DCEO Chief Engineer, ADC InfraOps DCEO

Amazon • Culpeper, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon is looking for a detail-oriented individual to join our northern VA 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 Mechanical,
Electrical, and Plumbing systems (MEP) operate at 100% availability while
maintaining first-class customer service to the teams and groups within the data
centers.

The DCEO 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 manage small-to-medium large impact
projects from conception to completion. These projects can 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.
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.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must
currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance. The position further
requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active
TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and satisfy other security related
requirements.

Requirements

• Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance
• 4+ years of relevant work experience in a data center or other critical environment or 8+ years of Technical (Military/Trade School) training and/or experience with relevant data center facilities equipment

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA
• Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
• Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

Responsibilities

• 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
• Ensure all security 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
• Regularly utilize Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, PPT, Word) and other computer programs such as PDF, QUIP, and other dashboards and scheduling tooling.
• Instruct others on scheduling, ticketing, and provide mentorship in developing solutions.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED