Senior Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (Field)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd is seeking an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer to provide full life-cycle support to AWS data centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. The role involves leading engineering projects, interfacing with data center operations, design and construction teams, and driving reliability and efficiency improvements across regions.

Ideal candidates will have strong engineering judgment, excellent communication, and a passion

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and perform RCA with corrective action documentation for data center issues.
• Own design concepts for data center upgrades to improve capacity and reliability.
• Interface with cross-functional teams to promote standards and reliability.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Data center facilities experience

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Amazon Data Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd is seeking an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer to provide full life-cycle support to AWS data centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. The role involves leading engineering projects, interfacing with data center operations, design and construction teams, and driving reliability and efficiency improvements across regions.

Ideal candidates will have strong engineering judgment, excellent communication, and a passion