Chief Engineer, DCEO, Data Center Engineering Operations

This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues. You will 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. Being the singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center, you will support Amazon within its owned and operated data centers.

Data center equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime.As the DCEO Chief Engineer you will manage 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. 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. One of the best parts to this role is that you will direct, train and support Engineering Operation Technicians in their role of providing hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations. Implementation and execution of site/equipment-specific training exercises is also expected.

This equipment includes, but is not limited to, stand-by diesel generators, switchgear, UPS’s, PDU’s, AHU’s, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFD’s, and building automation systems.• Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a data center. • Operate independently with limited direct management • Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the data center, escalating to the Data Center Facility Manager as needed • Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures • Troubleshoot and report of facility and data sever-level events within internal SLA • Create and deploy new standard practices for Engineering Operations Technicians, Chief Engineers, and vendor support teams • Provide training and guidance to Engineering Operations Technicians • Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to by vendor and Amazon staff • Utilize internal CMMS to manage building workflows • Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience Your profile About AWS BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field - Experience in vendor management - Experience in a data center or other critical environment - Experience in data center engineering or operations - Experience with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel - This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Electrical or mechanical Journeyman License - operating engineering license such as DC II, DC III, or equivalent - Experience in construction or project management Inclusive Team Culture Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.AWS values curiosity and connection.

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