Lead Data Center Reliability Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Covington (GA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to lead operations for a critical AWS data center.

You will oversee electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems, perform preventative maintenance, respond to emergencies, and coordinate with on-site technicians and vendors to sustain peak facility performance. The role requires advanced knowledge of facility maintenance, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex technical details for non-technical

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel experience.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.
• 3+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance experience — OR — 3+ years of electrical facilities maintenance experience and 2+ year of mechanical facilities maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary escalation point for all facilities-related issues and oversee operation of critical systems.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures and troubleshoot within SLAs.
• Provide training to Engineering Operations Technicians and work with Facility Manager to set team culture.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for Engineering Operations Technicians, Chief Engineers, and vendor teams.
• May assist in building out new facilities and projects to increase efficiency.
• Work outside of normal hours for routine maintenance and emergency responses.
• Communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate projects with IT managers and business leaders to optimize safety, performance, and efficiency.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed by vendors and Amazon staff.
• Establish building performance benchmarks, analysis, and reporting on facility operations.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Reading procedures

Electrical facilities maintenance

Mechanical facilities maintenance

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to lead operations for a critical AWS data center.

You will oversee electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems, perform preventative maintenance, respond to emergencies, and coordinate with on-site technicians and vendors to sustain peak facility performance. The role requires advanced knowledge of facility maintenance, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex technical details for non-technical