Senior Defence Cloud Program Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support cloud transformation initiatives for Australia’s Defence Organisation. You will coordinate end-to-end delivery, manage risks and dependencies, and drive Think Big engagements that demonstrate how AWS cloud can address Defence's challenges.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible for Australian Government Security Clearance. Expect interstate travel of about 10% as part of the role.

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.

Responsibilities

• Program Management: coordinate end-to-end of Defence initiatives from concept to delivery across AWS teams.
• Project Support: ensure schedule adherence and quality across workstreams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: coordinate Defence stakeholders, maintain engagement rhythms, prepare briefing materials.
• Program Coordination: prepare materials for weekly alignment meetings and Think Big events.
• Milestone Tracking: track progress, flag dependencies, maintain schedule docs.
• Tracking & Reporting: maintain trackers, dashboards, and status reports with risks and blockers.
• Risk Monitoring: identify risks, elevate per protocols, support mitigation strategies.
• Process Improvement: use data/metrics to improve efficiency and delivery quality.

Skills

Program management

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Senior leadership comms

Risk & dependency tracking

Education

Master's degree/MBA

Job description

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support cloud transformation initiatives for Australia’s Defence Organisation. You will coordinate end-to-end delivery, manage risks and dependencies, and drive Think Big engagements that demonstrate how AWS cloud can address Defence's challenges.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible for Australian Government Security Clearance. Expect interstate travel of about 10% as part of the role.