Amazon
Facility Operations Center (FOC) Engineer, Facility Operations Center
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of relevant work experience required; preferred qualifications list both 4+ years and 1+ years of data center engineering experience.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Remotely monitors data center power, cooling, and fire-protection systems, triages alarms, and coordinates incident response to maintain AWS data center availability.
What you'll do
- Analyze alarms, identify abnormal conditions, and follow escalation processes.
- Review technician work requests for safety and operational compliance; create and track incident tickets with onsite teams.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and fire-protection issues and help improve operating procedures.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in relevant work.
- Ability to manipulate small wires and objects, walk on uneven terrain, bend or twist into unusual positions, and work at heights and from ladders.
Nice to have
- 4+ years of data center engineering experience; the posting also lists 1+ years of data center engineering experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; knowledge of network design/layout and low-voltage cabling; experience in a 24/7 environment.
Pay
37.64 - 65.91 USD hourly (base salary)
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