Overview Join AWS at a pivotal moment in our growth in Aragon, Spain. This leadership role will play a key part in our plans to invest €33.7 billion to expand and support data center infrastructure.

The Cluster

Leader is one of our most senior management roles in the data center environment. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a large organization, managing department heads who own data center facility infrastructure including the operational availability of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The pace, scale, and growth of Amazon’s data center platform will challenge you. Our uncompromisingly high standards as we continually seek to innovate on behalf of our customers will push you to new levels of creativity. At this level, Amazon is unique in that we seek experienced senior leaders who have evolved to be highly strategic in their approach to managing their business unit, yet understand how to lead large teams by example who will not hesitate to roll up their sleeves when tactical needs dictate it. The adecuado candidate for this role will have experience of leading large organizations, with data center experience not required to be successful in this role. If you are passionate about Customer Experience, think and act globally and want to contribute to the operational excellence of Amazon data centers, this may be the challenge you’ve been looking for!

Key Job Responsibilities

Drive safety culture and security initiatives across multiple data center facilities

Develop and implement operational strategies that align with AWS's global standards while addressing cluster requirements

Oversee capacity planning, delivery, and growth strategies to meet customer demand

Direct engineering operations across multiple data centers

Manage complex multi-stakeholder coordination requirements with internal teams, vendors, and local authorities

Champion inclusion, diversity,



and equity initiatives within the regional organization

Implement sustainability programs and ensure environmental compliance across all facilities

Oversee financial performance, budget planning, and cost optimization initiatives

Drive continuous improvement in operational metrics, efficiency, and service delivery

Hiring, managing, and developing the operations management team

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or above in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or an equivalent engineering science

Experience leading large teams, with demonstrable ability to hire, develop, and manage high‑performing technical teams

Experience with hiring, promoting, performance management, and developing teams of professional construction/engineering staff

Preferred Qualifications

Experience delivering complex projects with prior ownership of the operation of a mission‑critical team and/or product

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Company - Amazon Data Services Spain, S.L.

Job ID: A10459691

📌 Operations Leader, AWS Infrastructure (Madrid)
🏢 Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Madrid