Are you passionate about leading a high-impact DevOps team?
If so we'd like to give you the opportunity to take a key role in the ADC Non-Relational and Emerging Databases team. Join us! We are the DevOps team responsible for Database products for specialized regions. Our Amazon Web Services teams are innovating new ways of building massively scalable distributed systems and delivering the next generation of cloud computing with AWS offerings like Neptune, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache.
We hold high standards for our computer systems and the services we deliver to our customers: our systems are highly secure, highly reliable, highly available, all while functioning at massive scale; our employees are smart, passionate about the cloud, motivated to serve customers, and fun to work with. Come help us build a state-of-the-art system!
A successful candidate will be a hands-on manager with an established background in developing and operating platforms and services, developing and hiring extraordinary talent, have strong technical ability, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a dynamic fast paced environment.
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 develop 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- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- 3+ years of managing system or software development teams experience
- 5+ years of professional software development or systems engineering experience
- 2+ years of experience working with engineering teams to deliver software requiring coordination between multiple teams in disperse functional groups
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above- Experience delivering technology products or services in a high growth environment
- Experience using quantitative data and metrics to communicate ideas.
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
- Experience managing large technical programs, particularly at high growth startups or large enterprises
- Ability to take raw product requirements and create system architectures and designs to bring them to life.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $149,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $258,800/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.
