Chief Data Center Engineer - Operations & Resilience

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a seasoned Chief Engineer to lead the Data Center Engineering Operations team. The role focuses on maintaining critical electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems at peak efficiency while delivering high-quality customer service to data center stakeholders.

Travel within the EMEA region may be required. The Chief Engineer will manage large-scale projects, coordinate with internal and external teams, and drive

Qualifications

• 3+ years of vendor management experience.
• 4+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience.
• 5+ years of data center engineering or operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in data centers.
• Operate independently with limited direct management.
• Assist in the design and build out of new facilities.
• Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the data center region and work OT hours as needed to support site stability.
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Troubleshoot and report of facility and data center-level events within internal SLA.
• Create and deploy new standard practices for Engineering Operations Technicians, Chief Engineers, and vendor support teams.
• Provide training and guidance to Engineering Operations Technicians and assisting in recruiting efforts for the same.
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to by vendor and Amazon staff.
• Utilize internal Change Management Systems to manage building workflows.
• MV/LV Isolation to facilitate MV maintenance.
• Provide metric availability reporting on a weekly basis.
• Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.

Skills

Vendor management

Data center operations

Data center engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a seasoned Chief Engineer to lead the Data Center Engineering Operations team. The role focuses on maintaining critical electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems at peak efficiency while delivering high-quality customer service to data center stakeholders.

Travel within the EMEA region may be required. The Chief Engineer will manage large-scale projects, coordinate with internal and external teams, and drive