Senior AI Engineering Leader for Enterprise Programs

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 221,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead multiple FDE pods, define engagement models, and drive engineering excellence across enterprise customer programs.

This role requires steering technical strategy, staffing at scale, and delivering measurable business impact while traveling up to 25% of the time. Candidates should have 10+ years in engineering, 5+ years in engineering management, and a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance TS/SCI with Polygraph
• 5+ years of engineering management experience (15+ engineers)
• 8+ years of experience leading design/architecture of large-scale production systems
• Experience defining technical strategy and delivery standards across multiple programs
• Experience communicating technical/organizational strategy to VP/C-suite level

Responsibilities

• Own delivery across multiple customer engagements and FDE pods; staff and structure teams for optimal coverage; travel up to 25%.
• Set technical direction for complex AI programs; align with AWS teams; influence strategic decisions at senior levels.
• Define operational standards and production readiness criteria for AI systems across organization.
• Hire, develop, and retain FDE talent; coach managers; drive performance and succession planning.
• Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption; create accelerators and reusable platforms; influence AWS roadmaps.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Security clearance TS/SCI

Engineering management

Large-scale systems

Technical strategy

Executive communication

Leadership development

AI/ML delivery

Delivery models

Roadmap influence

Talent pipeline

Executive visibility

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead multiple FDE pods, define engagement models, and drive engineering excellence across enterprise customer programs.

This role requires steering technical strategy, staffing at scale, and delivering measurable business impact while traveling up to 25% of the time. Candidates should have 10+ years in engineering, 5+ years in engineering management, and a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.