DCO Manager II

Data Center Manager

As a Data Center Manager in Amazon, you will manage the world's largest Cloud Computing Infrastructure. You will be able to innovate to solve complex problems and drive Operations Excellence in all areas of your role. You will be a proven manager with experience managing teams of high performers. You will have the ability to refine and develop processes to optimize operational excellence in every area of your role. You will drive performance levels to achieve the pace we build and operate our Data Centers at. You will have previous experience in Data Centers, either building or managing (or both) along with exposure to developing great relationships with both internal teams and external vendors.

Key job responsibilities include managing and developing teams of engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance. Maintaining existing Data Centers, helping build and bring online new Data Centers, constantly improving all our processes and procedures. We believe there is nothing we cannot improve. Assisting and managing relationships with external vendors and contractors, liaising with internal teams and management groups, ensuring we adhere to and exceed local Health & Safety standards in all our Data Centers, creating and maintaining metrics on all aspects of our Data Centers and utilizing those metrics to drive positive changes, assisting in implementing service methodologies including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and we're looking for talented people who want to help. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Amazon values diverse experiences.

Basic Qualifications include experience managing a technical team, a Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of professional or military experience in an IT related field, and 2+ years of experience with Networking, or Computer hardware. Preferred Qualifications include 2+ years of previous Data Center Management experience, effective communication and decision making skills, behavioral interviewing and hiring experience, formal project management certifications (Prince2, PMP, AGILE), and experience or knowledge of AWS products : EC2, EBS, S3 and infrastructure and system redundancy (Power feeds, ATS, Server Hardware, RAID, Network Connectivity).

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit amazon.jobs for more information.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $96,900 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $216,800 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. For more information, please visit aboutamazon.com .