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Description

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 of 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 for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Infrastructure Services is looking for a passionate, results-orientated, Engineer or Architect to guide the expansion of AWS facilities and services in new and existing regions by delivering site selection risk analysis and due diligence assessments and delivering concept, design ready sites.

Play a leading role in Due Diligence team at AWS, you will lead due diligence's, partnering with stakeholders across the APAC organization, to shape the future of AWS’ infrastructure growth and evolving risk landscape.

You will be responsible for the preliminary multidisciplinary design, assess and draw conclusions from a wide range of real estate, engineering, construction, policy, planning, and business development considerations, review and prioritize risk-based mitigation recommendations, partnering with internal stakeholders to secure funding and manage projects to successful resolution.

Key job responsibilities

You will identify, assess, and prioritizing risks and mitigations to continuously improve the resilience of AWS infrastructure. You will be expected to regularly engage with stakeholders, and report to AWS leaders, across the business to ensure risks are being appropriately identified, communicated, and managed.

The right person for this role does not need previous Data center experience but does need to have a strong track record of multidisciplinary infrastructure design and project management experience in APJC, the demonstrated ability to deliver multiple high priority projects simultaneously, the ability to drive alignment across teams with competing priorities, deep diving where necessary to ensure a path to green.

• Guide the expansion of AWS facilities and services in new and existing regions across APAC by delivering site selection risk analysis and due diligence assessments.

• Be responsible for the multidisciplinary preliminary design for our sites. Assess and draw conclusions from a wide range of real estate, engineering, construction, policy, environmental, planning, and business development considerations

• Review and prioritize risk-based mitigation recommendations, partnering with internal stakeholders to secure funding and manage projects to successful resolution.

• Coordinate internal teams and manage external consultants and external subject matter experts

• Up to 25% travel, including to international destinations across APAC.

A day in the life

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

About the team

The Data Centre Supply Solutions (DCCS) team consists of high performing contributors and leaders working together in a dynamic environment. You are valued for your unique perspective, expertise and entrepreneurial mindset. Every day is "Day 1", and we embody this mentality of a start-up company to continuously improve and propel us forward.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Multidisciplinary concept/preliminary design experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient with AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Navisworks, sketch up and MS Office Suite.

• Experience in a technical field, (electrical, mechanical, Architectural)

• Solid understanding of local standards and council design standards

• Chartered engineer/Architect with accredited institute