Data Center Engineering Technician — Hands-On Ops

Amazon; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Engineering Operations Technician to safeguard data center uptime and reliability in the DCC Communities. You will perform hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, monitor critical systems, and support change management, vendor coordination, and on-site operations.

The role requires flexibility with shifts, travel between data center sites, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to ensure 99.999% uptime for mission-critical facilities.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of electrical or mechanical experience.
• 1+ year experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to work on a flexible schedule including days, nights, and/or weekends.

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

Skills

Electrical experience

Mechanical experience

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree or higher

Technical training (Military/Trade)

Tools

BMS

EPMS

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Engineering Operations Technician to safeguard data center uptime and reliability in the DCC Communities. You will perform hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, monitor critical systems, and support change management, vendor coordination, and on-site operations.

The role requires flexibility with shifts, travel between data center sites, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to ensure 99.999% uptime for mission-critical facilities.