Datacenter Electronics Technician, Data Center Engineering Operations · Operations, IT, & Support Engineering

The Engineering Operations Technician (EOT) is responsible for delivering best-practice systems and problem resolution across all data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure - including UPS, medium-voltage electrical systems, generators, and cooling systems.

This role requires a highly driven, self-managed individual who demonstrates initiative and proactively seeks solutions to complex technical problems. You will perform frequent site interventions, critical switching activities, and hands-on troubleshooting of Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) infrastructure such as diesel generators, switchgear, UPS units, PDUs, AHUs, fire detection systems, and building automation systems.

You will report to the Data Center Engineering Operations Manager.

Benefits:

• A permanent employment contract directly with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• A free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), available to employees and their family members, offering confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.

• A subsidized public transportation pass (Job Ticket).

• Employee discounts on Amazon and through selected third-party partners.

• Pension, life, and disability insurance coverage.

• Extensive learning and development opportunities, including access to a variety of training courses and seminars offered by AWS and external partners.

• An international and diverse work environment.

A day in the life

As a Datacenter Electronics Technician, you will be accountable for:

• Setting and maintaining the highest standards for safety and actively promoting a world-class safety culture in all aspects of operational procedure

• Driving continuous improvement on infrastructure through standardization of procedures and policies, while delivering performance against agreed metrics

• Enabling the operations organization to deliver 100% uptime on all customer-supporting infrastructure

• Collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver operational excellence for all AWS customers

• Planning and executing preventive maintenance of site-critical facility infrastructure to the highest standards, in accordance with AWS procedures

• Facility monitoring and supervision via BMS, PMS, and physical walkthroughs

• Participating in the successful delivery of build-out and retrofit of data center infrastructure

• Ensuring organizational capability to react and respond appropriately to any potential customer-impacting event on electrical or mechanical infrastructure

• Reviewing incident reports, documenting periodic trend summaries, and providing updates and recommended actions to management

• Drafting, updating, and maintaining method statements, standard operating procedures, emergency response procedures, preventive maintenance programs, and all technical documentation

Ability to meet the physical demands of the role:

• Work a 24×7 rotating shift pattern (including nights, weekends, and public holidays)

• Work at heights up to 3 m from step ladders and mobile scaffolding

• Lift and carry equipment up to 25 kg

• Perform physical tasks throughout the shift (standing, bending, crouching)

• Work in environments with sustained noise levels requiring hearing protection.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Work/Life Balance

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AWS Infrastructure Services

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.

- High school or equivalent diploma

- Knowledge of electrical engineering principles including switchgear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers

- This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state.

- Experience in data center engineering

- Knowledge of mechanical systems (Mechanical, HVAC systems, Controls)

- Proficient in German - B2

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