Data Center Engineering Lead & Operations

Amazon Inc.; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 166,000; Full time

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.

The CE will manage routine and emergency services, mentor technicians, and drive standard practices with vendors to optimize safety, reliability, and efficiency. You will travel between data center sites, work non-standard hours when needed, and ensure all safety protocols are followed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance.
• 3+ years of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the data center.
• Oversee operation and management of routine and emergency services on critical systems (switchgear, generators, UPS, chillers, cooling towers, BMS).
• Provide training and guidance to Engineering Operations Technicians and coordinate with the Facility Manager to set team culture.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for engineering teams and vendor support.
• Assist in building out new facilities and projects to increase facility efficiency.
• Work outside normal hours for routine maintenance and respond to emergencies.
• Communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate with IT managers and business leaders to manage capacity, safety, performance and efficiency.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed by vendors and staff, and establish performance benchmarks.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Facilities monitoring

Reading procedures

Tools

Microsoft Office

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.

The CE will manage routine and emergency services, mentor technicians, and drive standard practices with vendors to optimize safety, reliability, and efficiency. You will travel between data center sites, work non-standard hours when needed, and ensure all safety protocols are followed.