Data Center Engineering Operations Technician
Amazon· Operations, IT, & Support Engineering
Hybrid (Ashburn, VA), Hybrid (Charlotte, NC), Hybrid (Wink, TX), Hybrid (Chantilly, VA), Hybrid (Jeffersonville, OH), Hybrid (Fredericksburg, VA), Hybrid (Louisa, VA), Hybrid (Hermiston, OR)$37.64/hr - $65.91/hrFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Front-line technician role supporting the operations of Amazon data centers. Responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and coordination of contractors to ensure 24/7 reliability of critical electrical and mechanical systems 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
Qualifications
- 2+ years of practical experience in electrical systems, mechanical systems, HVAC, and/or fire suppression systems
Skills
Required:Electrical systemsMechanical systemsHVACFire suppression systemsRack installation/decommissioning
Nice to have:Monitoring systemsTechnical writing
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mental Health Support
- Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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