Design Process Manager, Colocation Design Standards

The Colocation Design Standards (CoDeS) Team is looking for a Design Process Manager to drive the management of the technical standards which shape the worlds leading cloud infrastructure create order from complexity and enable global teams to work efficiently and consistently.

In this role you will serve as the cornerstone of our Basis of Design (BOD) program for Colocation sites influencing how we document and manage technical standards across our global fleet of colocation data centers. Youll work with internal and external teams to define review and release critical documentation that guides infrastructure development. As an owner youll ensure our technical standards evolve to meet emerging needs while maintaining consistency across our rapidly growing infrastructure footprint.

Primary responsibilities include managing the end-to-end Colo BOD release cycle tooling and documentation; coordinating cross-functional reviews and developing scalable processes for document management. Youll collaborate with engineering teams to capture design improvements and ensure technical requirements are clearly documented. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining the quality and accessibility of our technical standards internally and externally.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities
Drive continuous improvement of standards and release processes across the organization
Coordinate with engineering teams to review and validate technical documentation
Provide high-quality guidance on documentation standards while working with global teams
Manage stakeholder communications and resolve escalations related to documentation releases
Oversee document control systems and version management
Refine or create processes to ensure technical documentation availability and accuracy.
This position will require up to 15% travel

A day in the life
The Colocation Design Standards (CoDeS) team drives the global standardization of technical solutions for AWS Colocation (colo) sites. The team owns the creation and update of engineering standards for colo sites following the performance objectives set in AWS Basis of Design (BoD) and creating those for colocation specific technology. The team also provides technical support for AWS product colo readiness to enable efficient deployment. CoDeS global standardization of technical designs objectives is key to enable more efficient and consistent capacity ingestion for the delivery teams.

About the team
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- Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or equivalent
- 1 years of project management disciplines including scope schedule budget quality along with risk and critical path management experience
- 2 years of technical product or program management experience.
- 2 years of analytical quantitative communication and presentations experience

- 2 years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- Experience coordinating cross-functional programs and release schedules
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
- Experience developing internal tooling or coordinating tooling creation.

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