Data Center Facilities Manager: 24/7 Operations Leader

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Leesburg, VA seeks a Data Center Facility Manager to lead frontline electrical and mechanical operations, ensuring reliability and efficiency of mission-critical infrastructure.

You will oversee 24x7 engineering technicians, drive safety, and coordinate with vendors while controlling budgets and schedules across complex facilities.

This role requires strong leadership, hands-on problem-solving, and a track record in data center environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a managerial/supervisory role with 5+ direct reports.
• 3+ years electrical or mechanical experience.
• 3+ years engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical/mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the data center's critical infrastructure.
• Ensure safety, security, availability, quality, and performance of the team.
• Manage teams of 24x7 engineering technicians and Facility Managers in all facets of their career.
• Engage in improvement projects, often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams, and drive them from conception to completion.
• Ensure staffing levels are maintained and grow with expansions.
• Be actively involved in ongoing construction activities.
• Coordinate daily with a multitude of third‑party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAs.
• Effectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expenditures.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelors in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Electrical/Mechanical systems knowledge

3-phase electrical systems

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Leesburg, VA seeks a Data Center Facility Manager to lead frontline electrical and mechanical operations, ensuring reliability and efficiency of mission-critical infrastructure.

You will oversee 24x7 engineering technicians, drive safety, and coordinate with vendors while controlling budgets and schedules across complex facilities.

This role requires strong leadership, hands-on problem-solving, and a track record in data center environments.