Head of Data Center Systems Software

Company: Amazon.com, Inc.
Location: Denver
Posted on: September 17, 2020

Job Description:

Job ID: 1269585 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

The AWS Data Center Systems team seeks a Senior Software Development Manager to manage a team of approximately 40 engineers building the next generation datacenter infrastructure controls monitoring and alarming system. This role is both broad and deep, with responsibility for the long-term software direction for industrial control systems at the core of AWS datacenter infrastructure. This is an opportunity to build global cloud monitoring applications using device telemetry from the industrial control systems. Some of the services you will own include a calculation engine, a data science modeling platform for anomoloy detection and predictive analytics, a smart alarming service, and services modeling complex electrical and thermal topologies. These systems directly contribute to the high availability of AWS data centers, and Amazon’s sustainability goals.

As a Senior Manager, you will ensure that data center systems are designed with high reliability, security, availability, scalability, and low latency from the outset. You will establish development standards, best practices, and drive operational excellence throughout your organization. You will hire and develop the best managers and engineers to accomplish the organization's goals and mission. The relationships you build with peers will help ensure the group is using the right AWS services and methodologies for the company’s scale, while recognizing the unique requirements of the data center systems problem space.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS · 7+ years’ experience building and managing development teams.

· 5+ years’ experience leading teams that design, deliver and operate large highly reliable and scalable distributed systems

· 5+ years’ experience delivering software projects using Agile / Scrum methodologies

· 3+ year experience managing technical managers

· A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (or equivalent)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS · 4+ years of experience managing a team of at least 40 software engineers

· Deep understanding of engineering best practices

· Deep understanding of enterprise systems and data integration

· Experience with user centered design

· Experience with building accessible and mobile optimized web applications

· Experience with global technology implementation efforts and rollouts

· An MBA or advanced degree

· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.

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