Data Center Technician (Hardware) , AWS Infrastructure Operations

We are looking for skilled Data Center Linux & Hardware Engineers with a passion for technology to help us expand our Cloud to the next level.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers an exciting, dynamic and challenging environment encouraging creativity and personal development while maintaining AWS computing environments in a secure, scalable, and cost-effective manner.
We continue to expand our Data Centers in every region. This requires talented people to build & manage. We hope it is you!

At Amazon, career progression is part of our environment. We want you to progress. If your career path is in Systems, Network or Database Engineering, Software Development or maybe AWS Support, Technical Operations or perhaps Project Management, we will create a development plan to enable you to succeed reaching those goals. This begins on Day One!
Come and work for the world’s most Customer Centric Company.

Key job responsibilities
A Data Center Linux & Hardware Engineer may be the primary point of contact for both internal customers (for example: Network Engineers, Systems Engineers, Software Developers, Database Engineers, Technical Operations) and external customers (Hardware Vendors, Contractors, Service Providers among others).

There is never a dull moment as each day presents itself with different challenges. Some of the key responsibilities you will undertake are:

- Problem Solving:
Maintain a high level of system reliability by prioritizing and resolving trouble tickets efficiently, these include:
Escalation point and technical troubleshooter for all Systems and Network hardware problems
Deep diving into Linux server issues
XEN service virtualization troubleshooting

- Technical:
Troubleshoot technical issues on various platforms ranging from Systems through Networking to Power/Mechanical
Remediation of physical layer outages, both

- Systems & Network
Remediation or recovery of physical power issues on racks
Participate in Data Center power & cooling events

- Operations:
Meet 24x7 On-Call requirements and response during shift rotations.
Install & configure racks of hosts in line with internal SLAs
Triage & resolve trouble tickets for all devices in your region
Data Center point of contact for all High Severity issues
Physical replacement of server and network device parts
Ensure correct rotation of parts & spares
Help define metrics to increase our customer uptime
Enforcing Amazons Security Best Practices
Interact with third party vendors & contractors
Contribute ideas to improve operational efficiency
Engage with Remote Hands & Eyes in EU Regional Cloudfront POPs


- Project Management:
Participate in and deliver on a number of high impact small to mid-scale projects
Participate in team meetings for metric analysis and project status updates
Help build the world’s largest Cloud infrastructure

- Mentoring:
Share knowledge and help educate less technical staff on the best practices related to all service owner issues

- Hiring:
Contribute towards building a great team by getting involved in the Amazon hiring process/candidate interviews

Basic Qualifications

- Solid Understanding of Linux/Unix Administration
- Server Hardware Troubleshooting experience
- Server Booting: POST, BIOS, PXE, Kickstart, GRUB/LILO, RAID
- Some Experience with Network Protocols: TCP/IP, Ethernet, L2/L3 technologies
- Network Hardware: Copper and Optical Fiber Cabling, Switches, Routers
- Strong Communication Skills
- Passionate about IT infrastructure and hardware!

Preferred Qualifications

- Remote Access: Console routers, IPMI, BMC
- Network Equipment Installation and Configuration
- Cisco IOS, NX-OS, JunOS
- Redundancy: Power feeds, ATS, Server Hardware, RAID, Network Connectivity
- Data Center Operations: Inventory Management, Hot/Cold Aisles, Security
- Experience with Excel and the ability to manipulate data and create necessary charts and diagrams
- Participated in Project Management
- Experience or Knowledge of AWS products: EC2, EBS, S3 etc.
- Scripting: Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby (or programming languages)

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