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# Data Center Controls Engineer

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $190,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Data Centers, Monitoring of Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Modbus, OLE for Process Control, Bacnet, Data Analytics, AWS Data Analytics
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3015880282-2

## About the Role

* PLC programming
 * SCADA systems
 * Building Management Systems (BMS)
 * HVAC and electrical controls
 * Industrial networking and protocols (Modbus, BACnet, OPC)
 * Control system design and commissioning
 * Data analysis and monitoring tools
 * Automation troubleshooting
 * Project management
 * Technical documentation

## Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Sr. Controls Engineer to design, implement, and optimize control systems that power global data center capacity. You will develop PLC/SCADA/BMS solutions, integrate monitoring and alarming, and ensure resilient, efficient operation of critical power and cooling infrastructure. Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements, review designs, support commissioning, and drive continuous improvement using data. In AWS's customer-obsessed, innovative culture, you'll own large-scale, complex projects, influence global standards, and learn cutting-edge cloud and automation technologies., * Design and develop PLC/SCADA/BMS control strategies for data center capacity systems

 * Integrate control systems with monitoring, alarming, and data analytics platforms
 * Support commissioning, testing, and validation of new data center capacity projects
 * Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and operations teams to define control requirements
 * Troubleshoot and resolve complex controls and automation issues in live environments
 * Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices
 * Analyze performance data to drive reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement
 * Influence global design standards for AWS data center control systems