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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Chief Data Center Facilities Engineering Manager - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Sparks, NV, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $210,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), AWS Data Analytics - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2977291133-2 ## About the Role * Data center infrastructure management (power, cooling, UPS, generators) * Electrical and mechanical systems troubleshooting * Building Management Systems (BMS) and SCADAReliability engineering and root cause analysis (RCA) * Preventive and predictive maintenance planning * Incident, change, and risk management * Reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics * Project management for infrastructure upgrades * Capacity planning for power and cooling * Regulatory, safety, and environmental compliance ## Description Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Chief Engineer to lead critical infrastructure operations for large-scale AWS data centers. In this role, you will own the reliability, performance, and safety of power, cooling, and life-safety systems that support millions of customers worldwide. You will direct maintenance programs, vendor activities, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment. Partnering with cross-functional AWS teams, you will drive standards, capacity planning, and engineering best practices while mentoring technicians and engineers in a customer-obsessed, data-driven culture., * Lead operation and maintenance of AWS data center critical infrastructure (power, cooling, life-safety systems). * Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize uptime. * Oversee vendor management, inspections, and repair activities to meet AWS reliability standards. * Monitor facility performance, analyze data, and drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions. * Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across the facility. * Collaborate with operations, capacity planning, and product teams on new deployments and upgrades. * Design and improve procedures, runbooks, and standards for incident response and change management. * Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training for engineering and facilities staff. * Support capacity planning, risk assessments, and redundancy strategies for large-scale infrastructure. * Participate in on-call rotation and lead response to critical incidents and emergency situations. ## Related Videos - [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) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Containers in the cloud - State of the Art in 2022](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/410-containers-in-the-cloud-state-of-the-art-in-2022) - [Deployed ML models need your feedback too](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/161-deployed-ml-models-need-your-feedback-too) - [Reliable scalability: How Amazon.com scales on AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/983-reliable-scalability-how-amazon-com-scales-on-aws) - [Building the platform for providing ML predictions based on real-time player activity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/944-building-the-platform-for-providing-ml-predictions-based-on-real-time-player-activity) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [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) - [Dev Digest 162: AI careers, MCP, AWS best practices & floppy sweaters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/571-dev-digest-162-ai-careers-mcp-aws-best-practices-floppy-sweaters) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers)