Engineering Operation Technician , AWS Military Community

Engineering Operation Technician, AWS Opportunity for Military Community

Job  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

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 for hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They maintain, operate, and troubleshoot Data Center Operation’s Mission Critical Facilities, which include stand‑by diesel generators, fuel systems, three‑phase electrical systems such as switch gear, UPSs, PDUs, wet cell batteries and associated systems, CRAC, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers/water chemistry, air handlers, pumps, and 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.

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. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

NOTE:

Amazon does not sponsor immigration visas (H-1B, TN, or other non‑immigrant visas) for this role.

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A 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
• Write technical documentation to support the 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 are usually 12‑hour, 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 in an environment requiring provided ear protection

• Ability to travel to or commute between data center…