Data Center Engineering Technician — 99.999% Uptime

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facilities, including standby generators, UPS, switchgear, PDUs, chillers, cooling systems, and fire/life safety equipment.

You\'ll be on the front line ensuring 24/7 reliability and supporting safe operations across multiple sites. The role involves travel between data center locations, on-site collaboration with contractors, and exposure to shift schedules up to

Qualifications

• Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed
• Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational
• Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility
• Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs

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 Service Level Agreements (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.

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facilities, including standby generators, UPS, switchgear, PDUs, chillers, cooling systems, and fire/life safety equipment.

You\'ll be on the front line ensuring 24/7 reliability and supporting safe operations across multiple sites. The role involves travel between data center locations, on-site collaboration with contractors, and exposure to shift schedules up to