Data Center Engineer & Operations Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Fallsington (Bucks County); On-site; USD 96,000 - 166,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary paid annually

Sign-on bonus

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to oversee electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems across the data center.

You will lead maintenance, emergency response, and engineering operations to ensure peak facility performance for AWS infrastructure. Role involves mentoring technicians, developing standard practices, and coordinating with IT and business leaders to optimize safety, capacity, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience using Microsoft Office products.
• 3+ years of experience in mission critical facilities (e.g., data centers) including electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for facilities issues and oversee routine and emergency services on critical systems.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures and troubleshoot within SLAs.
• Provide training and guidance to Engineering Operations Technicians and coordinate with the Facility Manager.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for Engineering Operations and vendor support teams.
• Assist in building out new facilities and projects to improve efficiency.
• Work outside normal hours for routine maintenance and emergencies.
• Communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate with IT managers and business leaders to manage capacity and optimize plant safety and reliability.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed by vendors and Amazon staff.
• Establish building performance benchmarks and prepare reports on facility operations.
• Utilize Excel, Word, Outlook and basic admin tools for day-to-day tasks.

Skills

MS Office

Facilities experience

Technical documentation

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to oversee electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems across the data center.

You will lead maintenance, emergency response, and engineering operations to ensure peak facility performance for AWS infrastructure. Role involves mentoring technicians, developing standard practices, and coordinating with IT and business leaders to optimize safety, capacity, and efficiency.