Data Center Engineering Technician: 24/7 Uptime Guardian

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to join its Infrastructure Services team in Sterling, VA. You will perform hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance for mission-critical facilities, including generators, switchgear, UPS, PDUs, cooling systems, and fire/life safety equipment.

The role requires flexible scheduling, travel between data centers, and collaboration with internal and external partners to keep our 99.999% uptime.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance
• 2+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays
• 2+ years of data center engineering experience
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings
• Vocational/technical training or an associate degree or above, or 4+ years of military experience

Responsibilities

• Daily rounds to monitor electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment for 24/7 reliability
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and EPMS
• Assist in troubleshooting facility and rack events within SLA
• Perform rack installs and decommissioning within SLA
• PM, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment
• Write technical documents to support change management
• Coordinate daily work requests and drive projects to completion
• Support on-site contractors and vendors following safety practices

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

MS Office

Education

Vocational/technical training

Associate degree or higher

Military experience (4+ years)

Tools

Engineering drawings

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to join its Infrastructure Services team in Sterling, VA. You will perform hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance for mission-critical facilities, including generators, switchgear, UPS, PDUs, cooling systems, and fire/life safety equipment.

The role requires flexible scheduling, travel between data centers, and collaboration with internal and external partners to keep our 99.999% uptime.