Amazon · 13 hours ago
Regional Senior Manager , AWS Data Center Engineering
Canton, Mississippi, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$138K/yr - $229K/yr
4+ years expAmazon is a leader in cloud computing, and they are seeking a Regional Senior Manager for their AWS Data Center Engineering team. This role involves leading a large regional organization of Data Centers, managing various teams, and ensuring 100% service uptime while driving operational excellence.
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Responsibilities
Hiring, managing, and developing the operations management team including facility managers, area managers, chief engineers, facility technicians
Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses, and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance
Responsible for the on-site management of shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices and procedures
Build and maintain sustainable organizational structure
Work with business development, real estate, engineering and construction team to forecast staffing and maintain
Mentor and develop employees
Hiring strategy and participation in recruiting events
Operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems for Amazon data centers to include preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and change management
Manage all facility related repairs in a timely manner
Daily/weekly/monthly/Data Center Engineering Operations meetings and reporting
Run weekly availability meeting and report outcomes
Liaise with global team on global initiatives as well as process and procedures, implement those initiatives locally in Atlanta
Vendor management of colocation data center services providers to meet or exceed contracted performance SLA’s
Safety, security, and availability incident response, incident management, incident resolution, and root cause analysis
Cost management including OPEX and CAPEX associated with all data centers you are in charge
Continuous improvement of operational processes, procedures, methods, and tools
Lead and manage energy efficiency initiatives in your Cluster
Support capacity planning and management
Qualification
Required
2+ years of management experience
4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units
4+ years of experience in a Leader of Leader management capacity
3+ years of experience in a regional (multi-site) leadership capacity
Preferred
Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA
Experience owning the operation of a mission-critical team or product
Experience with large-scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms
Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$8.11BKey Investors
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2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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