IT Support Engineer, OpsTech Solutions

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The Amazon IT teams keep our business running smoothly by resolving complex hardware, software, server, and infrastructure issues with both on-site and on-call capacity for our operations network.

As an IT Support Engineer, you will report to the IT Manager at your home site and will be responsible for working closely with the business, your colleagues, and remote support teams to implement and maintain critical infrastructure elements, as well as some day to day support to meet our operations present and future business needs. You will be an escalation point for the team of IT support technicians, remote teams, and operations on technical issues, as well as an interface between these teams as required.

Besides your day-to-day activities, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in projects and innovate. You will be a key part of a multinational team, thrive on delivering high-quality results, and always be on the lookout for improvements.

Business Area : Operations Fulfillment Center and Logistics

Operations is at the heart of the Amazon customer experience. Each action we undertake is done on behalf of our customers, as meeting their expectations makes us feel good.

The Operations teams in our fulfillment Centers are responsible for controlling the vast range of fast-paced inventory from inbound to outbound and work very hard to ensure that our customers receive what they want, when they want it. OpsTechIT is at the heart of this process and plays a vital role in the business's ability to meet customer promises.

Key job responsibilities

Working as part of a busy support team, your key duties will require you to implement and maintain IT infrastructure, as well as interfacing confidently both verbally and in writing, to senior management stakeholders at varying levels across multiple business entities. You will provide a support service that ensures all IT equipment and infrastructure is running to its optimum performance and that all departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met on your home site as well as any remote sites that you and your team also support. You will also be running projects across the site, working closely with the business, fellow engineers, and remote support teams to implement changes and / or additions to the site’s technology infrastructure to support changing business and IT requirements. You will also have a keen eye for business and / or technology trends. There is a requirement for occasional travel.

The extent of your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to :

• Managing the availability of all IT equipment and infrastructure through continuous improvement and continuously looking to improve equipment efficiencies and cost reductions accordingly.
• Liaising with global SME teams to facilitate the installation and maintenance of networking and server infrastructure in accordance with Amazon standards.
• The creation, review, revision and execution of change management requests and project plans as required.
• Perform site audits on technical infrastructure to ensure adherence to the latest Amazon IT and Health & Safety guidelines as required.
• Represent the IT department in site meetings and conference calls and be the point of contact or escalation for the business and other support functions.
• Act as a point of contact for contractors or external suppliers and clearly communicate technical issues and Amazon standards.
• Undertake project management :
• Act as a single point of contact for projects.

Provide technical and management support and input for site and team projects and initiatives.

Provide validation and sanity checks on the technical execution of projects.

Please note : The position will involve some physical labor carried out in accordance with Amazon health and safety standards. IT Support Engineers may be required to work in confined spaces and perform maintenance work accessing elevated spaces (working at height).

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