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Description

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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Network Decommissioning Manager to join our rapidly growing network and Cable Decommissioning team (NCD). As a manager in this team, you will work directly with engineers and managers across the company to support and scale removal of Networking gear from data centers in the Northern Virginia region. You will also work with existing local and global teams to develop innovative solutions to decommission networks and manage the implementation of solutions. This is an opportunity to leverage and grow your existing engineering and leadership experience in an innovative and highly collaborative environment where the results of your work will directly impact AWS and its customers.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and develop a team of Network Decommissioning techs

- Ensure non-impactful and timely removal of existing network infrastructure.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define plans and process to achieve required capacity and network requirements via decommissioning efforts.

- Partner with peer leaders within the NCD organization to create and perpetuate a true lifecyle approach to standardizing and maintaining internal cabling throughout the data center environments.

- Identify and respond to risks and high-priority issues; leading high-profile/visibility projects, as required, to enable new capacity and services.

- Support new automation introduction activities that, reduce cost and decommissioning time; obsessing over reducing risk and legacy constraints inherent in existing facilities.

- Travel 20% or more to review projects and coordinate with onsite personnel and contractors at AWS data centers

A day in the life

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's in related field or equivalent experience

- 5+ years of data center engineering management experience

- 5+ years of Project Management experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience mentoring individual contributors

- Proven track record of creating and leading high-performance delivery or infrastructure decommissioning teams; specifically focused within data center or other critical spaces.

- Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high level review.

- Experience carrying new design concepts from exploration to deployment/construction.

- Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe features, technical designs, and strategy.

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

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

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.