WW Tech Leader, Modernization

AWS is seeking an exceptional Worldwide Tech Leader for Modernization to drive strategic modernization initiatives across our global customer base. This senior technical leadership role will define and execute the technical strategy for application modernization infrastructure modernization and cloud-native transformation at scale. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with executive presence enabling AWS customers to accelerate their modernization journeys while building world-class technical teams and programs.

Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive the worldwide technical strategy for modernization initiatives including application modernization infrastructure transformation and cloud-native architectures
- Lead complex enterprise-scale modernization engagements with strategic customers across multiple industries providing hands-on technical leadership during critical initiatives
- Develop reusable frameworks tools accelerators and technical guidance that scale modernization efforts worldwide
- Engage directly with C-level executives and technical leaders to assess modernization readiness define transformation roadmaps and build trusted advisor relationships
- Build mentor and scale a global community of modernization specialists through training programs knowledge sharing mechanisms and career development frameworks
- Establish thought leadership through speaking engagements whitepapers blog posts and industry events to position AWS as the modernization leader
- Create modernization assessment methodologies maturity models and reference architectures for common transformation scenarios
- Drive adoption of AWS modernization services including AWS Transform
- Navigate complex organizational and technical challenges to unblock customer modernization initiatives and accelerate transformation journeys
- Drive revenue growth through successful modernization engagements expanded AWS service adoption and strategic opportunity identification
- Drive alignment across AWS field teams partner organizations and service teams on modernization priorities and execution strategies


About the team
This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy recruiting development and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges. We pride ourselves on thinking big delivering exceptional results for our customers and working across AWS as #OneTeam.

Why AWS
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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
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- 10 years of leading development of applications backed by AWS services or using other cloud based technologies and services experience
- 5 years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
- 10 years of working with Enterprise Application Modernization and Migration technologies including but not limited to Mainframe Serverless Containers or Cloud Operations experience
- Experience with AWS or cloud technologies
- Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development life cycle including agile methodologies coding standards code reviews source management build processes testing and operations
- Experience engaging and influencing C-level executives both business and technical
- Experience managing and delivering large-scale enterprise IT projects
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering a related technical field or equivalent

- Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
- Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives IT management and developers
- Experience architecting migrating transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 TX Austin - 182800.00 - 247300.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 182800.00 - 247300.00 USD annually