VP, Data Center Engineering

• 20+ years of experience delivering end-to-end data center infrastructure solutions.

• Experience evaluating infrastructure products and features, and making key trade-offs to determine those that will be integrated into our facility offerings for customers.

• Experience overseeing the new product development lifecycle for mechanical, electrical, and structural products from ideation to sustaining.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to think creatively to find simple, innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality and reliability.

• Ability to read and interpret Engineering and construction-related drawings for all disciplines including part/assembly drawings with dimensions and tolerances.

• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.


• 25+ years of Engineering experience in the design or construction of data centers.

• Experience with Hyperscale Computing.



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Amazon is seeking a Vice President to lead our global Data Center Engineering team.

We own the design and operational availability for Amazon’s global data centers. Our space spans many different engineering and operational disciplines; this includes: (1) Delivering globally scaled project-based data center designs, inclusive of all mechanical, electrical, structural, and security systems. (2) Providing Field Engineering support at data centers, and “Edge” sites used for networking and content delivery. (3) Designing, delivering, and sustaining innovative infrastructure products which increase availability. (4) Deliver power solutions that improve our ability to deliver capacity at scale. (5) Retrofitting and improving the existing fleet to enable the highest levels of availability. (6) Managing key operational availability programs, including planned and un-planned maintenance activities; as well as the establishment of equipment specific reliability and quality performance standards, and proactive partnership with equipment providers to perform root cause analyses and drive performance to these standards.

Amazon is a fast paced, fun, and exciting work environment. We continue to grow at very high growth rates and are looking for individuals that can support our speed to market, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. If you are driven to deliver the most advanced, most difficult, most cross-cutting, and/or most ambiguous challenges, we want YOU!

Key job responsibilities
As the Vice President for AWS Data Center Engineering, you own:

(1) The design for all AWS infrastructure capacity (i.e., generational data center designs), including the facility and products within, and across multiple engineering disciplines (including electrical, mechanical, civil/structural, security, controls, and more). These facilities deliver capacity, availability, and cost benefits.

(2) Development of all supporting infrastructure products, which includes over 80+ Engineering programs.

(3) Providing leadership for product development activities across In-Rack Power; Mechanical; Civil, Structural, and Architectural; Controls; Primary and Backup Power; Physical Security Devices; and Electrical.

(4) Owning the relationships with capacity planning, business development, service teams, and others to enable Engineering teams’ deep assessment of customer requirements, and subsequent development of generational data center designs that meet customer needs.

(5) Providing direction on where and how the infrastructure products and features will be integrated into our facility offerings for customers, which involves making key trade-offs with respect to innovation, cost, and customer trust.