Engineering Operation Technician, InfraOps DCEO

Amazon.com, Inc.; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in Swindon is seeking a skilled Operations Technician to maintain and operate mechanical and electrical equipment within data centers. You will troubleshoot facility events, perform maintenance tasks, and ensure compliance with safety procedures. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is preferred, along with physical stamina and relevant experience. This role may require responding to emergency calls and working in diverse conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Ability to work at heights and from ladders.
• Can bend or twist body into unusual positions while working.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Perform limited maintenance tasks.
• Respond to off-hour emergency calls.

Skills

Experience in relevant work

Ability to manipulate small wires and objects

Physical endurance for manual tasks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Job 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 to help.

Join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate 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.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment
• Troubleshoot facility and rack-level events within internal SLAs
• Perform limited maintenance tasks (filter changes, HVAC PMs, rack power installs, rack PDU, and rack ATS replacements)
• Provide support to Data Centre Operations technicians
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work
• Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment through routine rounds/log taking (temperatures, voltages, currents, etc.)
• Utilise internal CMMS to manage building workflows and spare part inventory
• Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
• Respond to off‑hour emergency calls per on‑call rotation for any of the region’s sites
• Fully comply with all physical security procedures and policies

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in relevant work
• Can bend or twist the body into unusual positions while working
• Can use hands to manipulate small wires and objects
• Can walk on job sites in uneven terrain
• Can work at heights and from ladders

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling
• Experience in data center engineering
• Can perform physical tasks all day without becoming overly tired

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