Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (Field & Design)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hiring an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate our data center footprint globally. You will drive full lifecycle work from concept through site improvement and turnover, acting as the go-to engineering resource in your region.

You will troubleshoot and lead RCA/CA efforts, own upgrade designs to improve capacity and efficiency, and collaborate with operations, design, and safety teams to uphold high reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning-specific education courses.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
• Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
• Own the conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency and sustainability.
• Interface with internal data center operations team, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering audits including on-site visits within Amazon’s data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.

Skills

Data center equipment

Problem solving

Cross-functional

Field engineering

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or related field

NETA or ASHRAE certs

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel)

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hiring an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate our data center footprint globally. You will drive full lifecycle work from concept through site improvement and turnover, acting as the go-to engineering resource in your region.

You will troubleshoot and lead RCA/CA efforts, own upgrade designs to improve capacity and efficiency, and collaborate with operations, design, and safety teams to uphold high reliability.