The Water Chief Engineer will serve as a technical leader for the water infrastructure supporting AWS data centers. This role involves ensuring compliance and reliability of water systems while developing the skills of Water Technicians. The engineer will act as a subject matter expert on various water treatment technologies and oversee maintenance programs. Additionally, the position requires collaboration with multiple teams to enhance water utilization efficiency and respond to infrastructure issues.

• 3+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience
• 3+ years of experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting industrial or commercial water systems
• Experience in vendor management
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings
• 5+ years of relevant work in a data center or other critical environment experience
• Experience leading technical teams through daily operations and maintenance evolutions
• Operating engineering license such as DC II, DC III, or equivalent
• Experience in construction or project management
• Experience in environmental compliance and permitting

• Operate independently with limited direct management
• Act as the escalation point for water infrastructure issues across the PDX region
• Drive improvements to Water Utilization Efficiency (WUE) and the Legionella program
• Oversee preventative maintenance programs, maintenance schedules, and spare parts management
• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures and drive corrective actions
• Drive projects of moderate complexity, including CAPEX/OpEx improvements
• Provide training, mentoring, and technical guidance to Water Technicians
• Create, deploy, and enforce standard practices and procedures for technicians and vendor support teams
• Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses, and prepare reports on water system operations and maintenance
• Coordinate with vendors on troubleshooting and repair of equipment
• Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience
• Respond to out of hours emergency calls as a second level escalation point for water infrastructure issues

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.