Engineering Operations Technician, DCC Communities

Engineering Operations Technician, DCC Communities

Job  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Join our dynamic team and become a critical guardian of technological infrastructure. As a Data Center Engineering Technician, you will maintain mission-critical technology infrastructure to power global digital experiences and help sustain high uptime.

Engineering Technicians are Amazon’s front line for hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They will maintain, operate, and troubleshoot Data Center Operations’ Mission Critical Facilities, including stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, three-phase electrical systems such as switch gear, UPSs, PDUs, wet cell batteries and associated systems, CRAC, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers/water chemical system, air handlers and associated systems, 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 continuous customer access. We work on challenging problems with many variables across the supply chain and are looking for talented people to help.

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 across AWS to deliver high safety and security standards while providing scalable capacity at low cost. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

NOTE:

Amazon does not sponsor for immigration, including H-1B, TN, and other non-immigrant visas, for this role.

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Lump-sum relocation 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 PM, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment
• Technical writing to support 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 all work performed meets established practices, procedures and local legislation
• Work schedule changes depending on 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

Physical Requirements: 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

This role supports data centers in various operational stages. The position may be assigned to a facility still under development, which could require travel to established locations for training until your designated site 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 and operational status of the assigned facility
• Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs

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