Mission-Critical Data Center Technician

Amazon Web Services (AWS); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain mission-critical facilities, including diesel generators, UPS, switchgear, CRAC and cooling towers, ensuring uptime for AWS cloud services.

You will work hands-on with electrical and mechanical equipment, supervise contractors, perform preventive maintenance, and conduct root cause analysis of operational issues while following safety protocols and on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 1+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
• High school or equivalent diploma
• 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays

Responsibilities

• Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
• Perform preventative maintenance tasks to include: filter changes, battery system PMs, and Rack, Diesel Generator PM's, and other preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform root cause analysis for operational issues
• Troubleshoot facility and rack level events
• Ensure all personnel on-site follow safety protocols
• Work on-call and a rotating schedule as needed
• Take daily operational readings and provide metrics reporting to senior engineers
• Perform basic support concepts such as ticketing systems, root cause analysis, and task prioritization

Skills

Electrical experience

Mechanical experience

Data center experience

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree in related field

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain mission-critical facilities, including diesel generators, UPS, switchgear, CRAC and cooling towers, ensuring uptime for AWS cloud services.

You will work hands-on with electrical and mechanical equipment, supervise contractors, perform preventive maintenance, and conduct root cause analysis of operational issues while following safety protocols and on-call rotations.