Sr. Engagement Manager, Professional Services - Energy & Utilities

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Sr. Engagement Manager, Professional Services - Energy & Utilities

Sector: Utilities, Oil, Gas and Energy
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

DESCRIPTION

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a highly skilled and versatile Engagement Manager (EM) to lead the delivery of complex cloud solution projects. 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 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 increasingly 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.

The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries.

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

1. Leading and managing complex cloud migration and implementation projects
2. Leveraging comprehensive knowledge of AWS services, architectures, and best practices to guide technical decisions and strategic planning
3. Bridging business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating engineering discussions and ensuring alignment with customer business outcomes
4. Distilling customer needs into clear technical requirements and mapping them to business outcomes
5. Decomposing complex technical problems into actionable, deliverable solutions
6. Contributing to technical documentation and defining documentation standards

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud computing.
• Experience in project management of technical programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• AWS experience preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.
• Strong understanding of AWS services, architectures, and best practices.
• Experience applying AWS frameworks like Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Proven ability to establish technical credibility with engineering teams and senior technical decision-makers.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.