Data Center Facility Lead – Global 24x7 Infra Ops

Amazon Inc.; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States (Ashburn, VA) seeks a Data Center Facility Manager to lead the critical physical infrastructure.

You will manage 24x7 engineering teams, oversee electrical and mechanical systems, and drive improvements while ensuring safety, reliability, and cost efficiency across our AWS data centers. The role requires deep expertise in data center operations, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate with multiple vendors and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 4+ years in a management role with 5+ direct reports.
• 5+ years in data center or critical environment, or 3+ years electrical/mechanical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the data center's critical physical infrastructure.
• Ensure work performed within the space meets high quality standards and does not impact customers.
• Manage teams of 24x7 engineering technicians across their career paths.
• Engage in improvement projects and drive them from conception to completion.
• Coordinate daily with third-party vendors to ensure SLAs are met.
• Routinely operate as the after-hours on-call Data Center Facility Manager and manage investigations, mitigations, and recovery.

Skills

Data center leadership

Team management

Infrastructure operations

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States (Ashburn, VA) seeks a Data Center Facility Manager to lead the critical physical infrastructure.

You will manage 24x7 engineering teams, oversee electrical and mechanical systems, and drive improvements while ensuring safety, reliability, and cost efficiency across our AWS data centers. The role requires deep expertise in data center operations, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate with multiple vendors and internal teams.