Rack Decom Manager, Rack Decommissioning Team

Job description

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Amazon.com is a fast paced technology company and a leader in the world of Data Centers. We are currently expanding our infrastructure management team and are looking for proven technology managers with experience in people management, strong technical understanding and the drive and vision to take Amazon.com Data Center Operations to the next level. The successful candidate will have experience managing people with varying skill sets, creating, tracking, and balancing budgets, devising strategies, mentoring people in all levels, sponsoring projects and proposing technical solutions.

Customer trust is foremost for cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services. Our customers must be guaranteed that their data will never be exposed. This Rack Decom Manager will manage a team that provides the decommission, tracking, and audits of all media. This includes but is not limited to all media types (disks, solid state disks, flash cards etc). The Rack Decom Manager will be responsible for arranging the destruction of media and decommissioned racks through approved vendors. Some destruction will be done by internal team.


Key job responsibilities
-Routinely review ticket queue for large events and address accordingly
-Coordinate change management resources
-Guide, train and educate data staff on the best practices related to all service owner issues
-Manage and deliver mid-size projects
-Recommend, document, and oversee policies and procedures to meet industry best practices and to meet required SLAs
-Manage a diverse team of decom technicians with varying skills
-Provide weekly report to the Cluster Manager
-Maintain the on-call schedule coordinating absence and vacations
-Recruit and train decom technicians to ensure appropriate staffing levels
-Write and deliver performance reviews for staff

Basic Qualifications

- 4+ years of technical team management experience
- 4+ years of experience in a data center technology role and/or 4 + years of knowledge with Networking or Computer hardware.

Preferred Qualifications

- 2+ years of data center experience
- Experience in technical writing in a relevant field
- Experience contributing to the definition and implementation of automation opportunities within an operations environment
- Work a flexible work schedule including evenings, overnights, and weekends
- Behavioral interviewing and hiring experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, OH, Dublin - 107,700.00 - 188,500.00 USD annually