Engineering Operations Technician; AWS

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 and help maintain an extraordinary 99.999% uptime.

Engineering Technicians are Amazon’s front line for hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They maintain, operate, and troubleshoot Data Center Operations’ mission‑critical facilities, including stand‑by diesel generators, fuel systems, three‑phase electrical systems such as switch gear, UPS, PDUs, wet‑cell batteries, CRAC units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, water chemical systems, air handlers, pumps, and motors.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers have continual access to the innovations they rely on. I’ll work alongside software, hardware, network engineers, supply‑chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other experts to deliver safety and security standards while providing high capacity at the lowest possible cost.

NOTE:

PDX is an AWS Gov Cloud region. Effective February 24, 2026, logical access to the AWS Gov Cloud region will be restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. citizens. (Gov Cloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States).

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, 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 preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Technical writing to support change management program.
• Monitor daily work requests, manage resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion.
• On‑site support of contractors, sub‑contractors, 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, with on‑call rotations in some locations.
• Role may support more than one location/site.

• Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in conditions requiring lifting and/or moving up to 39 pounds independently or 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 supports data centers in various operational stages and may be assigned to a facility under development, requiring travel to established locations for training until the designated site becomes fully operational.

• 2+ years of Microsoft Office product experience.
• 2+ years of electrical and mechanical experience.
• Ability to work on a flexible schedule including days, nights, and/or weekends.

• Experience working in a data center or mission‑critical facility such as a hospital, military facility, or public safety facility.
• Asso…