Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering is a fast-growing and leading-edge research and development unit that designs, engineers and qualifies cloud-optimized compute and storage enterprise products. Our servers are industry-leading in innovation and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS service owners and the more than one million customers who rely on AWS today. Our engineers solve challenging technology problems and build architecturally sound, high-quality servers and components to enable AWS to realize critical business strategies. As part of this, the Hardware QA team owns the total hardware validation testing cycle and ensures the products meet or exceed the high expectations of our cloud customers. Why it matters: The public cloud IT infrastructure market is growing at a remarkable rate and is seeing rapid adoption from companies of all sizes. The quality of one of the largest server fleets in the world starts here. We directly improve the business
· Associate's degree in IT-related field plus two years of progressively responsible experience · · Previous experience and ability to work in a Data Center or Lab environment (racking and stacking gear, cable management, hot and cold aisle containment) · · Experience with x86 architecture based systems · · Experience with scripting languages such as Python and the ability to write scripts to automate daily routines · · Must be capable of lifting 35lbs · · Knowledge of hardware troubleshooting and component replacement needed to maintain high availability of equipment · · Good knowledge of network