Data Center Engineering & Operations Technician

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Hilliard (OH); On-site; USD 44,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in OH (Hilliard) is seeking a Data Center Operations Technician to perform hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance in a 24/7 data center environment. The role requires 12-hour rotating shifts and the ability to work on safety-critical systems.

You will use CMMS for workflows, supervise contractors, and conduct routine rounds, alarms, and preventive maintenance to ensure high availability and security across regional sites.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 1+ years of data center or mission critical facilities experience
• High school or equivalent diploma
• 2+ years of data center engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mechanical and electrical, emergency generator, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center
• Troubleshoot facility and rack-level events within internal SLAs
• Perform limited maintenance tasks including filter changes, HVAC PMs, rack power installs, rack PDU, and rack ATS replacements
• Provide support to Data Center Operations technicians
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work
• Work a 12 hour shift (rotating 3 and 4 day work weeks days or nights)
• Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment through routine rounds/log taking
• Utilize internal CMMS to manage building workflows and spare part inventory
• Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
• Respond to off hour emergency calls per on call rotation for any one of the region’s sites
• Fully comply with all physical security procedures and policies
• Drive innovation while reducing operational costs in the facilities
• Manipulate small wires and objects
• Walk job sites in uneven terrain
• Work at heights and from ladders
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 40 pounds or more
• Bend or twist the body into unusual positions while working
• Push or pull heavy objects into position
• Work in noisy environments
• After an initial training period, you will support data center infrastructure operations on a shift schedule supporting our 24/7 staffing model

Skills

Electrical experience

Mechanical experience

Data center facilities

Troubleshooting

Safety procedures

CMMS

Education

High school diploma

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in OH (Hilliard) is seeking a Data Center Operations Technician to perform hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance in a 24/7 data center environment. The role requires 12-hour rotating shifts and the ability to work on safety-critical systems.

You will use CMMS for workflows, supervise contractors, and conduct routine rounds, alarms, and preventive maintenance to ensure high availability and security across regional sites.