Description

This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world class Non-Relational and Emerging Database focused technical team in Denver, CO. You will be working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

A successful manager joining the team will do much more than run sprints and send emails. You will work with Amazon's largest and most demanding customers to address specific needs across a full suite of services. You will lead your team in diving deep into technical issues and work diligently to drive innovation that improves the customer experience. By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time.

We are seeking a highly motivated hands-on manager who is focused on building their team and delighting their customers. You will need to define your team's vision, motivate them to innovate and deliver results, and manage your roadmap and stakeholders. You will be expected to not just "complete the next deliverable", but think big about how to improve the things your team is responsible for.

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

• Build a best-in-class engineering team that delivers excellent results

• Design and integrate state-of-the-art approaches to solving complex and ambiguous problems

• Cultivate engineering and operational excellence through metrics and continuous learning

• Mentor and grow others to take on increasingly higher responsibilities

• Help raise the bar on technical excellence

• Show thought leadership

• Communicate proficiently and concisely to different audiences

About the team

We work normal business hours Monday through Friday at the downtown Denver office. We spend most of our time building and operating AWS database services for external customers. We focus on operational excellence and are always looking for new ways to be a better team.

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Utility Computing (UC)

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Basic Qualifications

• Associate's degree, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)

• 5+ years experience leading an engineering or operations team

• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

Preferred Qualifications

• Success delivering products/services in a high-growth environment, exhibiting strong ability to identify and solve ambiguous customer-focused problems

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and perceptions

• High attention to detail with proven ability to juggle multiple, conflicting priorities simultaneously and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• You have a track record of delivering technical projects in a highly technical multi-team environment

• Excellent written, spoken, and listening communication skills

• Experience with System Design and Integration

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments

• Working knowledge of agile methods

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $142,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $245,600/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.