Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Cloud Computing
DataCenterChiefEngineer
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“Data Center Chief Engineer at Amazon Data Services, Inc.. Skills: Data center operations, Facilities management, Project management. Oversee operations and maintenance. Maintain mechanical equipment”
What You'll Achieve.
Maintain 100% availability; Maintain 99.999% uptime; Reduce operational costs
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshoot issues
Walk job sites, Work at heights, Work from ladders, Lift 49 pounds, Group lifts 50 pounds, Coordinate body movements, Reach and stretch, Bend or twist body, Perform physical tasks, Use hands manipulate wires, Push heavy objects, Pull heavy objects, Work in noisy environment, Work at depths
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years electrical or mechanical experience, 3+ years data center experience, 3+ years mission critical facilities experience
Nice to Have
3+ years construction management experience, 3+ years project management experience, Electrical Journeyman License, Mechanical Journeyman License, Operating engineering license, DC II license, DC III license, Equivalent operating license
What You'll Do.
Oversee operations and maintenance
Maintain mechanical equipment
Maintain electrical equipment
Operate independently
Act as escalation point
Perform root cause analysis
Troubleshoot equipment failures
Report facility events
Create standard practices
Deploy standard practices
Ensure safety procedures adherence
Manage building workflows
Communicate technical information
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interact with technicians; Collaborate with vendors; Work with external groups; Collaborate with engineering; Collaborate with automation; Collaborate with processing; Collaborate with finance
Communication Scope
Communicate technical information
Process & Methodology
Project management, Independent work, Obtain quotes, Track costs, Document results
Full Job Description
Amazon 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 both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues. The CE serves as an expert technical resource reporting to a site’s Data Center Facility Manager and 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 Amazon within its owned and operated data centers. Data center equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. Also expected from the CE is the ability to management small-to-medium impacting projects from conception to completion. These projects involve large amounts of independent work as well as collaboration with external support groups including engineering, automation, processing, and finance in both local and global settings. The CE will be tasked with creating and delivering on key milestones, obtaining and tracking quotes for all necessary costs, and documenting project results for future implementation at other facilities. The goals of such projects are for the CE to drive innovation and resiliency while reducing operational costs in the facilities. The CE directs, trains and supports EOT’s in their role of providing hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations. Imple
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