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Amazon

Sells products online and rents cloud computing

Engineering and Operations Technician

Facilities ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePointe-Claire, QC, CanadaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Knowledge of electrical systems used in critical data center operations, including utility substation feeds, transformers, switchgear, VFI Class UPS, DRUPS, PDUs, ATS, STS, SLA/VRLA batteries and related systems, diesel or gas-turbine generators and fuel systems, surge suppression, active harmonic filtering, battery-monitoring systems, branch-circuit-monitoring systems, or SCADA systems.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience in facility management and operating and maintaining infrastructure equipment in critical facilities such as data centers, operating factories, substations, or hospitals, including major facilities incident management experience.
  • Fluency in French and English is required.
  • The selected candidate must obtain and maintain active Reliability Status security clearance with the Government of Canada.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary business interface with colocation-provider technical and facilities teams to address daily operational requirements within the Availability Zone.
  • Supervise on-site colocation providers and contractors to ensure work complies with established practices, procedures, and local legislation.
  • Manage colocation suppliers conducting routine maintenance and responding to emergencies involving critical systems, including switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power-distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer-room air handlers, and building-monitoring systems.
  • Generate change-management requests and incident-management tickets for data-center facilities.
  • Participate in on-call duties outside office hours, respond promptly to emergencies and incidents such as power failures or natural disasters, and review and refine Emergency Operations Procedures.
  • Work with colocation providers and contractors to resolve infrastructure-engineering issues and conduct root-cause analyses of operational issues.
  • Establish comprehensive English-language documentation for business and facilities operations in partnership with the colocation provider.
  • Identify and recommend improvements to enhance data-center safety, security, and availability.
  • Maintain an accurate, up-to-date data-center infrastructure inventory using internal matrices and dashboards.
  • Lead rack installation and conduct rack-space, power, and cooling assessments.
  • Lead new-build and expansion projects to improve operational efficiency, including design, implementation, and commissioning.
  • Assist with internal recruitment, including conducting interviews and supporting onboarding.
  • Maintain and service electrical, mechanical, HVAC, advanced-security, BMS/EPMS, and fire-protection systems.
  • Diagnose and promptly resolve critical technical issues.
  • Schedule and accompany subcontractors during maintenance and service calls.
  • Work with operations and infrastructure experts across the world.
  • Participate in continuous-improvement initiatives to improve performance and reliability.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

About the Company

Amazon

Sells products online and rents cloud computing

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, WA
Founded
1994

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