Commissioning Engineer, DCCD Commissioning

G'day! You've found an opportunity that could define your next chapter. Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/. The Mission - Why This Program, Why Now? You're joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programmes Australia has ever undertaken. This programme will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australia's national security community and its allies the capability to see more, share more, innovate and act faster than ever before. The architectural decisions being made now - how we structure networking, implement security controls, and automate at scale - will shape how Australia's national security community operates for the next decade. You won't be inheriting someone else's design choices. You'll be making them. Your Opportunity Imagine being at the forefront of Australia's most critical infrastructure — where every system you commission powers the innovation that millions rely on. As a Commissioning Engineer within Amazon Data Center Commissioning (ACx), you'll step into a role where your expertise in critical infrastructure directly shapes the backbone of AWS across APJC and beyond. You'll join a team of brilliant, diverse minds — software and hardware engineers, network specialists, supply chain experts, security professionals, and operations leaders — all united by a shared purpose: delivering the highest standards of safety, security, and quality while enabling seemingly infinite capacity for customers worldwide. This isn't just another engineering role. This is your chance to build, retrofit, and improve AWS-owned substations and data centres, solving fascinating challenges that few engineers ever encounter. You'll work backwards from customer needs, innovating at every turn, and your decisions will directly impact the reliability and performance of one of the world's most advanced cloud platforms. The culture here welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. If you're ready to tackle the most challenging problems in critical infrastructure — with thousands of variables and the highest stakes — this is where your career accelerates. Benefits - Learning & development - AWS training and certification support, access to internal learning platforms. - Health, income protection and life cover - Amazon subsidises private health insurance premiums, and group salary continuance and life insurance are included at no cost to you. - Military differential pay launching in Australia - Australian employees taking defence reserve leave may receive up to 52 weeks of military differential pay to help cover the difference in pay while serving - Employee Assistance Program - Free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you and your family - mental health, financial coaching, legal questions, and everyday life events. - Family-building benefit - Access to Maven for fertility treatment, adoption support, surrogacy, and parenting coaching. - Amazon Extras & employee discount - cashback and discounts across hundreds of retail, fitness, travel, and lifestyle partners. Key job responsibilities As a Commissioning Engineer, you'll be the guardian of quality and performance for AWS's most critical infrastructure assets. Your expertise will bridge the gap between engineering design and operational excellence. You'll lead commissioning processes for AWS substations and data centres, ensuring every piece of power and cooling equipment meets exacting engineering design specifications before it goes live. Your days will be spent evaluating construction quality, defining performance benchmarks, and managing expectations across multi-disciplinary teams. You'll innovate commissioning methodologies — developing smarter,