Amazon Data Center Operations Manager DCO 

United States, Pennsylvania 

460264198

You will be a proven manager with experience managing teams of high performers. You will have the ability to refine and develop processes to optimize operational excellence in every area of your role. You will be able to drive performance levels to achieve the pace we build and operate our Data Centers at. You will have previous experience in Data Centers, either building or managing (or both) along with exposure to developing great relationships with both internal teams and external vendors.Key job responsibilities- Maintaining existing Data Centers
- Helping build and bring online new Data Centers- Assisting & managing relationships with external vendors & contractors- Ensuring we adhere to and exceed local Health & Safety standards in all our Data Centers
- Creating and maintaining metrics on all aspects of our Data Centers and utilizing those metrics to drive positive changes
- Assisting in implementing service methodologies including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc.
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.Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.We’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.

- - A Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of professional or military experience in an IT related field.
- - 2+ years of experience managing people in a technical environment in an on-call rotations, and providing after-hours support in an environment that operates 24/7
- - 2+ years of experience with Networking, or Computer hardware.

- - 2+ years of previous Data Center Management experience.
- - Effective communication and decision making skills
- - Behavioral interviewing and hiring experience
- - Formal project management certifications (Prince2, PMP, AGILE)
- - Experience or Knowledge of AWS products: EC2, EBS, S3 and infrastructure and system redundancy (Power feeds, ATS, Server Hardware, RAID, Network Connectivity)