Senior Chief Engineer, Data Center Operations

  • Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  • Hermiston, Oregon
  • 11/04/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Management

Job Description

Lead engineering operations for a mission-critical data center, maintaining electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems for high availability. Oversee maintenance and emergency response, guide technical staff, manage infrastructure projects, and coordinate vendors, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee preventative and corrective maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety infrastructure.
  • Respond to infrastructure emergencies and support customer-impact prevention and uptime.
  • Direct, train, and mentor engineering operations technicians in equipment troubleshooting and maintenance.
  • Manage local and regional infrastructure projects, tracking milestones, costs, and outcomes.
  • Coordinate vendors and internal teams on maintenance, construction, retrofits, and commissioning.
  • Standardize safety, maintenance, risk assessment, and operational readiness procedures.

Required Skills

  • Electrical infrastructure operations
  • Mechanical infrastructure operations
  • Fire and life safety systems
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Corrective maintenance
  • Emergency response
  • Diesel generator operations
  • Switchgear and UPS systems
  • HVAC and chiller systems
  • Building automation systems