Data Center Network Decommissioning Lead

Amazon Inc.; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a DCO Manager to lead the Network and Cable Decommission team in Ashburn, VA. You will manage a group of network decommissioning technicians and drive on-schedule removal of data-center infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to plan capacity, reduce risk, and implement automation to shorten decommission cycles. This role requires travel of about 20%+ to AWS data centers and a track record in network operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of network cabling, optic types, and test equipment.
• 2+ years of direct people management, including performance management and employee development experience
• Experience maintaining SLAs through the implementation of proactive issue detection and reporting

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of Network Decommissioning techs
• Ensure non-impactful and timely removal of existing network infrastructure
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define plans and process to achieve required capacity and network requirements via decommissioning efforts
• Partner with peer leaders within the NCD organization to create and perpetuate a true lifecycle approach to standardizing and maintaining internal cabling throughout the data center environments
• Identify and respond to risks and high-priority issues; leading high-profile/visibility projects, as required, to enable new capacity and services
• Support new automation introduction activities that, reduce cost and decommissioning time; obsessing over reducing risk and legacy constraints inherent in existing facilities
• Travel 20% or more to review projects and coordinate with onsite personnel and contractors at AWS data centers

Skills

Network cabling

People management

SLA maintenance

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a DCO Manager to lead the Network and Cable Decommission team in Ashburn, VA. You will manage a group of network decommissioning technicians and drive on-schedule removal of data-center infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to plan capacity, reduce risk, and implement automation to shorten decommission cycles. This role requires travel of about 20%+ to AWS data centers and a track record in network operations leadership.