CareerPlan

Data Center Technical Operations Engineer, AWS Data Center Engineering Operations

Sydney, New South WalesFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-11

Core

Managing physical infrastructure (power, cooling, electrical, mechanical) and operations for AWS global data centers to ensure safety, security, and availability.

Role type

Senior IC data center technical operations engineer

Builds

Physical data center facilities, power distribution, cooling systems, and rack capacity

Domain

Data center operations, critical facilities management, electrical/mechanical engineering

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

critical facilities management, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, vendor management, construction/project management, change management, incident management, capacity planning, risk assessment, corrective/preventative maintenance

Preferred skills

data center experience, mission critical facility experience, facility management experience

Technologies

UPS systems, generators, switch-gear, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, fire systems

Responsibilities

Manage routine maintenance and emergency service of critical systems; install new rack capacity and provision power/cooling; manage contractors and vendors; establish performance benchmarks and prepare reports; generate change management requests and incident tickets; collaborate on capacity and optimization projects; oversee maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC