Engineering Operation Technician

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 maintain mission‑critical equipment to deliver an extraordinary 99.999% uptime, keeping global digital experiences running smoothly and efficiently.

• 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 facility and rack‑level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA.
• Perform PM, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Technical writing to support change management program.
• Monitor daily work requests, manage to resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion.
• On‑site support of contractors, subcontractors, and vendors, ensuring all work performed follows 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.
• Role may support more than one location/site.

• 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.

This role acts as Amazon’s front line for hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment preventative maintenance (PM) and troubleshooting, reporting to a site’s Data Center Facility Manager. You will maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission‑critical data center facility equipment including stand‑by diesel generators, fuel systems, 3‑phase electrical systems such as switch gear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries, as well as mechanical equipment such as CRAHU units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, water systems, air handlers, pumps, and motors.

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• 1+ year of electrical or mechanical experience.
• 1+ year of experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to work on a flexible schedule, including days, nights, and/or weekends.

• 2+ years of data center engineering experience.
• Technical (Military/Trade School) training.
• Associate…