IT Manager - AWS

Athene; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Purpose: Athene is investing in modern enterprise platforms that accelerate digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and streamline complex business processes.

As our IT Manager – AWS, you will lead the strategy, delivery, and ongoing evolution of the AWS platform, ensuring it enables scalable, secure, and high‑performing business solutions across the enterprise.

This role combines platform ownership with Agile delivery leadership, partnering across architecture, infrastructure, security, product, and business teams to deliver innovative workflow automation that drives measurable business outcomes.

Success in this role requires technical leadership, a people‑centered leadership approach, strong collaboration, critical thinking, adaptability, and a passion for continuous improvement.

At Athene, you’ll help shape enterprise technology while working alongside Apollo, one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers, in a culture that values innovation, ownership, speed, and collaboration through our BEAM values.

Accountabilities:

Lead the strategy, governance, architecture, and operational health of the AWS platform, ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and performance across all environments.

Lead and develop a high‑performing AWS engineering team, fostering an inclusive, people‑centered culture focused on coaching, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

Drive Agile delivery by partnering with Product Owners to prioritize work, manage capacity, deliver releases, and continuously improve team performance and delivery metrics.

Establish development, integration, security, and platform standards while overseeing enterprise integrations, platform upgrades, monitoring, incident management, and technical debt reduction.

Partner across Technology and business teams to identify automation opportunities, promote reusable solutions, and deliver scalable digital capabilities that improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications and Experience:

5+ years of experience leading enterprise application platforms, software engineering, Agile delivery, enterprise technology solutions, or relevant experience; including 2+ years of direct or indirect people leadership experience.

Experience with AWS along with strong knowledge of Agile delivery, enterprise integrations, APIs, cloud technologies, DevOps/CI/CD, and platform operations.

Proficiency with Python or similar interpreted languages.

Proficiency with RESTful APIs.

Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.

Proficiency with source code management tools and processes.

Experience developing, deploying and managing Amazon Web Services‑based (or a similar cloud service) solutions preferred.

Experience with application performance monitoring technologies preferred.

Demonstrated ability to build high‑performing teams through coaching, inclusive leadership, talent development, sound decision‑making, and a strong focus on risk awareness and operational excellence.

Strong critical thinking, communication, stakeholder management, adaptability, innovation mindset, and AI fluency, with the ability to identify opportunities where AI and automation improve delivery and business outcomes.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Drive. Discipline. Confidence. Focus. Commitment.

Athene is a Military Friendly Employer!

Athene is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.