Data Center Operations Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Center Operations Technician roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Web Services as a Data Center Operations Technician according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Sterling, VA) in Jun 2020
Interview
Interview process is split into 3 parts: technical, behavioral, and situational (similar to a case study). Interview process is straight forward and ranks you against other applicants based on a point system for each question answered.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the linux command to navigate a directory?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Berwick, PA) in Apr 2026
Interview
I applied in the beginning of January and got reached out to in March.
I got 1 call from the talent acquisition manager congratulating me that I got to the final loop interview. They were super supportive and helped me prepare as best as they could for the interview.
I had the loop interview with 3 45-min round interviews with 2 DCO technicians and a manager. It had 1 technical-based section and 2 scenario-based sections.
After the interview I got a call 3 business days later congratulating me and offering me the Job.
It was good, with some questions from 16 leadership principles and some functional questions. Overall it was a good experience. There was a lot of pressure but with right mindset everything can be achieved just like this interview.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Reno, NV) in Oct 2025
Interview
I had 2 rounds of interview and it was quiet amazing and the recruiter are very helpful in the process of hiring. Process is very Straight forward and kind of Average easy interview but depends on each person's skill
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why this role and what is your background.
2. Have you worked on chillers and other data center equipment.
3. Are you okay with 12 hour shift and what is your goal
4. Amazon Goal and Company's vision
5. Questions will be mostly asked from PDF given by Recruiter but it will be altered.