Application deadline: Aug 3, 2026
The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a highly skilled and versatile Engagement Manager (EM) to join our team and lead the delivery of complex cloud solution projects. In this role you will combine technical expertise with strong project leadership skills to drive successful implementations of
AWS-based solutions for our clients. You will bridge business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating technical discussions and ensuring alignment with customer outcomes. Applying
AWS frameworks like Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Framework while demonstrating technical credibility across diverse stakeholders, you will distill customer needs into clear technical requirements, decompose complex problems, and make informed trade-off decisions considering performance, scalability, security, and business impact.
Possessing strong technology and program/project management experience, you will validate technical solutions against business goals, recognize when additional technical evaluation is needed, and manage technical risks. You will be expected to achieve and maintain relevant
AWS certifications, develop domain-specific expertise, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and business audiences. As you progress, you’ll lead increasingly complex technical projects, shape cross-organizational technical strategies, and establish best practices in your domain. In this role you will apply your management and leadership capabilities to successfully execute project plans, proactively identify and manage risks, resolve issues, escalate when appropriate, and drive projects to successful completion, while exceeding customer expectation.
The
AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the
AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the
AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.
Key job responsibilities
As an experienced technology program/project manager, you will be responsible for:
- Leading and managing complex cloud migration and implementation projects
- Leveraging comprehensive knowledge of
AWS services, architectures, and best practices to guide technical decisions and strategic planning
- Bridging business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating engineering discussions and ensuring alignment with customer business outcomes
- Distilling customer needs into clear technical requirements and map them to business outcomes
- Decomposing complex technical problems into actionable, deliverable solutions
- Contributing to technical documentation and define documentation standards
About the team
Diverse Experiences:
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job below, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why
AWS? Amazon Web Services (
AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture - Here at
AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth - We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance - We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
- 2+ years of leading multiple
Agile teams (like
Scrum Masters, Product Owners) concurrently or at scale experience
- 5+ years of leading and delivering enterprise-level IT engagements experience
- Bachelor's degree in STEM field
- Knowledge of the value proposition of the public cloud and cloud engagement delivery (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance
- Demonstrated track record of extreme reliability in program execution — the person who never drops a tasker, never misses a deadline, and never lets an action item
go stale. References and work history should reflect a pattern of being the most dependable person in the room.
- Experience owning financial tracking and reporting for large-scale, multi-CLIN government programs, including monthly actuals-vs-plan reporting, burn rate monitoring, EAC/ETC forecasting, and the ability to translate financial data into clear narratives for leadership and government stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills with demonstrated ability to produce polished deliverables under time pressure — including status reports, executive briefings,
CDRL documentation, and presentation materials that are ready for government review without significant rework.
- Experience serving as the operational deputy or chief of staff to a senior program leader — managing their calendar of commitments, balancing competing priorities across multiple stakeholders, anticipating what needs to happen next, independently executing taskers on their behalf, and stepping into meetings or decisions when they are unavailable.
- Experience working in classified or government delivery environments with an understanding of
CDRL requirements, contract deliverable formatting standards, and the discipline required to maintain documentation quality across a multi-year program lifecycle.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
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