Amazon Data Centre Decom Tech Lead Operations 

United Kingdom, England 

900205429

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
• Ensure the highest level of adherence to safety procedures and policies and maintain and develop a strong safety culture within the team.
• Create and maintain all Decom Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
• Recommend, document, and oversee existing policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
• Report on all Decom activities and ensure asset management records are maintained to the highest levels
• Recruit and train decom technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
• Guide, train and educate decom staff on the best practices related to all service owner issues
• Maintain the Decom staff schedule coordinating absence and vacations
• Manage and deliver mid-size projects such as large decom events, equipment maintenance and installation.
• Lead a diverse team of decom technicians with varying skills
• Manage Vendor relationships with equipment providers
• Liaise and manage 3rd party contractors who engaged to assist with decommissioning events.
• Provide weekly report to the Cluster Manager
• Assist in writing and deliver performance reviews for staff
• Must be commutable to the Thames Valley Region.
A day in the lifeAbout the team
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- Data Centres are 24/7 environments and whilst this role is predominantly an in-hours role there maybe occasional out of hours work including weekends based on workload.
- 5+ years of working in an IT operations environment across datacentres or managed services.
- 5+ years of Technical Leadership

- Associate’s degree or higher in IT-related field applicable certifications or/and equivalent professional experience.
- Experience leading a technical team.
- Experience developing operational metrics to drive efficiencies. Experience with lean methodologies and Six-Sigma or similar qualification