Senior Program Manager - Hardware Ops & Vendors

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bespoke Solutions Teams within AWS Infrastructure Services is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own contractor operations, vendor management, and lab/manufacturing coordination for a high-assurance hardware program serving government customers.

This hands-on role consolidates contractor hiring, manages agreements, and acts as the operational backbone across engineering, security, and external manufacturing partners.

Qualifications

• Experience managing contractor operations for hardware programs.
• Proven ability to coordinate vendor and license agreements.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, security, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate contractor hiring and management responsibilities.
• Own end-to-end contractor lifecycle — sourcing, onboarding, performance tracking, off-boarding.
• Reduce key-person dependencies by establishing repeatable contractor management processes.
• Own contract manufacturing and onboarding of contract manufacturers; coordinate purchasing.

Skills

Contractor operations

Vendor management

Lab coordination

Program management

Job description

The Bespoke Solutions Teams within AWS Infrastructure Services is seeking a Senior Program Manager to own contractor operations, vendor management, and lab/manufacturing coordination for a high-assurance hardware program serving government customers.

This hands-on role consolidates contractor hiring, manages agreements, and acts as the operational backbone across engineering, security, and external manufacturing partners.