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Herndon, VA

Data Center Controls Tech, Data Center Capacity Delivery - Controls

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Technology & Digital
Engineering
Posted:
December 28, 2025

Amazon

Consumer goods marketplace and technology platform
76.7
Palpable Score
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Description

The Data Center Global Controls team is looking for exceptional individuals to join our Controls organization as a Controls Technician for Service & Construction of the Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) within Amazon data centers. If you are passionate about the Customer Experience, think and act globally and have the ability to contribute to major new innovations in the area of building controls and automation this is the challenge you are looking for!

The candidate will possess technical background and experience in installation, troubleshooting, operations and/or maintenance of field sensors, controllers, wiring, networking and programming associated with the industrial controls systems. The candidate may also have relevant experience operating and maintaining mission critical electrical and mechanical systems. A Controls Technician shall be responsible for participating in the installation, testing, troubleshooting and startup of equipment and controls system associated with the BMS and EPMS system deployment in the data centers. A Controls Technician is expected to actively innovate on behalf of their customers in the area of Data Center building automation.

Key job responsibilities


· Primarily work in and support multiple Data Centers by Deploying, Servicing, and Upgrading BMS and EPMS systems.
· Mentor and train Facilities team members on operation and control of the BMS and EPMS systems.
· Audit, maintain, and manage computer enterprise asset management systems for BMS and EPMS installations
· Manage small to medium size projects and programs.
· Perform point to point checkouts between field devices and controllers.
· Perform first-line diagnostics, troubleshooting and maintenance of programming code and hardware associated with the BMS and EPMS in data centers.
· Perform provisioning process for servers, controllers, industrial PCs and network configurations and communication testing between third party devices and controllers or servers.
· Installation, replacement, configuration, and calibration of sensors.
· Able to read and understand Electrical schematics, control panel drawings. Basic understanding of close loop controls, field sensors scaling, and functions typically performed by industrial controllers.
· Supervise low voltage electrical contractors who performing wiring and installation of field devices in compliance with AWS requirements.
· Commissioning and systems level testing support.
· Create red-lined drawings and documentation of systems.
· Follow change management process to generate work requests and method of procedures.
· Participate in Factory witnessed tests at vendor's or panel builder's facility.
· Perform other tasks as assigned by manager.
· Recommend design improvements based on consultation with users and system operation.
· Perform root cause analysis during testing and commissioning.
· Ensure all personnel on site utilize proper safety methodology.
· Work on-call and a rotating schedule when required and respond to after-hours emergencies.
· Perform service activities such as monitoring/reviewing ticketing systems, performing root cause analysis, and prioritizing tasks.
· Actively manage service agreements to include vendor labor scheduling, quality assurance, and financial invoice review.

Physical Requirements:



· Walk jobsites in uneven terrain and work at heights and from ladders.
· Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
· On occasions, lift and/or move up to 49 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.

Basic Qualifications

- High school or equivalent diploma
- Technical (Military/ Trade School) School diploma or Associate degree with one year experience related to industrial instrumentation/controls or equivalent electrical or mechanical operations experience.
- Minimum one year of experience working with computer components and operating systems.
- Minimum one year of experience with mission critical low and medium voltage electrical and/or mechanical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

- Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of Industrial controls system, controllers, and programming including troubleshooting of industrial controls analog, discrete and networked input/output field signals.
- One-year experience working in a Data Center or mission critical environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline.
- International Society of Automation (ISA) Certified Controls System Technician (CCST) Level I or higher certification.
- Fundamental knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling.

About the company

Amazon

Company overview
Amazon runs a wide set of consumer and enterprise businesses, including online retail, Prime Video and other subscription services, advertising, devices, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon also builds large-scale software and infrastructure for logistics, payments, and cloud computing, and hires across engineering, product, operations, corporate functions, and frontline roles. Amazon’s early-career hiring spans both office-based teams and operational sites, which means “entry-level” can look very different depending on the org.

Locations and presence

Amazon has major corporate hubs in Seattle and Arlington (HQ2) plus large engineering and operations sites across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. For many corporate roles, Amazon’s stated expectation has shifted to five days per week in-office for office-based employees (with exceptions depending on role and site).

Palpable Score

76.7
/ 100
Amazon is one of the most accessible early-career employers at scale, with recurring internships and graduate hiring across many disciplines and geographies. Amazon also provides unusually clear public information about interview mechanics and publishes pay ranges on a large share of roles, which supports informed decision-making. The biggest drag on outcomes is the combination of high-performance culture signals and recent corporate job cuts, which adds risk for early-career stability depending on team and org.
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