Facility Operations Centre Engineer, Facility Operations Centre
at Amazon
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Join AWS Data Centre Infrastructure Operations as a Facility Operations Centre Engineer, providing 24x7 monitoring of the data centre's physical infrastructure from a central monitoring location. You will monitor, acknowledge and respond to alarms, create tickets, validate and process change management requests, and escalate issues to on-site teams or external vendors. You’ll serve as a point of contact for internal and external teams and assist in developing communication/escalation protocols and tools to improve performance, while ensuring service levels and reliability. The role operates on a shift basis (day and night) with potential weekend and holiday work, supporting RAID-style life-safety and infrastructure operations.
The Data Centre Infrastructure Operations organisation is looking for an individual with proficient computer and communication skills to help support our Facility Operations Centre (FOC). The FOC is responsible for 24x7x365 monitoring of the data centre’s physical infrastructure, operating from a central monitoring location. The team will ensure that the customer experience will be optimal and gratifying by way of consistency, reliability and attention to detail. You’ll join a diverse team of engineers and collaborate with people across the Infrastructure Operations organisation 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 ideal candidate will need to have proficient computer and communication skills. A basic understanding of data centre infrastructure is desired but not essential for this role. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing assistance and support to on-site data centre teams. This position will help ensure overall availability and reliability to meet or exceed defined service levels. This position is shift based, comprising of day and night shifts that require working on weekdays and weekends. You may also be required to work on public holidays.
If you are passionate about the Customer Experience, you think and act globally, and you want to contribute to the operational excellence of Amazon Data Centres, then this may be the challenge you’ve been looking for!
You will need to be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance. Further details found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels.
Key job responsibilities
- Monitor, acknowledge and respond to data centre infrastructure alarms
- Create tickets for infrastructure issues and escalate to on-site teams
- Validate and process change management requests
- Escalate infrastructure issues to external vendors
- Facilitate the response to on-site events
- Serve as a Point of Contact (POC) for internal and external teams
- Assist with the development of communication and escalation protocols designed to improve the team’s performance
- Assist with the development of tools that will enhance the team’s performance
About the team
The FOC is a singular support team which proactively monitor the life-safety systems and the infrastructure equipment alarms (utility switchgear, generators, transformers, UPS units, generators, air handling units, temperature sensors etc.) that provide power and cooling to the platform on a 24x7x365 basis.
We support Data Centre Engineer Operations teams who are responsible for the operation of infrastructure equipment. Our role is to ensure that critical alarms are properly Responded to, Acknowledged, Investigated, and Dispatched (RAID). Additionally, the FOC serves as a communications hub during both standard and emergency operations.
Diverse Experiences
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.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Basic Qualifications
- High school or equivalent diplomaPreferred Qualifications
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