Public Sector Cloud Engagement Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead cloud transformation initiatives for state, local government and education clients.

You will guide matrixed teams across agile engagements, align goals, manage scope, schedule and cost, and ensure successful delivery of customer outcomes. Responsibilities include envisioning transformational cloud initiatives with customers, developing governance plans, and communicating effectively with executives and teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leading the delivery of IT projects with external customers or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of program or engagement management work leading other project managers to deliver a program with multiple and concurrent projects experience
• 1+ years of working as a Scrum Master or Product Owner across multiple cross-functional teams experience
• 3+ years of cloud computing experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Responsibilities

• Work with State Local Government and Education customers to help them envision transformational cloud initiatives.
• Deliver business objectives by managing a matrixed team across multi-stream, agile, technical engagements for customers. Plan, organize, and manage all phases of a project lifecycle to ensure successful delivery.
• Ensure goal alignment across stakeholder groups which may include customers, internal teams, and partners. Create and deliver communication tailored to the audience, ranging from executive level project updates to detailed sprint plans and financial reports.
• You will apply judgement and tact to challenge, recommend, and redirect teams as well as manage client expectations during the engagement.
• You are a strategic thinker who can demonstrate understanding of requirements, foresee risks, make decisions guided by policies, procedures and a business plan with limited guidance.
• This is a customer-facing role, required to travel to client locations and deliver professional services as needed.]

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Scrum Master

Cloud computing

AWS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking an Engagement Manager to lead cloud transformation initiatives for state, local government and education clients.

You will guide matrixed teams across agile engagements, align goals, manage scope, schedule and cost, and ensure successful delivery of customer outcomes. Responsibilities include envisioning transformational cloud initiatives with customers, developing governance plans, and communicating effectively with executives and teams.