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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineering Operations Technician (AWS GovCloud Region) - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Boardman, OR, United States - **Salary:** $78,291.0 - $137,093.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Data Security, Issue Tracking Systems, Microsoft Office - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10499285/engineering-operations-technician-aws-govcloud-region ## About the Role 2+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance, or 1+ years of electrical facilities maintenance and 1+ years of mechanical facilities maintenance experience - -2+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience - -Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays Preferred Qualifications - 2+ years of data center engineering experience - Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings - vocational/technical training or an associate degree or above, or 4+ years of military experience ## Description How would you like to be a part of Earth's most customer-centric company? You would work with teams of front-line responders who support the operations of some of the world's most powerful data centers. Our Data Center Engineering Operations team maintain and operate our critical infrastructure systems so that they are prepared to stand up against any situation. AWS has the world's largest cloud computing portfolio. As an Amazonian you will work in some of the most sophisticated, safe, and secure data centers in the world. Our Engineering Operations Technicians I (EOT's) help keep them that way by working with the brightest minds from around the globe to help test and implement the newest technology and work practices to meet the demands of a changing market. We have a passion for learning and evolving, it's how we have helped define ourselves as leaders in the industry. Let's work hard, have fun, and make history! Day in the Life of an EOT - Tasked with driving innovation while reducing operational costs in the facilities. - Drive projects with moderate complexity. - Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA). - Perform rack installs, rack decommissioning, operational readings and facility management. - Provide key performance indicators to senior engineers. - Responsible for the on-site management of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation. - Performance and oversight of maintenance and operations on all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center. - Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work. - Perform basic support concepts such as ticketing systems, root cause analysis, change management creation, writing procedures and building management systems. - Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12-hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on-call rotations. - Maintain data center critical infrastructure equipment ensuring 99.999% up-time of the world's largest cloud computing portfolio. - Role may support more than one location/site. - 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 unassisted 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. ## Related Videos - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [Web-based Information Visualization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/84-web-based-information-visualization) - [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 - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)