Tenure: About 3 years
After graduating from graduate school, I boarded a scientific deep see drilling vessel to perform chemical analysis of samples under the sea floor. In addition, I was on board managing the air conditioning, managing the servers, and maintenance of the fire fighting equipment on board. Also, I had a wide range of experiences, such as considering changes to the layout of the vessel, selecting analytical equipment, calculating budgets for each project, and procuring drugs and supplies.
When I was looking for a job where I could use my experience, I found out about data centers. At the same time, I learned that the data center's market size is increasing worldwide. I had high hopes that working at a global company like AWS would lead to my own great growth. However, I was worried because I don't have enough experience in facility operation. When I joined, there was a trainee employment position for people with different backgrounds. I was told that I could learn from the basics of data centers, air conditioning, and electricity during the six-month training. I was still worried, but I decided to join this company because I would like to challenge myself.
Main job of DCEO is to monitor and maintain facilities in the data center, including electricity, air conditioning, generators, UPSs, and servers in the data center building. If a failure occurs on the equipment, an alarm will ring and we immediately know the problem. We will then conduct field investigation and respond to the recovery work.
Also, some data centers have server operations while constructing buildings. In that case, there are tasks such as checking the work with the construction contractor, adjusting the schedule, and checking the finished area. Also, there will be some new sites, so it is possible to work on a data center launch. Because of this wide range of work, it is possible to build up a lot of experience and knowledge.
DCEO has a wide range of jobs. However, there is no atmosphere to force people to work on tasks they are not good at, and they work on tasks they are interested in, are good at, and utilize their skills. In addition, AWS culture respects each of our ideas. Therefore, if you have a challenge and a new idea, we take action immediately. If the idea doesn’t work out, we take it easy and go back to the previous way. There is no one in this company who denies each other’s idea. That's why it is easy to challenge. I really like this free work environment where there are challenge and work discretion is largely allocated to each person.
AWS is a company that continues to challenge itself. Therefore, there is a lot of change in work and situations every day, and we never get bored. Builders have a wide variety of experiences, and many of them have high enthusiasm for their work. So we get a lot of stimulation every day. Also, we can experience anything as long as we are willing to challenge ourselves. Because it is a big company, there are many projects and it is possible to gain various experiences. If you are interested in becoming a DCEO, knowledge and experience in electricity, air conditioning, generators and UPS will help you get acclimated to the job quickly. However, even if you have no such experience, if you are confident in your skills and highly motivated to take on challenges, we look forward to receiving your application !