Mission-Critical Data Center Technician

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Mineral (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical electrical and mechanical systems, including generators, UPS, switchgear, and cooling infrastructure.

You will be on the front line ensuring 24/7 uptime and coordinating with vendors across multiple sites. The role requires travel between data center locations, flexible shifts up to 12 hours, and collaboration with safety and operations teams to uphold high standards while

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Daily building rounds to monitor electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment
• 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 rack decommissioning within SLA
• 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; execute projects
• On-site support of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors
• Shifts up to 12 hours and may rotate; some locations on-call
• Role may support more than one location/site

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Microsoft Office

Travel willingness

Flexible schedule

Education

Associate degree

Military experience

Vocational training

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission-critical electrical and mechanical systems, including generators, UPS, switchgear, and cooling infrastructure.

You will be on the front line ensuring 24/7 uptime and coordinating with vendors across multiple sites. The role requires travel between data center locations, flexible shifts up to 12 hours, and collaboration with safety and operations teams to uphold high standards while