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About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a detail-oriented individual to join our Data Center Engineering Operations Team. This committed group works to maintain the critical physical infrastructure that supports Amazon Web Services. Specifically, this team works to ensure that the data center's MEP operates at 100% availability while maintaining first-class customer service to the teams and groups within the data centers.

The Data Center Chief Engineer (CE) is responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response. The CE serves as an expert technical resource interacting with onsite Engineering Operations Technicians (EOT) and any third party vendors. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center and to support AWS.

This position will work with the night teams to ensure training and drills are conducted and completed successfully, ensuring properly trained night staff.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop celebrating our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. As we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer, we know we must continuously raise our performance bar. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home. Finding purpose and fulfillment is essential across all aspects of our lives, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Key job responsibilities

· Management and leadership of DCEO Engineering Team

· Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses, and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance

· Responsible for the on-site management of shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors

· Oversee operation and management of routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc

· Data Center capacity planning and reporting

· May assist in the design and build out of new facilities

· Work with IT managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency

· Deliver quality service and ensure all customer demands are met

· Responsible for asset and inventory management

· Respond to out of hours emergency calls – first level escalation point for Data Center facilities related issues / failures

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Sterling, VA, USA

Basic Qualifications

· High School diploma or equivalent

· 5+ years of relevant work experience in a data center or other critical environment

· 4+ years of Facilities Management Experience

Preferred Qualifications

· Associates or Bachelors in applicable engineering field or mechanical or electrical trades

· Operating engineering licenses such as DC II, DC III, or equivalent

· Stationary Engineering or Building Engineering License

· Electrical or mechanical Journeyman License

· CFC license

· NFPA 70E

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Solid leadership and organizational skills

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.