Amazon DCEO Chief Engineer AWS Data Center Engineering Operations 

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 

360537613

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 DCEO Chief Engineer is responsible for data centre engineering operations across a number of data centre sites in Melbourne.This role will require that you are able to maintain a strong degree of influence over technical operations for a number of data centre facilities, foster strong working relationships with vendors, and provide senior-level technical guidance to less-experienced operators.As well as ensuring the smooth flow of day-to-day technical operations, you will also contribute significantly to our planned growth in the Melbourne region, for new site builds and expansions of existing sites.Key job responsibilities
- Participate in an on-call escalation roster across the data centre region
- Responsible for the on-site management of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed, is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation
- Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses & prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility infrastructure operations & maintenance
- Generate change management requests & incident management tickets for events that DCEO are responsible to manage
- Responsible for the installation of the racks and the provision of power/cooling within its constraints
- Review the management of both routine maintenance and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc.
- Assist in the design, implementation, commissioning and build out of new facilities
- Drive & implement projects to increase current facility capacity, efficiency, sustainability & reliability.
- Management of the facility assets and the provision of infrastructure & inventory asset management
- Attend and participate in regular construction & operational meetings as required
- Familiar with work order compliance to ensure all contractual SLAs are achieved.
- Interface with Infra Ops management for day to day operational requirements.
- Assist in recruiting efforts
- Assist in the the resolution of any infrastructure engineering or services issue
A day in the life
No two days are the same in AWS data centres but, typically, your day will include:- Attending operational meetings to foster awareness of important activities across the Melbourne data centre region
- Mentoring and development of less experienced engineering operations technicians
- Planning and scheduling of maintenance activities for critical infrastructure
- Attending project meetings to influence the design and build of new facilities
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.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance

- Team leadership skills
- 4+ years of relevant work experience in maintaining a DC or other critical space facility
- Familiar with the concepts and interaction of service management systems (problem & change)
- Experience with the development of MOPs & SWMS for planned works

- Degree or technical (military/trade school) qualifications and relevant experience
- 6+ years of data centre engineering/operations experience
- 4+ years of data centre management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or relevant discipline