Colo Controls Engineer
Amazon
Colo Controls Engineer
Amazon
Sells products online and rents cloud computing
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world!
As part of the global controls team, you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data centre industry. You will be responsible for innovating, deploying, optimising, and maintaining the automation systems within the data centres. Automation systems consist of building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Amazon leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space.
As a Controls Engineer you will:
Perform controls root cause analysis.
Schedule and supervise Quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS.
Provide vendor management.
Develop scope of work for site improvement projects.
Support Global Controls projects team.
Work under tight project timelines.
Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate difficult situations.
Review controls sequence of operation and provide feedback to design.
Financially manage service invoices.
Provide technical assistance to internal customers during life cycle of the data center.
Participate in a global on-call schedule.
Grow in technical ability by learning a multitude of different automation platforms.
Controls Engineer may also perform the following:
Ensure data center controls are deployed in accordance with scope of work (SOW) and specifications.
Develop building automation controls drawings and wiring diagrams.
Size controls valves and damper actuators and select controls devices.
Review and provide feedback on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) drawings.
Develop controls bill of material (BOM).
Develop and modify controls logic programming.
Develop and modify graphical user interface.
Act in a project sponsor capacity.
Key job responsibilities
Deployment of data center controls, on time, with effective management of vendors to ensure minimal defects at the point of Power and Facilities Hand-Off (PFHO)
Delivery of critical projects to upgrade data center automation
Service and support provided to partner teams, providing diagnosis and resolution of Loss of Visibility (LOV), Loss of Resilience (LOR), Large Scale Event (LSE), Critical Scale Event (CSE), and other operations impacting events
Resolution of tasks within predefined Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Delivery of further initiatives to improve the efficiency of our data centers or our operations procedures
A day in the life
* Join the cloud leader: Customers are choosing AWS over other providers because it has a lot more functionality, the largest and most dynamic community of customers and partners, the most proven operational and security expertise, and the business is innovating at a faster clip—especially in new areas such as Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Serverless Computing, and custom-designed processors and chips.
* Be at the nexus of action: Your involvement in data center delivery will be mission-critical to the successful deployment of our data centers. You won’t just be observing from the sidelines; you’ll be representing Amazon, building relationships across a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
* Build at scale: Build and operate infrastructure at an enormous scale, participating in Amazon’s global presence.
* Your unique background will be an asset: At Amazon, our ability to innovate on behalf of our global customers and communities is dependent upon the skills, perspectives, and knowledge of people from all backgrounds.
* Continuous growth and learning: You may not be an expert in AWS when you join our company, but you will have support to become one. Benefit from direct access to industry-leading specialists, latest training materials, and courses to propel your career.
About the team
The Data Center Capacity Delivery Asia-Pacific Controls Deployment and Service (DCCD APAC CDS) team delivers and services the control systems which monitor and ensure the health of our data centers. APAC CDS’ mission is to safely provide our customers with the unmatched reliability, security, and performance that AWS is known for. APAC CDS covers six disciplines of deployments, projects, service, colo, on-call support, and management.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our department, Data Center Planning and Delivery (DCPD), sponsors leadership programs that support the growth and development of builders across the organization. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events build stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation draws on the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
As Amazonians, we work in a competitive environment. Our customers are always beautifully, wonderfully dissatisfied. Being successful in our roles is not just about doing our jobs well, but also evolving and innovating. Change is the only constant, and applies to our customers, our roles, our team organization, our tools, and our mechanisms.
To be successful in this team, you will also have:
Ability to thrive at the pace and scale of Amazon
Ability to work independently and manage multiple competing priorities
Ability and willingness to collaborate with peers around the globe, which may involve some participation in meetings at odd hours
Ability and willingness to travel domestically or globally as and when needed
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
- Experience in full lifecycle deployment and maintenance of Industrial automation system: PLC, SCADA, BMS, EPMS, DCS, HMIs
- Experience in scripting/automation (Python, SQL, or similar) for data extraction, reporting, or controls system configuration
- 5+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
- Experience in electrical or mechanical engineering
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Mandarin
- Familiarity with data analytics platforms (e.g., AWS IoT Analytics, SageMaker, or equivalent) for industrial data processing
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Cantonese.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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