Data Center Engineering Operations Technician (m/f/d), Data CenterEngineeringOperations

StudySmarter; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 51,381 - 74,217; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is hiring for a Data Centre engineer role requiring EU nationality with a focus on safety and infrastructure reliability. The position emphasizes maintaining high safety standards, continuous improvement, 100% uptime, and coordination with stakeholders across AWS infrastructure.

The role involves supervising critical facility systems, leading build-out/retrofit projects, incident response, and comprehensive documentation of procedures, with a 24x7 shift pattern and some hazardous

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent diploma.
• Knowledge of key electrical competencies and theory.
• This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain high safety standards and promote a world-class safety culture.
• Drive continuous improvement on infrastructure through standardised procedures and policies.
• Enable 100% uptime on customer-supporting infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver operational excellence for AWS customers.
• Ensure preventive maintenance of site-critical facility infrastructure is planned and executed to AWS standards.
• Oversee facility monitoring and supervision (BMS, PMS, walk-throughs).
• Assist in successful delivery of build-out and retrofit of Data Centre infrastructure.
• Be prepared to react to events impacting electrical or mechanical infrastructure.
• Review incident reports, document trend summaries, and provide updates and actions to management.
• Draft and maintain method statements, SOPs, emergency response procedures, preventive maintenance programmes, and related technical documentation pertaining to DCEO.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

German (B2)

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Setting and maintaining the highest standards for safety and actively promoting a world‑class safety culture in all aspects of operational procedure.
• Driving continuous improvement efforts on infrastructure through standardisation of procedures and policies, while delivering performance against agreed metrics.
• Enabling the operations organisation to deliver 100 % up‑time on all customer‑supporting infrastructure.
• Collaborating effectively with internal & external stakeholders to deliver operational excellence for all AWS customers.
• Ensuring preventive maintenance of site‑critical facility infrastructure is planned and executed to the highest standards, in accordance with AWS procedures.
• In charge of facility monitoring & supervision (via BMS, PMS, walk‑through, etc.).
• Participation in successful delivery of build‑out and retrofit of Data Centre infrastructure.
• Ensuring organisational capability to react & respond to any potential customer‑impacting event on any component of electrical or mechanical infrastructure.
• Reviewing incident reports, documenting periodic trend summaries, and providing updates and recommended actions to management.
• Drafting, updating & maintaining method statements, standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures, preventive maintenance programmes, and all technical documentation pertaining to DCEO.

Physical Requirements

• Work on a 24 × 7 schedule (where applicable).
• Work at heights and from ladders.
• Perform physical tasks during the shift.
• Work in a noisy environment with ear protection.

Basic Qualifications

• High School or equivalent diploma.
• Knowledge of key electrical competencies and theory.
• This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data centre engineering.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems (Mechanical, HVAC systems, Controls).
• Proficient in German at B2 level.

Salary

EUR 45 000 – 65 000 per year

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