Description

　　Do you believe cloud computing will be a disruptive force in government? Do you have technology experience across infrastructure, security, applications, and compliance requirements such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)? Amazon Web Services is seeking a Technical Program Manager to partner with a team of system, software, and security engineers to continue build and operation of our expanding internal corporate Controlled Working Environment (CWE) in support of US and global governments. We are looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, and motivated Technical Program Manager to lead the development of this corporate environment to include definition of architecture and technology approaches to automate, enhance, and build new functionality for end-user environments. This role is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical team, working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers in the global community while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

　　Inclusive Team Culture

　　Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

　　Work/Life Balance

　　Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We work with all our builders to establish the right balance for you to meet priorities, both in and outside of work.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　• Own and track team engineering delivery, goals, metrics, and stakeholder management.

　　• Work closely with business and tech leadership to define product and tech roadmap.

　　• Solve customer projects by applying technical and problem-solving skills.

　　• Create and implement automated processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency and scalability.

　　• Engage with and influence the key stakeholders and internal teams to ensure compliance, security and operational functional requirements are met or exceeded.

　　• Own and lead sprint management activities with our engineers.

　　About the team

　　Amazon has a fast-paced environment where we "Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History." On a "typical" day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with top Amazon engineers, or discuss new approaches to automate operational issues. Our team is dedicated to supporting new members, has a broad mix of experience levels/tenures, and celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help team members develop and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Arlington, VA, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　5+ years of technical product or program management experience

　　5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience

　　7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience

　　Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

　　Experience leading a team of System, Infrastructure, and/or Security engineers as technical lead on large projects

　　Experience leading software development efforts (e.g., Agile) to build automation, testing, and/or monitoring tools using Python, Java, or Ruby

　　Experience defining KPIs/SLAs for continuous improvement

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with technical and non-technical peers

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience

　　Master's degree or advanced technical degree

　　Understanding and experience implementing/overseeing Government compliance requirements/programs such as NIST 800-171 and CMMC

　　5+ years of experience with web protocols and Linux/Unix tools and architecture

　　Experience with open-source technologies

　　Experience maintaining distributed systems and web services

　　Understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

　　Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $119,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $231,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.