Sr. Program Manager, Fleet Remediation Engineering (FRE), DC Engineering

Senior Program Manager - Fleet Remediation Engineering, DC Engineering

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Kennewick, WA 99337

Posted 10 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time
  • Industry

    Engineering
  • Job Description

    Sr. Program Manager, Fleet Remediation Engineering (FRE), DC Engineering

    The Sr. Program Manager - Fleet Remediation Engineering supports our capital improvement programs that modernize and improve our extensive data center fleet. This role provides a unique opportunity to engage in a highly data-driven approach to program management at a global scale. Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. These capital improvements to our data centers are essential for meeting our customers expectations for service and value and meeting Amazons goals for efficiency, speed, and reliability as we continue expanding our data centers to hyper-scale.
    This role provides a unique opportunity to engage with cloud infrastructure at huge scale and the exceptional people that design and implement solutions and operate the infrastructure for the cloud. In this role, the Sr. PM applies their expertise to:

    Develop and get buy-in on plans and programs to improve our data centers and infrastructure
    Implement novel methods for assessing projects status, globally on a huge scale
    Generate high-quality communications and reports that enable leadership to understand challenges and progress, and that provide transparency to all stakeholders
    Track progress, remove blockers, and promote the successful implementation of programs that improve our data centers
    Collaborate across organizations (Engineering, Development, Finance, Operations) and be the linchpin for successful delivery of programs

    Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for engineering, development, finance, integration, and operation of these complex capital improvement programs. You prioritize your activities to support and understand the projects status, solve problems and blockers, and focus on the actions that are most impactful for program success. As an ideal candidate, you:

    Love data
    Are great at solving problems and trying new approaches
    Possess experience managing complex projects and programs
    Build relationships and trust with different stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Development, Finance, Operations)
    Are comfortable addressing and resolving ambiguity
    Recognize and appreciate diversity of thought and perspectives

    Key job responsibilities
    Drive coordination between teams responsible for executing programs
    Generate high quality, highly impactful communications and reports
    Proactively identify risks and problems, and promote solutions for them
    Project likely workloads, resource requirements, and numbers of projects in the future
    Develop and implement new mechanisms for program management at a large scale

    A day in the life
    Why AWS?
    About AWS
    Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud
    platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers
    from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and
    services to power their businesses.

    Inclusive Team Culture
    Here at AWS, its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster
    a culture of inclusion that empower us to celebrate 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture.
    When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, theres nothing we cant achieve in the
    cloud.

    Mentorship & Career Growth
    We have a career path for you no matter what stage youre in when you start here. Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer.
    Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing
    resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

    About the team
    Our team ensures that new infrastructure solutions are ready for production in brand new data centers and for planning and implementing similar capabilities, if not the same solution, in existing data centers. We work with a variety of technologies, big and small, across muti-disciplined teams, and impact AWS's entire global infrastructure. We are highly collaborative, build strong relationships, respond quickly to near-term challenges, while planning for long-term solutions. Where we don't have tools or mechanisms needed for our scale, we invent and adapt. Our team is relaxed around one another and quick to share knowledge and support.

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

    Seattle, WA, USA | Umatilla, OR, USA

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

    - 5+ years of program or project management experience
    - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
    - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    - 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
    - Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

    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 $92,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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.