You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
As a Data Center Technician, you are a primary resolver for your support team, and are skilled at troubleshooting one or more operating systems. You are able to troubleshoot and solve all but the most complex infrastructure issues. Issues are escalated to the appropriate resolver groups when necessary. You create and maintain documentation on technologies you support and are able to convey SOPs to junior staff. You understand all aspects of the equipment you support. You know how to innovate and make decisions on his/her own, but also know how to take direction when it is given, paying attention to all details involved.
You are able to execute small projects on your own and work with your manager in planning and executing larger local projects. You act as an escalation point for junior technicians. You understand all aspects of the equipment you support.
Position may include rotating shifts, 3, 4, or 5 day/night work weeks, and may change based on the needs of the business. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time. This position will fill an opening at one of multiple separate sites.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.
About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate’s degree or higher in IT-related field, applicable certifications, and equivalent professional or military experience, plus two years of progressively responsible experience.
- 2+ years of Computer Hardware experience and 2+ years of experience with technical troubleshooting and remediation.
- This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Networking experience with CCNA and/or Network+ certifications
- Experience with CISCO, Juniper and other commodity networking devices
- Experience working in a Data Center environment: racking & stacking equipment, cable management
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role Ideal candidates need to be familiar with the following:
- IT Hardware and concepts • RAID, SAN, x86 Architecture, SCSI Linux Administration • Command Line Interface • Boot Process • GRUB/LILO • File Systems • Network device and protocol configuration • Directory Structure • Performance Management/Troubleshooting • Base Operating System Install • Scripting: Perl, Python, Bash • Core OS Services: ssh, telnet, ftp, nfs, dns, dhcp, samba, ldap, cvs Networking • Protocols • OSI Model • Copper and Fiber Optic Testing and Cabling Standards
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