Amazon
Data Center Chief Engineer
$96K–$166K
Boardman, OR · Full-time · Posted Apr 22, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience; 3+ years of mission critical facilities experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- For the PDX AWS GovCloud region, effective February 24, 2026, logical access is restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens; GovCloud may not be accessed from outside the United States.
About the job
Oversees the safe, reliable operation and maintenance of a data center’s critical electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety systems.
What you'll do
- Manage routine and emergency operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for critical facility systems.
- Train and guide technicians, set operating practices, coordinate projects, and ensure staff and vendors follow safety procedures.
- Establish facility performance benchmarks and prepare operational and maintenance reports.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience.
- 3+ years of mission critical facilities experience, including industrial electrical and mechanical systems.
- Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.
- Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as required.
Nice to have
- Experience in data center engineering or operations.
- Experience in construction or project management, or leading technical teams through daily operations and maintenance evolutions.
Pay
96,000.00 - 166,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, chillers, building monitoring systems
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