Engineering Operations Technician (AWS)

Amazon; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Prescription insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D

Employee Assistance Program

Mental health support

Medical advice line

Flexible spending accounts

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Manassas, VA is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to help maintain mission‑critical facilities and ensure 99.999% uptime across data centers.

You will monitor electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems, troubleshoot events, and support rack installs and preventive maintenance. Role requires flexibility, travel between sites, and the ability to work extended shifts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance, or 2+ years of electrical facilities maintenance and 1+ years of mechanical facilities maintenance experience
• 2+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays

Responsibilities

• Daily building rounds to monitor electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment for 24/7 reliability
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS)
• Assist in troubleshooting facility and rack-level events within SLA
• Perform rack installs and decommissioning within SLA
• Preventive maintenance, 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, and execute projects from conception to completion
• On-site support of contractors and vendors, ensuring work adheres to practices and local legislation
• Variable shifts up to 12 hours and potential on-call rotations

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Microsoft Office

Education

Vocational/technical training or associate degree

4+ years military experience

Job description

Job ID: 10431676 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Join our dynamic team and become a critical guardian of technological infrastructure! As a Data Center Engineering Technician, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the heartbeat of mission-critical technology infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations that power global digital experiences. Your expertise will directly contribute to maintaining an extraordinary 99.999% uptime, keeping the digital world running smoothly and efficiently.

Engineering Technicians are Amazon’s front line when it comes to hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They will maintain, operate, and troubleshoot, Data Center Operation’s Mission Critical Facilities, which includes stand‑by diesel generators and related fuel systems, as well as three phase electrical systems such as switch‑gear, UPSs, PDUs, wet cell batteries, CRAC, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers/water chemical system, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment to ensure 24/7 reliability and availability
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS)
• Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA
• Perform preventive maintenance (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, and execute projects from conception to completion
• On‑site support of contractors, sub‑contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation
• Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12 hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on‑call rotations
• Role may support more than one location/site

Physical Requirements

• Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations: regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently; participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds; maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder; regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push and pull objects into position; work in an environment requiring provided ear protection
• This role supports data centers in various operational stages. The position may be assigned to a facility still under development, which could require travel to established locations for training until your designated site becomes fully operational

Essential Requirements

• Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed
• Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational
• Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility
• Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance, or 2+ years of electrical facilities maintenance and 1+ years of mechanical facilities maintenance experience
• 2+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of data center engineering experience
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings
• Vocational/technical training or an associate degree or above, or 4+ years of military experience

Benefits and Compensation

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, prescription insurance, basic life & AD&D insurance, supplemental life plans, employee assistance program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

NOTE: Amazon does not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN, and other non‑immigrant visas, for this role. NOTE: Lump sum stipend will be provided to eligible candidates who relocate for this position.