AWS Platform Lead: Cloud, Automation & Agile Delivery

Athene

West Des Moines (IA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Athene is seeking an IT Manager – AWS in Des Moines, IA, to lead the AWS platform strategy and delivery across the enterprise. You’ll partner with architecture, infrastructure, security, product, and business teams to enable scalable, secure solutions and drive workflow automation.

You will lead a high‑performing AWS engineering team, coach talent, and promote continuous improvement. This is a hands‑on leadership role focused on results and collaboration.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
Significant experience leading enterprise platforms and engineering teams.
Strong knowledge of Agile delivery, APIs, cloud technologies, and platform operations.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, governance, architecture, and operational health of the AWS platform.
Develop and mentor a high‑performing AWS engineering team and foster inclusive leadership.
Drive Agile delivery by partnering with Product Owners to prioritize work and manage capacity.
Establish development, security, and platform standards and oversee integrations and upgrades.
Identify automation opportunities and deliver scalable digital capabilities to improve efficiency.

Skills

AWS

Leadership

Agile delivery

Python

REST APIs

SQL

CI/CD

DevOps

Monitoring

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS Cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

You will lead a high‑performing AWS engineering team, coach talent, and promote continuous improvement. This is a hands‑on leadership role focused on results and collaboration.

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