Chief Data Center Facilities Engineering Manager Date Posted:

5 October 2026

Closing Date:

November 4, 2026

Recruiter:

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Location:

Sparks, Nevada Salary:

USD170,000

to

USD210,000

Job Type & Industry:

Technology Risk, Engineering & Electronics Contract Type:

Permanent Job Reference:

3005093022-2 Apply for this job now Job Description Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to lead critical infrastructure operations for large-scale AWS data centers. In this role, you will own the reliability, performance, and safety of power, cooling, and life-safety systems that support millions of customers worldwide. You will direct maintenance programs, vendor activities, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment. Partnering with cross-functional AWS teams, you will drive standards, capacity planning, and engineering best practices while mentoring technicians and engineers in a customer-obsessed, data-driven culture. Responsibilities Lead operation and maintenance of AWS data center critical infrastructure (power, cooling, life-safety systems). Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize uptime. Oversee vendor management, inspections, and repair activities to meet AWS reliability standards. Monitor facility performance, analyze data, and drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions. Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across the facility. Collaborate with operations, capacity planning, and product teams on new deployments and upgrades. Design and improve procedures, runbooks, and standards for incident response and change management. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training for engineering and facilities staff. Support capacity planning, risk assessments, and redundancy strategies for large-scale infrastructure. Participate in on-call rotation and lead response to critical incidents and emergency situations. Required Skills Data center infrastructure management (power, cooling, UPS, generators) Electrical and mechanical systems troubleshooting Building Management Systems (BMS) and SCADAReliability engineering and root cause analysis (RCA) Preventive and predictive maintenance planning Incident, change, and risk management Reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics Project management for infrastructure upgrades Capacity planning for power and cooling Regulatory, safety, and environmental compliance