Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing rapidly, and we are looking for Engineering Operations Technician Interns to join our expanding Data Center team in the Greater London/ Hemel Hempstead area. This role is due to start in the summer of 2026.
This position involves ensuring that the Data Center's mechanical, electrical and plumbing operates at 100% availability while maintaining first-class customer service. All interns will be exposed to independent work and in a team. Work prioritization, organizational skills, effective communication, and the ability to react quickly are critical to being successful.
As an intern, you will participate in our 12-week internship program in our London & Hemel Hempstead Data Centers.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Engineering Operations team is Amazon’s front-line responders for hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations. You will work with equipment that supports mission-critical servers and must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, stand-by diesel generators, switchgear, UPS’s, PDU’s, AHU’s, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFD’s, and building automation systems.
Duties include:
- Maintain mechanical and electrical equipment
- Assist root cause analysis of equipment failures
- Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal SLA
- Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment
- Utilize internal CMMS to manage building workflows
- Interact with third party vendors & contractors who are working on site
Physical Requirements
- Work at heights and from ladders.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 49 pounds unassisted and participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.
- Use hands to manipulate small wires and objects.
Amazon does not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN, and other non-immigrant visas, for this role. Candidates must hold the right to work in the U.K. before or by the commencement of the internship.
Amazon internships are full-time (40 hours/week). This position requires the intern to report to work onsite on a daily basis. Intern schedules are typically day schedules, Monday-Friday. A full-time position as a Data Center Tech could involve day, evening, or weekend shifts and on-call rotations.
A day in the life
Core technical knowledge that you will need:
Power Distribution & Main / backup powerflow
Power redundancy
Basic UPS system knowledge
HVAC / Cooling
Cooling
hot / cold aisle
PUE
Fire Suppression
Generator
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