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Clearable Engineering Operations Tech, AWS Cleared Jobs

Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Fredericksburg, VA · 1 wk ago
OTHRFull-time

About the role

Join our dynamic team and become a critical guardian of technological infrastructure! As a Data Center Engineering Technician, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the heartbeat of mission-critical technology infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations that power global digital experiences. Your expertise will directly contribute to maintaining an extraordinary 99.999% uptime, keeping the digital world running smoothly and efficiently.

Engineering Technicians are Amazon’s front line when it comes to hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They maintain, operate, and troubleshoot Data Center Operation’s Mission Critical Facilities, including stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, three-phase electrical systems such as switch gear, UPSs, PDUs, wet cell batteries, CRAC units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers/water chemical systems, air handlers, pumps, and motors.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and collaborate with a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.

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 facility and rack-level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA).
  • Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA.
  • Perform preventive maintenance (PM), troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment.
  • Technical writing to support the change management program.
  • Monitor daily work requests, manage to resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion.
  • On-site support of contractors, sub-contractors, and vendors, ensuring all work aligns with established practices, procedures, and local legislation.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, nights, and holidays.
  • Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed, including temporary assignments at alternative sites during training or until the assigned facility is operational.
  • Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs.
  • Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in physical conditions with reasonable accommodations, including:
    • Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently.
    • Participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds.
    • Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder.
    • Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push, and pull objects into position.
    • Work in an environment requiring provided ear protection.
  • This position requires the candidate selected be a US citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The candidate must opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of data center engineering experience.
  • Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits, including:

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
  • 401(k) matching.
  • Paid time off and parental leave.
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

USA, VA, Fredericksburg - $37.64 - $65.91 USD hourly.

Schedule

  • 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.

Lump sum stipend will be provided to eligible candidates who relocate for this position.

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