Data Center Engineering Operations Engineer, DCEO
DESCRIPTION
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
The Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) Team is the backbone of AWS Infrastructure Operations organization supporting the rapid growth of our business and customers 24x7. We commit to maintain the critical facility infrastructure of AWS and ensure the highest standards of operational performance in the aspects of safety, security, availability, productivity, capacity and efficiency.
We are looking for a proven Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) Engineer with experience in critical facilities management, and a result-driven individual with strong technical understanding and the drive and vision to take our data center operations to the next level. The role will be reporting to the DCEO Cluster manager, and is responsible for ensuring high infrastructure availability, conducting risk assessment and mitigation, executing corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure and reporting accurate metric.
Some high-level responsibilities include but are not limited to:-
Key job responsibilities
• Serve as the primary business interface with the Colocation provider’s technical and facility teams to address day-to-day operational requirements within the Availability Zone (AZ);
• Supervise the on-site Colocation providers and respective contractors, to ensure all works performed is complied with established practices, procedures & local legislation;
• Manage Colocation suppliers to conduct routine maintenance, and respond to emergency services for critical systems including switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc.;
• Generate change management requests & incident management tickets for Data Center facility;
• Engage in non-office on-call responsibilities and respond promptly to emergency situations or incident, such as power failures or natural disasters, and review to refine the established Emergency Operations Procedures to effectively handle these situations;
• Deeply involve with Colocation provider and contractors to resolve infrastructure engineering issues and conduct root cause analysis for operational issues;
• Establish comprehensive English documentation to business & facility operations in partnership with the Colocation provider;
• Constantly explore and recommend improvements to enhance the data center safety, security and availability;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date Data Center infrastructure inventory through related matrices and internal dashboards
• Take charge of the installation of the racks and conduct the rack space, power/cooling assessment;
• Lead new build and expansion projects to improve the operations efficiency, including the design, implementation, and commissioning phases;
• Assist in internal recruitment including conducting interviews and assisting with onboarding.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.
Why AWS?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Holder of a diploma, an undergraduate degree or above in any engineering-related discipline; minimum 3 years of relevant work experience with facility management, and operating and maintaining infrastructure equipment in critical facilities such as data centers, operation factories, substations, hospitals, oil refinery, etc.;
• Proficient in comprehending either
(1) mechanical systems. (CRAC/CRAH, AHU, chillers, cooling towers, thermal buffer tanks, heat exchangers, plumbing systems, pumps, valves, duct systems, fans, dampers, fire detection and extinguishing systems, drainage systems, building monitoring systems, automatic control systems); OR
(2) electrical systems. (HV/MV supply system of power substations, transformers, switchgears, VFI-class UPS, PDU, ATS, STS or VRLA battery, Li-ion battery and related systems, fuel systems related to diesel generators, surge control circuits, active harmonic filters, battery; monitoring systems, branch circuit monitoring systems, SCADA systems);
• Proven experience in major facilities incident management, proficient in bi-lingual verbal and technical written communication skills (English and Chinese), and interest in the maintenance & improvement works of critical facility infrastructure in the data center, and good work attitude and eagerness to learn, with deep attention to details and accuracy, and ability to deliver facility expansion projects on time
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline;
• Experience with operation and maintenance of data centers, or mission Critical facility management experience for a large enterprise or large Colocation provider;
• License holder on Level C technician for interior wiring work or above;
• Proficient English communication skills –TOEIC 650+ or equivalent.
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