Engineering Operations Technician I (AWS GovCloud Region)

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is looking for an energetic, 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 Engineering Operations Technician (EOT) is responsible for operating and maintaining all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center. The EOT serves as a technical resource 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. EOT's are also tasked with driving innovation while reducing operational costs in the facilities.

EOT's are Amazon's front line responders for hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operation. 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.

Responsibilities:
· Operate and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
· Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.
· Troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal SLA.
· Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work.
· Able to work a 12 hour shift (rotating 3 to 4 day work weeks).
· Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment.

· Utilize internal CMMS to manage building workflows.

Physical Requirements:
All physical requirements are expected with reasonable accommodations
· Walk job sites in uneven terrain
· Work at heights and from ladders
· Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or craw
· Regularly lift and/or move up to 49 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more
· Carry objects weighing up to 49 pounds for short distances
· Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration
· Respond to off hour emergency calls
· Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder
· Coordinate body movements when using tools or equipment

Effective May 15, 2017, logical access to the AWS GovCloud region will be restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens. (GovCloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States)

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 1+ years of experience working with computer components and operating systems.
· 1+ years of electrical engineering or mechanical engineering experience.
· 2+ years of experience working in a Data Center.
· US Citizenship required (AWS GovCloud)
· All physical requirements are expected with reasonable accommodations