Metro Fiber Deployment Program Manager - Field Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced program manager to own end-to-end metro fiber construction across multiple US markets, including vendor management, field inspections, and coordinating approvals in security-regulated environments.

This field-facing role requires frequent site travel and hands-on delivery oversight. You will drive schedules, quality, and risk management, ensuring milestones are met and designs translate accurately to live capacity.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience.
• Experience with infrastructure builds across varied scenarios.
• 3+ years of experience managing third-party vendors or contractors and tracking delivery timelines.
• 3+ years of experience managing multiple concurrent projects across cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, construction management or similar technical focus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of metro fiber construction projects, from approved plan through in-service handover.
• Manage construction vendors to schedule and quality: track milestones, measure performance, and drive corrective action when standards are not met.
• Run quality control across the build: inspect conduit and vault installation, validate designs in the field, and review splice and fiber acceptance test results and as-built accuracy before handoff to internal customers.
• Deliver weekly status reporting to leadership and internal customers, and manage risk, escalations, and competing priorities across multiple concurrent builds.
• Coordinate site access and approvals in security-regulated environments, and travel to field sites up to 50% of the time.

Skills

Infra management

Vendor management

Construction coordination

Project leadership

Cross-functional work

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SQL

Python

GIS platforms

BI tools

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced program manager to own end-to-end metro fiber construction across multiple US markets, including vendor management, field inspections, and coordinating approvals in security-regulated environments.

This field-facing role requires frequent site travel and hands-on delivery oversight. You will drive schedules, quality, and risk management, ensuring milestones are met and designs translate accurately to live capacity.