Sr. Systems Development Manager, AWS Managed Operations (MO)

Does the challenge that comes from leading and driving large cross-organizational projects and initiatives for one of the largest Cloud providers excite you Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions

The AWS Managed Operations (MO) organization was founded in April 2023 with the objective to reduce operational load and toil through long-term engineering projects. MO is building the best-in-class engineering and operations team that will own the day-to-day operations for AWS Regions; improving the availability reliability latency performance and efficiency to operate AWS regions.

Amazon is looking for a highly motivated Sr. Systems Development and Operations Leader to drive the technical operational efficiency for AWS. The role will be responsible to manage teams that own operational problems excellence and support goals for AWS Regions. We are seeking a Senior Operations Manager with strong technical skills problem solving abilities deep customer affinity and communication skills to lead our operations/engineering organization.

This is a highly visible role that requires both business acumen when working with senior management a strong technical background for understanding systems and database engineering practices and technical depth for removing development roadblocks. You will interact with a broad cross section of the Amazon organization as you trace through complex interconnected systems to improve the overall operational stance of the organization and root out any issues uncovered along the way.


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Key job responsibilities
- Building and Leading the System Engineering team that own building innovative solutions to operational problems and driving measurable Operational Excellence improvements across the entire organization

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About AWS

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Diverse Experiences

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- 10 years of planning designing developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation delivered through the software development lifecycle in an API-enabled environment including agile development software architecture/patterns and modern cloud services
- Knowledge of the tools of the trade including a variety of modern programming languages (Rust Java C/C) and a solid understanding of the Linux operating system
- Experience in planning designing developing and delivering consumer software
- Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure products that support Tier-1 mission critical services with a focus on privacy security availability and efficiency

- 10 years of direct work with cloud hosting technologies (AWS Azure etc.) experience
- 5 years of managing managers experience
- Experience directly working with cloud hosting technologies (AWS Azure etc.)
- Experience in managing managers
- Experience with AWS platforms services and design patterns
- Experience with distributed systems at scale

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $160900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $307900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.