Amazon
Flex Manager, DCEO
Amazon, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, 22701
We are seeking an energetic Data Center Facility Manager to serve as a leader and technical expert across a cluster of our northern VA Amazon data centers. The position will help ensure overall availability and reliability to meet or exceed defined service levels of data center operations. The ideal candidate will have proficiency in electrical and mechanical systems.
The Data Center Facility Manager is responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of all electrical, mechanical, and HVAC equipment within the data center, as well as the maintenance of the data center campus grounds. They manage Engineering Operations Technicians who maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment such as stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3 phase electrical systems that include but not limited to switchgear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries and associated systems. Mechanical equipment includes CRAC units, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire suppression systems, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment.
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.
Key job responsibilities
Execute the InfraOps vision and goalsEngage in improvement projects, often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams, and drive them from conception to completionCoordinates daily with a multitude of third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAsEffectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expendituresRecommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAsCoordinate change management resourcesProvide weekly reports to the Data Center DCEO Cluster ManagerWrite and deliver performance reviews for staffMaintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations of their direct reportsRecruit and train technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
Physical Requirements:
Walk jobsites in uneven terrainWork at heights and from laddersRegularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawlRespond to off hour emergency callsWork in a noisy environmentWork at depths, such as under raised floors
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent work experience1+ years of leading a team of technical professionals in a 24x7 mission critical environmentCurrent, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with polygraph
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in data centersExperience with system management tools and client/server environments.An understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations such as: feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC unitsBehavioral interviewing and hiring experienceProject management experience
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us .
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The Data Center Facility Manager is responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of all electrical, mechanical, and HVAC equipment within the data center, as well as the maintenance of the data center campus grounds. They manage Engineering Operations Technicians who maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment such as stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3 phase electrical systems that include but not limited to switchgear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries and associated systems. Mechanical equipment includes CRAC units, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire suppression systems, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment.
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.
Key job responsibilities
Execute the InfraOps vision and goalsEngage in improvement projects, often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams, and drive them from conception to completionCoordinates daily with a multitude of third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAsEffectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expendituresRecommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAsCoordinate change management resourcesProvide weekly reports to the Data Center DCEO Cluster ManagerWrite and deliver performance reviews for staffMaintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations of their direct reportsRecruit and train technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
Physical Requirements:
Walk jobsites in uneven terrainWork at heights and from laddersRegularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawlRespond to off hour emergency callsWork in a noisy environmentWork at depths, such as under raised floors
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical engineering or equivalent work experience1+ years of leading a team of technical professionals in a 24x7 mission critical environmentCurrent, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with polygraph
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in data centersExperience with system management tools and client/server environments.An understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations such as: feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC unitsBehavioral interviewing and hiring experienceProject management experience
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us .
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