Regional Colocation Engineer: Data Center Ops (Amer)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Herndon (VA)

On-site

USD 117,000 - 160,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Health insurance
RSUs
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401(k) matching
Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to lead assessments and ensure compliance with AWS standards for colocation facilities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze infrastructure risk, and influence design requirements to meet business needs.

This role involves travel and readiness to operate in a fast-paced cloud environment. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of engineering experience in mission critical facilities, a PE license is

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of engineering experience in data centers or mission critical facilities.
  • Experience researching data center equipment and facilities design.
  • Experience with risk analysis and availability calculations.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for collocation data centers and telecommunications facilities within the region.
  • Reviews vendor critical infrastructure designs and perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated collocation data center’s infrastructure to determine fit-for-use/fit-for-service for AWS cloud compute and networking services.

Skills

Industrial engineering experience
Data center knowledge
Professional Engineer License

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to lead assessments and ensure compliance with AWS standards for colocation facilities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze infrastructure risk, and influence design requirements to meet business needs.

This role involves travel and readiness to operate in a fast-paced cloud environment. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of engineering experience in mission critical facilities, a PE license is

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