Engineering Operations Technician; AWS

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Join our dynamic team and become a critical guardian of technological infrastructure as our Data Center Engineering Technician. You will maintain and troubleshoot mission‑critical equipment, ensuring 99.999% uptime for global digital experiences.

• Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment.
• 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.
• Conduct technical writing to support change management program.
• Monitor daily work requests, manage to resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion.
• Provide on‑site support of contractors, sub‑contractors, and vendors, ensuring all work performed follows established practices, procedures, and local legislation.
• Adapt to shift changes; shifts can be up to 12‑hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule, with on‑call rotations where required.
• Support more than one location/site if needed.

• Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations: lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently, participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds, maintain balance while working on a ladder.
• Perform construction tasks while walking, using hands and fingers, handling or feeling, reaching with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push, and pull objects.
• Use provided ear protection.
• Support data centers in various operational stages, including travel to training sites before a designated facility becomes fully operational.

• 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.
• Must be able to travel over 50 miles or commute less than 50 miles to active data center sites as required.

A day in the life of this role involves hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment preventive maintenance (PM) and troubleshooting, reporting to a site’s Data Center Facility Manager (FM). The technician maintains, operates, and troubleshoots mission‑critical facility equipment, including stand‑by diesel generators, fuel systems, three‑phase electrical systems (switch gear, UPS units, PDUs, wet cell batteries), mechanical equipment (CRAHU units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, water systems, air handlers), fire/life safety equipment, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment.

• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Office products and applications.
• 2+ years of electrical and mechanical experience.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including days, nights, and/or weekends.
• Experience working in a data center or mission‑critical facility (e.g., hospital, military, public safety).
• Associate or higher education in a related field.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

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Location:

Virginia (Mineral) – hourly salary range: $37.00 – $65.00 USD. Base salary range to be discussed. Compensation includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .