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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Controls Engineer, Amazon Dedicated Cloud - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Stevensburg, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $96,000.0 - $166,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Communications Protocols, Computer Programming, System Configuration, Constraint Logic Programming, Data Centers, Firmware, Graphical User Interface, Monitoring of Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Modbus, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Building Management System (BMS), Bacnet, Process Control Systems, AWS Data Analytics - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9187998/controls-engineer-amazon-dedicated-cloud ## About the Role Experience with Industrial control systems, both hardware and software - 2+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science plus 3+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 8+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree - 3+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water etc.) - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above, Master's degree or above in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering - Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings, or experience in electrical or mechanical engineering - Experience leading projects across multiple stakeholders - Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers or critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants - Professional Engineer License - 4+ years of military experience - Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems application specific controllers, software and networks. - Experiencing using common industrial communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet and/or MODBUS). - Prior AWS/Amazon experience ## Description As part of the global controls team, you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be responsible for troubleshooting, project management, and maintaining the building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Amazon leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space. AWS Data centers have multiple components such as generators, uninterruptible power sources, diesel generators, electrical switchgear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic/static transfer switches, chillers [air-cooled and water-cooled], pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, CRAHs, air economizers, etc. All these components have local control systems that interact with each other via open and/or proprietary communications protocols. The BMS is the primary method of control of all mechanical systems within a data center. The EPMS is the primary method of monitoring all electrical systems within a data center. This position requires that the candidate selected be a US citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and satisfy other security related requirements., * Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of BMS and EPMS systems. * Provide technical assistance and support to operations during life cycle of the data center. Review results and action items from the quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS and take actions to get them resolved. * Develop BMS & EPMS projects scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of efforts (LOE) to projects requested by customers and stakeholders. * Manage scope, schedule, finance and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers. * Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, review of vendors proposal and issuance of purchase orders. * Participate in AWS global on-call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in-service data centers. * Attend project related meetings, coordinate with project leaders and regularly report status to Controls and stakeholders' management. * Support Controls projects related commissioning activities in the data centers. * Review, implement, troubleshoot and iterate on the controls sequence of operation (SOO) and provide necessary feedback to the design team. * Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces. * Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate challenging situations. * Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts. * Frequently visit (locally) assigned in-operation and/or under construction data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, supervise vendor's work to ensure compliance with the scope, design, SOO and applicable local codes. A day in the life As a Data Center Controls Engineer, your primary customers are Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO), who depend on you to deliver reliable, well integrated Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS). The problems you solve are technical: modifying controls logic to address operational issues, developing Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for firmware upgrades, or investigating complex alarm discrepancies across monitoring systems. For new builds, you own the controls scope from vendor submittal review through commissioning and turnover. You manage vendor relationships, budgets, and schedules for both service contracts and capital projects. 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