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Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/.
The Mission - Why This Program, Why Now?
You're joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programmes Australia has ever undertaken. This programme will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australia's national security community and its allies the capability to see more, share more, innovate and act faster than ever before.
The architectural decisions being made now - how we structure networking, implement security controls, and automate at scale - will shape how Australia's national security community operates for the next decade. You won't be inheriting someone else's design choices. You'll be making them.
Your Role in This Story
Imagine being the person who keeps the heartbeat of Australia's most critical infrastructure steady and strong. As a Data Centre Engineering Operations Technician, you'll be the front line guardian of the systems that power innovation at national scale — from stand-by diesel generators and UPS systems to precision cooling and building automation. Every shift you work ensures that thousands of customers maintain uninterrupted access to the services they depend on.
This isn't just maintenance — it's mastery. You'll develop deep expertise across electrical and mechanical systems, troubleshoot complex challenges in real time, and build the kind of hands-on engineering intuition that takes others a lifetime to develop. You'll work alongside a diverse team of engineers, security experts, and operations leaders who share your passion for excellence and your commitment to keeping the world's most advanced infrastructure running flawlessly.
Your career trajectory here is limitless. Whether you aspire to lead teams, specialise in critical systems design, or shape the future of data centre operations, this role gives you the foundation and the momentum to get there — fast.
Benefits
- Learning & development - AWS training and certification support, access to internal learning platforms.
- Health, income protection and life cover - Amazon subsidises private health insurance premiums, and group salary continuance and life insurance are included at no cost to you.
- Military differential pay launching in Australia - Australian employees taking defence reserve leave may receive up to 52 weeks of military differential pay to help cover the difference in pay while serving.
- Employee Assistance Program - Free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you and your family - mental health, financial coaching, legal questions, and everyday life events.
- Family-building benefit - Access to Maven for fertility treatment, adoption support, surrogacy, and parenting coaching.
- Amazon Extras & employee discount - cashback and discounts across hundreds of retail, fitness, travel, and lifestyle partners.
Key job responsibilities
You'll own the operational excellence of some of the most sophisticated critical infrastructure in the country. Your days will be defined by impact — reviewing and managing both routine and corrective maintenance across switch gear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, and building monitoring systems.
You'll establish the performance benchmarks that set the standard, conducting deep analyses and preparing reports that drive continuous improvement across every aspect of facility operations. When new facilities come online, you'll be there from the ground up — contributing to design, implementation, commissioning, and build-out that shapes how these environments perform for years to come.
Your creative problem-solving will shine as you develop and implement projects that push the boundaries of capacity, efficiency, sustainability, and reliability. You'll take ownership of facility assets, managing infrastructure and inventory with precision and accountability.
On any given day, you might be coordinating contractors and vendors on-site — ensuring every piece of work meets established practices, procedures, and local legislation — or collaborating with business leaders to optimise plant safety, performance, and efficiency across the operation.
This is a role where your technical expertise meets strategic thinking, and where every decision you make ripples outward to support Australia's national security mission.- Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses & prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility infrastructure operations & maintenance.
- Help with the design, implementation, commissioning and build out of new facilities.
- Create and implement projects to increase current facility capacity, efficiency, sustainability & reliability.
- Manage the facility assets and the provision of infrastructure & inventory asset management.
- Manage the on-site management of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed, is observing established practices, procedures & local legislation.
- Work with other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimise plant safety, performance, reliability, sustainability and efficiency.·
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
