Chief Engineer, Data Center Engg Ops
Amazon · Mineral, VA · Facilities, Maintenance, & Real Estate
About this role
Amazon is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Mineral, VA. The posting calls out experience with TypeScript, AWS, Networking, Observability. Compensation is listed at $96,000–$166,300 per year.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Management
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Mineral, VA
- Department
- Facilities, Maintenance, & Real Estate
- Posted
- Apr 16, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersJoin our dynamic Data Center Engineering Operations Team and become a critical architect of the infrastructure that powers global cloud computing. You'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the heartbeat of Amazon Web Services' physical infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations that support millions of customers worldwide. The Data Center Chief Engineer (CE) is responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response. The CE serves as an expert technical resource interacting with onsite Engineering Operations Technicians (EOT) and any third-party vendors. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center and to support AWS. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all 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…