Data Center Controls Tech, Atlanta

Job  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

The Data Center Global Controls team is looking for exceptional individuals to join our Controls organization as a Controls Technician for Service & Construction of the Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) within Amazon data centers. If you are passionate about the Customer Experience, think and act globally and have the ability to contribute to major new innovations in the area of building controls and automation, this is the challenge you are looking for!

A Controls Technician shall be responsible for participating in the installation, testing, troubleshooting and startup of equipment and controls system associated with the BMS and EPMS system deployment in the data centers, and actively innovate on behalf of their customers in the area of Data Center building automation.

• Deploy, service, and upgrade BMS and EPMS systems across multiple data centers.
• Mentor and train Facilities team members on operation and control of the BMS and EPMS systems.
• Audit, maintain, and manage computer enterprise asset management systems for BMS and EPMS installations.
• Manage small to medium size projects and programs.
• Perform point-to-point checkouts between field devices and controllers.
• First-line diagnostics, troubleshooting and maintenance of programming code and hardware associated with the BMS and EPMS.
• Provisioning process for servers, controllers, industrial PCs and network configurations and communication testing between third-party devices and controllers or servers.
• Installation, replacement, configuration, and calibration of sensors.
• Read and understand electrical schematics, control panel drawings.
• Supervise low voltage electrical contractors performing wiring and installation of field devices in compliance with AWS requirements.
• Commissioning and systems level testing support.
• Create red‑lined drawings and documentation of systems.
• Follow change management process to generate work requests and method of procedures.
• Participate in factory witnessed tests at vendors or panel builder facility.
• Recommend design improvements based on consultation with users and system operation.
• Perform root cause analysis during testing and commissioning.
• Ensure all personnel on site utilize proper safety methodology.
• Work on‑call and rotate schedule when required and respond to after‑hours emergencies.
• Actively manage service agreements to include vendor labor scheduling, quality assurance, and financial invoice review.

• Walk job sites on uneven terrain and work at heights and from ladders.
• Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Lift and/or move up to 49 pounds; participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.

• 1+ years of technical work with computer systems and technology components experience.
• 1+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 1+ years of data center or mission critical facilities experience.
• Technical school diploma or associate degree with one year experience related to industrial instrumentation/controls or equivalent electrical or mechanical operations experience.
• Basic understanding of industrial controls system, controllers, and programming including troubleshooting of industrial controls analog, discrete and networked input/output field signals.

• 1+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• ISA Certified Controls System Technician (CCST) Level I or higher certification.
• Fundamental knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/fiber) cabling.
• Basic understanding of industrial controls system, controllers, and programming including troubleshooting of industrial controls analog, discrete and networked input/output field signals.

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