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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Center Facility Manager, DCEO - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Salary:** $134,900.0 - $197,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Applicant Tracking Systems, Data Centers, Monitoring of Systems, System Availability - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8F4BCE8DB6E64130B78800551289427B/job/ ## About the Role * 3+ years of management/team lead function experience * 1+ years of experience with root cause analysis and troubleshooting/problem solving. * 2+ years of relevant work experience in a data center or other critical environment with extensive knowledge in UPS, Generators, HVAC, Evaporators and other critical infrastructure OR 7+ years of Technical (Military/Trade School) training and/or experience, * 5+ years of work in data centers with an emphasis on building and equipment operation experience * Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units * Advanced electrical or mechanical certifications (Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline) * 5+ years of experience in a management position with 5 or more direct reports and other managers * Strong verbal and written communication skills, technical writing or business justifications (white paper experience) ## Description * Direct supervisor and manager of a team of Individual Contributors (ICs). * May be responsible for handling multiple sites or portions of a campus. * Able to balance tactical vs. strategic management with guidance from leadership. * Holds a high bar for the safety culture, security behavior, and adherence to policies. * Optimizes workflows and best practices. * Mentors and develops across teams to include peers in or outside of their direct organization at an IC or Manager level. * Manages site/campus responses to difficult technical problems. * Removes blockers. * Makes trade-offs related to time vs. quality vs. resources. * Optimizes workflows and best practices for operational excellence. * Challenges the status quo and raises the bar through data and metrics. * Considered a Technical SME in the DCEO space, oversees the building of operationally-specific infrastructure in existing and new locations on a campus, having a solid grasp on data center engineering operations and systems including the technical aptitude to understand current equipment/environment and how they impact your systems, including keeping up with engineering changes and emerging technology in the data center space. A day in the life * Oversee all aspects of the data center's critical physical infrastructure. Maintain high availability and performance while ensuring that all work performed within the site is done to high quality without impact to internal/external customers and maintain service level agreements. * Manage teams of 24x7 engineering technicians in all facets of their career. Prioritize and assign tasks to data center technicians and operators, manage projects, coach and create documentation. Guide, train and educate staff on best practices related to all service owner issues. * Effectively and efficiently manage the operations budget and expenditures. * Engage in improvement projects, often requiring reaching out to a variety of support teams, and drive them from conception to completion. * Coordinates daily with a multitude of third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted SLAs. * Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience. * Respond to out-of-hours emergency calls. * Is the second level escalation points for Data Center facilities related issues/failures. * Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues. Oversee operation and management of routine and emergency services on a variety of critical systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc. * Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work. * Test quality, performance, safety, and reliability of products, equipment and processes. * Walk job sites in uneven terrain. Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder. * Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently and participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds. * Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push and pull. * Role may support more than one location/site. ## Related Videos - [Autonomous microservices with event-driven architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1052-autonomous-microservices-with-event-driven-architecture) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [APItoolkit: Using Merkle Trees and LLMs to Detect the UnDetectable in Software Monitoring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1639-apitoolkit-using-merkle-trees-and-llms-to-detect-the-undetectable-in-software-monitoring) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Planet-Scale Dashboards](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1618-planet-scale-dashboards) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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