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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.
The Global Engineering Strategy team (GES) is looking for a results-oriented, inventive senior data center engineer to drive front end engineering and design strategy for new owned and leased site developments.
You will lead the engineering due diligence efforts for new and expanding regions, site master planning, and overall site design strategy, while maintaining the highest performance standards and utilizing innovation to reduce budgets and increase efficiency.
You will will sit within the Design Engineering team of the broader Data Center Engineering (DCE) organization. You will work with our Real Estate, Risk and Resiliency, Power, Water, Fiber, Environmental, Pre-Construction and related partner teams on global design strategy implementation.
You will assist in data center site selection, review of due diligence reports, lead site planning and development and play a pivotal role in the delivery of data center designs.
Our Global Strategy Engineers:
oAre strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery.
oProvide creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus.
oWork as part of a team to accomplish our goals.
oPerform technical design engineering diligence for global regions.
oThrive in a fast-paced environment.
oLead project teams through ambiguity.
oUnderstand the best practices for data center project delivery.
oHave extensive experience within the arena of domestic and international data center delivery.
The Senior Global Strategy Engineer responsibilities include:
oCollaborating with internal stakeholders during the due diligence phase to oversee the process and ensure design requirements are considered.
oCollaborating with internal teams to gather data to ensure pre-requisites for start of design stage are met.
oLeading the predesign phase, managing internal partners and your external vendor consultants, ensuring design ready deliverables are completed and handed over for successful design execution.
oRollout strategy of new data center design types and intercepts that impact site master plans and design strategy.
oProvide engineering design decisions to the partner teams for strategic planning and region selection.
oCollaborate with other DCE teams developing new data center infrastructure products, and design execution team disciplines such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, structural engineering and architects to assess how our various design types, BOD and products can be deployed for a certain site development project.
oAbility to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
oEscalate issues as required and communicate clearly and effectively at the appropriate level of detail with people from a wide range of technical abilities, backgrounds and levels of leadership.
Travel will occasionally be necessary but shouldn't be more than 25%. International support will be part of the job.
About the team
oWhy AWS
oAmazon 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.
oDiverse Experiences
oAmazon 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.
oWork/Life Balance
oWe 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.
oInclusive Team Culture
oHere 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 conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
oMentorship and Career Growth
oWe'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.