Data Center Engineering & Operations Technician

Amazon Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician to join our AWS infrastructure team in the United States. You will be on the front line for hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting, covering standby generators, switchgear, UPS, PDUs, AHUs, pumps, motors, and building automation systems.

This role includes 24/7 coverage with 12-hour shifts. Qualified candidates hold 1+ years in electrical/mechanical or data center facilities, a high school diploma, and

Qualifications

• 1+ years of electrical or mechanical experience in data centers or mission critical facilities.
• 1+ years of data center or mission critical facilities experience.
• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance is required.

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 safety procedures are followed during all tasks.
• Work a 12 hour shift with rotating days/nights (3-4 day work weeks).
• Take daily operational readings of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Use CMMS to manage building workflows and spare parts inventory.
• Supervise contractors performing servicing or preventive maintenance.
• Respond to off-hour emergency calls per on-call rotation.
• Comply with physical security procedures and policies.
• Drive innovation to reduce operational costs in facilities.
• Manipulate small wires and components.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical experience

Data center experience

Security clearance TS/SCI

High school diploma

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician to join our AWS infrastructure team in the United States. You will be on the front line for hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting, covering standby generators, switchgear, UPS, PDUs, AHUs, pumps, motors, and building automation systems.

This role includes 24/7 coverage with 12-hour shifts. Qualified candidates hold 1+ years in electrical/mechanical or data center facilities, a high school diploma, and