Data Center Engineering Operations Technician - Northern

Data Center Engineering Operations Technician – Northern Virginia

Join Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Data Center Engineering Operations Technician in Northern Virginia. You will be part of a team of front‑line responders who support the operations of some of the world’s most powerful data centers.

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment to ensure 24/7 reliability and availability
• 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 that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures and local legislation
• Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12 hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on‑call rotations.

Our data centers operate 24/7 and require on‑site presence. This position offers two shift schedule options:

Both schedules follow a rotating pattern where you’ll work 3 days one week and 4 days the following week.

• 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

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

• Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration
• 2+ years of practical experience in electrical systems, mechanical systems, HVAC, and/or fire suppression systems
• Can bend or twist the body into unusual positions while working, use hands to manipulate small wires and objects, walk on job sites in uneven terrain, and work at heights and from ladders

• Knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/fiber) cabling
• Experience in data center engineering

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