Data Center Engineering & Operations Technician

Amazon; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician to join our AWS Data Centers. You will perform hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, monitor BMS/EPMS, and support change management for mission-critical infrastructure.

This role requires on-site availability with rotating shifts, overtime eligibility, and collaboration with contractors and vendors to ensure safe, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of practical experience in electrical systems, mechanical systems, HVAC, and/or fire suppression systems.
• Knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling.
• Experience in data center engineering.

Responsibilities

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment to ensure 24/7 reliability and availability.
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS).
• Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal SLA.
• Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA.
• Perform PM, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Technical writing to support change management program.
• Monitor daily work requests and manage to resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion.
• On-site support of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation.
• Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12-hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on-call rotations.
• Role may support more than one location/site.
• Knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling.
• Experience in data center engineering.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

HVAC

Fire suppression

Network design

Low voltage cabling

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician to join our AWS Data Centers. You will perform hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, monitor BMS/EPMS, and support change management for mission-critical infrastructure.

This role requires on-site availability with rotating shifts, overtime eligibility, and collaboration with contractors and vendors to ensure safe, reliable operations.