Engineering Operation Technician

Job  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

We’re looking for a Data Center Engineering Technician to maintain and troubleshoot mission‑critical data center equipment, ensuring an extraordinary 99.999% uptime for AWS services.

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment.
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS).
• Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack‑level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA.
• Perform preventive maintenance, 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, and execute projects from conception to completion.
• On‑site support of contractors, sub‑contractors, and vendors, ensuring all work performed follows established practices, procedures, & local legislation.
• Adjust work schedule as needed; shifts up to 12 hours, may rotate on a predefined schedule, with some locations having on‑call rotations.
• Support more than one location/site as business requires.

• Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations:
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently.
• Participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds.
• Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder.
• Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push and pull objects into position.
• Work in an environment requiring provided ear protection.

• Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed.
• Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational.
• Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility.
• Candidates must be able to travel over 50 miles or commute less than 50 miles to active data center sites as required.

• At least 2 years of experience with Microsoft Office products and applications.
• At least 2 years of electrical and mechanical experience.
• Ability to work on a flexible schedule, including days, nights, and/or weekends.

• Experience working in a data center or other mission‑critical facility (e.g., hospital, military facility, public safety facility).
• Associate or higher education in a related field.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

The base salary range for this position is $33.00 – $59.00 USD hourly. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, optional supplemental life plans, employee assistance program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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Lump sum stipend will be provided to eligible candidates who relocate for this position.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Posted: July 7, 2026 (Updated about 2 hours ago)