HVAC automation

Instrumentation

SCADA

Critical facilities

Tools

BMS/BAS

BACnet

Modbus

MQTT

Job description

Critical Facilities / Controls Technicians Wanted - AWS Data Centers
North Carolina: Hamlet + Northeast Charlotte / I-485 area
Fully Onsite | 12-Month Contract | Multiple Positions

If your background is in controls, electrical systems, HVAC automation, instrumentation, commissioning, SCADA, or critical facilities, this could be a strong transition into the data center industry.

We're hiring technicians to support AWS data center controls infrastructure across multiple sites in Virginia and North Carolina.

You don't need to come directly from a hyperscale data center.

We're looking for hands-on technicians who understand how electrical, mechanical, and control systems interact and who are comfortable troubleshooting equipment in environments where uptime and safety matter.

Relevant experience could include:

• Building Automation / BAS / BMS
• HVAC controls
• Instrumentation & Controls
• E&I / Electrical Controls
• SCADA
• Commissioning
• Critical facilities
• Electrical maintenance
• Industrial controls
• Low-voltage systems
• Power generation / utilities
• Hospital facilities
• Nuclear facilities
• Water / wastewater
• Oil & gas
• Military electronics, electrical, HVAC, power production, or controls

What you'll be doing

You'll support the deployment, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance of systems responsible for monitoring and controlling cooling and electrical infrastructure inside AWS data centers.

That can include:

• Sensors, relays, controllers, and HMIs
• Point-to-point checks
• BMS / BAS systems
• Electrical power monitoring
• Troubleshooting communication issues
• BACnet / Modbus / MQTT
• Low-voltage copper and fiber
• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings
• Supporting commissioning and system testing
• Following MOPs, procedures, and change-control processes
• Working with vendors and low-voltage contractors

This is a technician‑level, hands‑on role rather than a design‑engineering or pure programming position.

We're especially interested in people who have worked in environments where equipment reliability, operating procedures, and safety are critical.

Fully onsite in either the Fredericksburg / Stafford / Louisa, VA market or the Hamlet / Northeast Charlotte I-485, NC market.

If your experience sits anywhere around controls + electrical + mechanical + critical infrastructure, reach out!

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.