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# Sr. Fire Protection Engineer, Design Quality Assurance (DQA)

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $136,600.0 - $184,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Centers, Cloud Services, Value Engineering, AWS Data Analytics
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28169163/Sr-Fire-Protection-Engineer-Design-Quality-Assurance-Dqa-Texas-Austin-7375

## About the Role

6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience

 - 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
 - Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
 - Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
 - Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
 - Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities, Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
 - Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
 - Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents

## Description

Provide technical oversight and governance of the global Basis of Design (BOD)

 - Partner with AWS Risk Management, Construction Management, Procurement, Field Engineering and Operations to define building requirements and be a technical source for all building fire protection attributes
 - Decompose complex fire protection related issues into straightforward and actionable solutions and drive resolution of mitigation measures
 - Develop strategic prototypical building solutions which meet or exceed our quality requirements and drive value engineering and standardization of fire protection systems.
 - Serve as a technical advisor for AWS data center design projects
 - Collaborate with local regulatory agencies and certification agencies to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes
 - Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and partner teams to drive infrastructure strategy, resolve deficiencies, and implement new mechanisms that simplify and improve critical facility systems.
 - Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues by applying technical expertise, identifying root causes of endemic problems, and delivering solutions that prevent recurrence.
 - Communicate technical designs, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment across teams and informed decision-making.
 - Mentor and coach fellow engineers, contributing to their professional development and strengthening the overall technical capability of the team.
Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%

About the team
Our team is responsible for the infrastructure that keeps Amazon's data centers running reliably and efficiently. We design, build, and optimize the critical systems that support our customers' access to cloud services around the globe. We are a collaborative group of engineers who value creative problem-solving and continuous improvement. As we scale to meet growing demand, you will play a meaningful role in shaping our infrastructure strategy and raising the bar on engineering quality across the organization.