In 2019, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge and made a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040 —10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. We invited others to join us and there are now more than 300 businesses and organizations across 51 industries and 29 countries that have signed the Pledge, which means we are collectively coming at the climate crisis from nearly every sector and nearly every angle.
As part of our efforts to decarbonize our business, we became the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in 2020, and last year, we reached 85% renewable energy across our business, and are on a path to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.
We recently announced that AWS will be water positive by 2030, returning more water to communities than it uses in its direct operations. The company also announced its 2021 global water use efficiency (WUE) metric of 0.25 liters of water per kilowatt-hour, demonstrating AWS’s leadership in water efficiency among cloud providers. To learn more about AWS’s water+ commitment visit: Water Stewardship.
Come join the team that is building the tools and innovative technology to manage our growing portfolio of renewable energy investments, including solar, on-shore and off-shore wind farms.
Key job responsibilities
As a Data Scientist on the AWS Sustainability team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing machine learning models and statistical analyses to extract insights from large datasets related to sustainability metrics, energy usage, and carbon emissions.
Working closely with Software Engineers, Data Engineers, and Product Managers, you will integrate models into production systems and tools. You will identify innovative methodologies that advance our sustainability analytics capabilities. Your role includes optimizing existing models and algorithms to enhance performance, performing ad-hoc analyses to support strategic decisions, and documenting technical approaches.
You will stay current with latest developments in data science and sustainability analytics. The role requires strong communication skills to present findings to leadership and cross-functional partners. Throughout all work, you will ensure data quality and integrity through robust validation and testing procedures. This position offers an opportunity to apply data science expertise to meaningful sustainability challenges at global scale.
A day in the life
To learn more, you can visit: amazon sustainability in the cloud
About the team
The AWS Sustainability Technology Organization (STO) develops solutions to drive AWS's ambitious sustainability goals. We create advanced analytics tools and data-driven platforms that empower AWS, our customers, and partners to make informed decisions for improving the environmental impact of cloud infrastructure and services. We focus on integrating sustainability metrics across AWS operations, from energy procurement to carbon footprint tracking. Our work directly contributes to AWS's commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions and supports our customers in meeting their own sustainability objectives.
