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Description

Do you like helping organizations implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Are you committed to fundamentally transforming the way government agencies partner with industry to meet mission requirements? Do you have experience planning,, managing and completing large, complex projects?

This organization operates rapidly, scaling high availability data centers supporting government customers. The Program Manager must bring together multiple functional and technical capabilities to support the planning, build, and operations of AWS data centers. The Program Manager will be responsible to develop long-term plans and work backwards from strategic objectives to build execution plans. The Program Manager will coordinate across AWS partner teams and interface with customers to drive and support new region planning and proposal activities. The right candidate will understand how to work across organizations to coordinate planning, leverage capabilities, and apply resources to enable data center region builds, launches, and current operations.

Key job responsibilities

Technical Infrastructure Program Managers lead a matrixed team through influence in the execution of data center capacity projects. They are mindful of cost, schedule, and quality during all aspects of their builds. They look around corners to identify risks early and are quick to take action. They effectively balance ownership and holding partner teams to high standards of responsibility. They stand ready to leverage their technical and project-focused backgrounds to deep dive issues and develop mitigations to minimize impact. They strive to ensure data center capacity is delivered ahead of customer demand.

Requires up to 15% domestic and international travel to support new region projects.

A day in the life

There is no typical day in the life of a Technical Infrastructure Program Manager. On one day, they may review demand forecasts for their assigned region to ensure that future builds are triggered on time. They may ensure that design reviews are effectively conducted. They may deep dive a material delivery issue that threatens their project schedule or resolve a technical challenge uncovered through execution. They work both in corporate offices and on the job site depending on the state of their projects.

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ year of technical product or program management experience

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

• Experience managing programs or projects across cross-functional teams

• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, electrical/mechanical engineering, civil engineering/construction management, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps

• Experience building and evaluating system-level technical designs

• Master's degree or advanced professional certifications in management of complex, high-value technical infrastructure projects

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