Engineering Operation Technician

Description

Join our dynamic team and become a critical guardian of technological infrastructure! As a Data Center Engineering Technician, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the heartbeat of mission-critical technology infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations that power global digital experiences. Your expertise will directly contribute to maintaining an extraordinary 99.999% uptime, keeping the digital world running smoothly and efficiently.

Engineering Technicians are Amazon's front line when it comes to hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They will maintain, operate, and troubleshoot, Data Center Operation's Mission Critical Facilities, which includes stand‑by diesel generators and related fuel systems, as well as three‑phase electrical systems such as: switch gear, UPSs, PDUs, wet cell batteries and associated systems, CRAC, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers/water chemical system, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, & motors.

We are seeking experienced Engineering Operations Technicians to join our data center operations team, specifically focusing on liquid cooling infrastructure and water distribution systems. This role is vital in maintaining the continuous operation of our advanced cooling systems that support critical data center operations.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain – and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

NOTE:

Amazon does not sponsor for immigration, including for H‑1B, TN, and other non‑immigrant visas, for this role.

NOTE:

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

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, fire/life safety, and cooling equipment to ensure 24/7 reliability and availability
• Monitor and operate mission critical liquid cooling infrastructure
• Conduct glycol concentration testing and adjustments
• Operate and maintain water distribution systems, including water chemistry, pumps and piping networks
• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of liquid cooling systems
• 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 & local legislation
• Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts are usually 12‑hours and may rotate on a predefined day, mid, or night schedule. Some locations have on‑call rotations. Must be flexible on work schedule and willing to work holidays and weekends, as needed
• Role may support more than one location/site.

• 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…