Key job responsibilities
Operational Excellence - As a manager you will be expected to drive operational excellence in everything we do. This includes creating processes, procedures, and automation to improve efficiency in our day-to-day tasks and projects. You will work closely on supporting our internal customers and ensuring that their needs and issues are being addressed.
Performance Management/Team Health - You will own all facets of performance and career management of assigned staff. Regular one-on-one meetings with all team members are required. You will be expected to provide both technical and ‘soft skill’ mentoring in order to maintain a well-rounded, world-class organization. This includes project management, quality audits, and coordination of training sessions with senior-level engineers as well as day-to-day oversight of the team including scheduling when needed.
About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Manages a global team that deploys and support the critical IT infrastructure for the data centers Mechanical (HVAC) and Electrical controls systems. The team work closely with Controls Engineers to ensure that the data center control systems perform optimally.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years experience managing technical teams
- Bachelor degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years experience in IT Infrastructure Operations, IT Service Management or IT Business Operations
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA or Master’s Degree in a technical discipline
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and project management software. Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent.
- Experience with management of change. Proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, or customers
- Excellent communication skills, teamwork, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Must possess ability to build peer relationships as well as work independently. Must be able to operate with little to no supervision
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