Description

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to oversee private network connectivity options for our US National Security and Department of Defense partners to AWS government regions.

Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. At Secure Connect Services within AWS, we enable connectivity between National Security, Department of Defense, and government contracts sites and the AWS government regions. We enable our customers missions by enabling them to store, access, and collaborate with their critical data within the classified cloud. We provide solutions to enable customers to connect at the data center, edge, and beyond. Come support the mission with us!

This opportunity is for a Technical Program Manager to join the Edge Connectivity team to facilitate and drive customer journeys to the cloud. You will play a pivotal role between the Edge Connectivity engineering team, the AWS field, and the customer guiding the customer journey. You will lead cross-functional business and technical teams from conceptual design feasibility through requirements, completed design, implementation, testing, and deployment. Along the way, you will use your judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence without authority, analytical talent, technical aptitude, and leadership to collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

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Key job responsibilities

As a Technical Program Manager, you will…

• Communicate project risks, progress, launches, and retrospectives transparently to all stakeholders and teams

• Partner with Business, Product, and Technology Leaders and teams to deliver value for our customers

• Drive visibility and transparency of dates, milestones, and schedule throughout the customer onboarding process

• Build inclusive relationships with partner groups in AWS Region Services, Networking and the World Wide Public Sector teams. Ensuring that these teams focus on our customers and support customer missions.

• Manage multiple projects involving technology, business, and operations with conflicting needs and priorities, from concept to launch

Have questions about this role? Start a chat with the recruiter today! Please reach out to Krystan Silva at skrystan@amazon.com for inquiries.

About the team

ABOUT SECURE CONNECTION SERVICES

Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

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, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life - both in and outside of work.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and 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 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications

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

• Experience in project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management

• 1-3 years of experience in network technologies.

• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI or above

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data management and data analytics tools and systems, such as SQL, Quicksight, Redshift, Python or other scripting languages and data analytics tools

• Knowledge of telecommunications circuit acquisition and deployment, rack cabinet enclosure construction methodologies, routers, switches, UPS, etc.

• Knowledge of NSA Approved Type-1 Cryptography and Communications Security (COMSEC)

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other related technical certification.

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.