Data Center Engineering Technician – 24/7 Uptime Specialist

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical facilities. You will perform daily rounds, monitor BMS/EPMS, and support rack installs and decommissions across data centers to ensure high availability.

Role requires traveling between sites, lifting up to 39 pounds, and working shifts up to 12 hours with on-call rotations. Join a fast-paced, safety-conscious team delivering reliable cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical equipment in data centers.
• Ability to travel between data center locations as needed.
• Willingness to work shifts up to 12 hours and on-call rotations.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily rounds to monitor electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems.
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS).
• Troubleshoot facility and rack-level events within internal SLAs.
• Install and decommission racks within SLA and safety guidelines.
• Perform preventive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and repairs on equipment.
• Create technical documentation to support change management.
• Coordinate with on-site contractors and vendors to ensure compliant work.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Facilities monitoring

Technical writing

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical facilities. You will perform daily rounds, monitor BMS/EPMS, and support rack installs and decommissions across data centers to ensure high availability.

Role requires traveling between sites, lifting up to 39 pounds, and working shifts up to 12 hours with on-call rotations. Join a fast-paced, safety-conscious team delivering reliable cloud infrastructure.