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Engineering Operations Technician

Amazon· Operations, IT, & Support Engineering
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Hybrid (Boardman, OR), Hybrid (Umatilla, OR), Hybrid (Hermiston, OR)$32/hr - $57.5/hrFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Data Center Engineering Technician responsible for hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and facility operations to support 99.999% uptime in AWS data centers.

Responsibilities

  • 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 of 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 that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & 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
  • Essential Requirements: 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
  • A day in the life describes maintenance and troubleshooting of data center facility equipment including generators, electrical gear, cooling systems, and life safety systems

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of electrical or mechanical experience
  • 1+ years’ 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 or higher education in related field

Skills

Required:Electrical troubleshootingMechanical troubleshootingBMS/EPMS monitoringChange management documentationProject execution

Benefits

  • Starting pay varies by location and experience
  • EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, 401(k) matching
  • Benefits overview available at hiring page
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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