Job Opportunities at Amazon

Key job responsibilities

• As an Intern, you will collaborate with experienced Amazon Technicians, assisting them during hardware and network troubleshooting.
• You will have the opportunity to provide our internal workforce with infrastructure related support, resolving tickets related to HW (Motherboard, RAM, CPU, GPU, etc) and networking tickets (Link Down, Optics Replacements, Switch Replacements, etc).

Duties Include

• Hardware troubleshoot in servers which are not live with an AWS technician's supervision
• Understand the importance to meet SLA’s against assigned trouble tickets
• Follow the AWS technician's during network troubleshooting
• Replace Media (SSD/HDD) according with AWS Data Tech guidance
• Perform regular server hardware repairs (drives, motherboards etc) under the guidance of experienced techs
• Interact with third party vendors & contractors who are working on site

Basic Qualifications

• In pursuit of or obtained IT Certification or Technical/Bachelors Degree within a relevant technical field such as Information Technology, Computer Hardware Repair or similar
• English language Proficiency, both written and verbal
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, displaying strong time management skills
• Holds the right to work in South Africa before or by the commencement of the internship (Amazon does not sponsor immigration for this role)

Amazon does not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN, and other non-immigrant visas, for this role.
Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Linux is an advantage
• Basic knowledge of networking is an advantage

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• As a Data Center Operational Security Specialist Intern, you will be driving operational security excellence within our Data Centers. You will write reports, create presentations and communicate with management on the status of physical security operations.
• This internship is a 3 months' Fulltime program in our Data Center. It covers mandatory as well as voluntary university internships, please inform us which of the two you are aiming to pursue.
• Are you ready to embrace the challenge?
• Come build the future with us.

Key job responsibilities

• Interface and direct vendors involved in new security construction, repairs, daily security operations and patrols, and planning.
• Extract metrics and observe improvements by looking at hard data.
• Make suggestions on improving electronic surveillance and access controls.
• Direct efforts to educate data center occupants on false alarm reductions.

Basic Qualifications

• In pursuit of or holds a Bachelor’s Degree within Criminology/ Justice or other relevant field
• English language Proficiency, both written and verbal
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, displaying strong time management skills
• Holds the right to work in South Africa before or by the commencement of the internship

Amazon does not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN, and other non-immigrant visas, for this role.
Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of access control and video surveillance software applications (eg. LENEL or C-cure).
• Interest in investigating accidents, thefts, disturbances, and discrepancies.
• Desire to work in a facility observing security gaps in physical barriers, security officer procedure, policies, surveillance equipment, and alarm points.
• Ability to write detailed reports.