Engagement Manager, AWS Security Assurance Services

Description

The Amazon Web Services Global Services Security - Security Assurance Service (SAS, LLC) team is seeking a highly skilled and versatile Engagement Manager (EM) to join our team and lead the delivery of complex cloud solution projects involving Security Assurance / Governance Risk and Compliance. In this role you will combine technical expertise with strong project leadership skills to drive successful implementations of AWS-based solutions for our clients. You will bridge business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating technical discussions and ensuring alignment with customer outcomes. Applying your industry knowledge of the Security and Compliance industry along with AWS frameworks like Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Framework while demonstrating technical credibility across diverse stakeholders, you will distill customer needs into clear technical requirements., decompose complex problems, and make informed trade-off decisions considering performance, scalability, security, and business impact. Possessing strong technology and program/project management experience, you will validate technical solutions against business goals, recognize when additional technical evaluation is needed, and manage technical risks.

You will be expected to achieve and maintain relevant AWS certifications, develop domain-specific expertise, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and business audiences. As you progress, you'll lead increasing complex technical projects, shape cross-organizational technical strategies, and establish best practices in your domain. In this role you will apply your management and leadership capabilities to successfully execute project plans, proactively identify and manage risks, resolve issues, escalate when appropriate, and drive projects to successful completion, while exceeding customer expectations.

AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification, optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI Innovation Center. You’ll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

Key job responsibilities

As an experienced technology program/project manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing complex cloud migration and implementation projects

• Leading and managing and agile backlog including sprint planning, story creation, prioritization and backlog refinement.

• Leveraging comprehensive knowledge of AWS services, architectures, and best practices to guide technical discussions and strategic planning

• Bridging business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating engineering discussions and ensuring alignment with customer business outcomes

• Distilling customer needs into clear technical requirements and map them to business outcomes

• Decomposing complex technical problems into actionable, deliverable solutions

• Contributing to technical documentation and define documentation standards

About the team

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Basic Qualifications

• Experience working as a Scrum Master or Product Owner across multiple cross-functional teams

• Experience in leading the delivery of IT projects with external customers or equivalent

• Experience in program or engagement management, leading other project managers to deliver a program with multiple and concurrent projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile Scrum Leader Certified or equivalent

• 3 years Cloud Security, Compliance / Security Governance experience

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $204,200/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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.