Data Center Field Engineer — Hands-On Uptime Guardian

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Canton (MS); On-site; USD 41,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. operates data centers nationwide and maintains critical electrical, mechanical, and cooling systems to ensure high availability.

This role focuses on hands-on facilities maintenance, troubleshooting, and support across multiple locations, with potential travel and site rotations. Candidate will work with a team of engineers and operations staff to uphold safety, procedures, and uptime, including generator and 3‑phase electrical systems, CRAC units, chillers, and

Qualifications

• 1+ years of electrical facilities maintenance.
• 2+ years of data center engineering experience.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Daily building rounds to monitor electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment.
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and EPMS.
• Assist in troubleshooting facility and rack‑level events within SLA.
• Perform rack installs and decommissioning within 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 from conception to completion.
• On‑site support of contractors, sub‑contractors and vendors.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Technical documentation

Engineering drawings

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. operates data centers nationwide and maintains critical electrical, mechanical, and cooling systems to ensure high availability.

This role focuses on hands-on facilities maintenance, troubleshooting, and support across multiple locations, with potential travel and site rotations. Candidate will work with a team of engineers and operations staff to uphold safety, procedures, and uptime, including generator and 3‑phase electrical systems, CRAC units, chillers, and