Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Technician - AWS Owned Data Center
€30.9k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's
Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
In PersonTravel between different data center sites and, if necessary, internationally may be required.
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance
About the job
Requirements
- Hold a professional or formal certification in an electrical field, an apprenticeship or trade qualification, or a diploma in an electrical field.
- Demonstrate practical and theoretical electrical skills and knowledge of mechanical systems, including mechanics, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, and control systems.
- Have a valid driver's license, required for rotating shift work.
- Have basic to intermediate English and be willing to develop language skills while working in an international data center technician team.
Responsibilities
- Perform hands-on operation and maintenance of electrical and mechanical infrastructure at AWS-owned data centers.
- Perform operational facility-management activities and ensure the implementation of safety procedures.
- Follow and maintain the highest safety standards, resolve safety risks and issues with other teams, lead safety initiatives and projects, implement AWS safety protocols, and respond to emergencies.
- Manage and maintain electrical and mechanical equipment, including uninterruptible power supplies, electrical switchboards, circuit breakers, automatic transfer switches, diesel generators, chillers, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, exhaust fans, variable-frequency drives, and transformers.
- Manage, monitor, and maintain fire detection and suppression systems, including pre-action systems, very early smoke detection apparatus, and other fire-protection equipment.
- Inspect and test fire alarm panels, smoke detectors, and suppression systems in accordance with AWS standards and local regulations.
- Troubleshoot issues within internal service-level agreements.
- Perform daily operational readings of mechanical and electrical equipment through routine inspections and data logging, including temperatures, voltages, and currents.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on critical infrastructure.
- Repair, replace, and modify equipment in accordance with AWS standards.
- Perform routine maintenance tasks, including filter changes, equipment cleaning, lubrication, and minor repairs.
- Maintain accurate documentation of maintenance activities, equipment performance, and system configurations.
- Collaborate with internal AWS teams on capacity planning and infrastructure improvements.
- Coordinate and supervise contractors when specialized services are required.
- Respond to alarms and perform emergency troubleshooting and repairs.
- Perform manual handling and lifting of equipment within applicable health and safety weight limits.
- Work rotating shifts.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in data center engineering or mission-critical infrastructure in AWS-owned facilities.
- Hands-on experience with fire-protection systems, including pre-action systems, very early smoke detection apparatus, and gas suppression systems.
- Experience directly performing maintenance and repairs on critical-infrastructure equipment.
- Work experience in shift-based operational environments.
- Willingness to travel between different data center sites and internationally when necessary.
About the company
Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Founded
1994
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI drives growth: AWS's AI and custom-chip sales each more than doubled, passing $25 billion a year by June 2026.
- Stock grants gained value: shares hit a record in August 2026, making Amazon the fifth company to reach $3 trillion.
- Ads are a third engine beside stores and AWS: they grew 26% to $19.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
What critics are saying
- AWS's lead is shrinking: in the June 2026 quarter, Google Cloud grew 82% and Microsoft's Azure 43%, versus AWS's 37%.
- Job security has slipped: Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs in October 2025 and January 2026 to reduce management layers.
- Expect five office days a week: Amazon ended its three-day hybrid policy for corporate staff in January 2025.
What makes Amazon unique
- Most of Amazon's profit comes from cloud: AWS made 21% of sales but 60% of operating profit in mid-2026.
- Amazon is America's biggest parcel carrier by volume: it handled 6.9 billion packages in 2025, more than the Postal Service.
- Writing matters more than slides: Amazon meetings open with silent reading of a six-page memo instead of PowerPoint.
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