Data Center Engineering Technician - 99.999% Uptime Guardian

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Sterling, VA is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician who will be responsible for hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance in mission-critical facilities.

The role focuses on ensuring 24/7 reliability and supporting diesel generators, switchgear, UPS, PDUs and cooling systems. You will work with a diverse team of engineers and operations staff, travel between data centers as needed, and may participate in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience.
• Work a flexible work schedule including evenings, overnights, and weekends.
• 1+ years of electrical facilities maintenance, or 1+ years of mechanical facilities maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment.
• 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.
• On-site support of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors to ensure work follows established practices and local laws.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate's / technical degree in related field

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Sterling, VA is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician who will be responsible for hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance in mission-critical facilities.

The role focuses on ensuring 24/7 reliability and supporting diesel generators, switchgear, UPS, PDUs and cooling systems. You will work with a diverse team of engineers and operations staff, travel between data centers as needed, and may participate in on-call rotations.