IT Manager - AWS

Apollo

• $110K — $130K *
West Des Moines, IA 50265In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in leading enterprise platforms or software engineering roles, including 2+ years in a leadership capacity.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS, Agile methodologies, enterprise integrations, APIs, and DevOps/CI/CD.
  • Proficiency in Python or similar interpreted programming languages.
  • Experience with RESTful APIs and SQL databases is required.
  • Familiarity with source code management tools and application performance monitoring technologies is preferred.
  • Demonstrated success in building high-performing teams with a focus on inclusive leadership and talent development.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and operational health of the AWS platform, focusing on security and performance.
  • Develop and nurture a high-performing AWS engineering team with an inclusive culture.
  • Drive Agile delivery practices in collaboration with Product Owners to enhance team performance.
  • Establish and oversee development, integration, and platform standards while managing technical debt.
  • Identify automation opportunities and promote reusable solutions across technology and business teams.

Benefits

  • Collaborative culture emphasizing innovation and ownership through BEAM values.
  • Opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic enterprise technology landscape.
  • Engagement with Apollo, a leading alternative asset management firm.
Full Job Description
Purpose: Athene is investing in modern enterprise platforms that accelerate digital transformation, improve operational efficiency, and streamline complex business processes. As our IT Manager – AWS, you will lead the strategy, delivery, and ongoing evolution of the AWS platform, ensuring it enables scalable, secure, and high-performing business solutions across the enterprise.

This role combines platform ownership with Agile delivery leadership, partnering across architecture, infrastructure, security, product, and business teams to deliver innovative workflow automation that drives measurable business outcomes. Success in this role requires technical leadership, a people-centered leadership approach, strong collaboration, critical thinking, adaptability, and a passion for continuous improvement.

At Athene, you’ll help shape enterprise technology while working alongside Apollo, one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers, in a culture that values innovation, ownership, speed, and collaboration through our BEAM values.

Accountabilities:

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Lead the strategy, governance, architecture, and operational health of the AWS platform, ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and performance across all environments.

  • Lead and develop a high-performing AWS engineering team, fostering an inclusive, people-centered culture focused on coaching, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

  • Drive Agile delivery by partnering with Product Owners to prioritize work, manage capacity, deliver releases, and continuously improve team performance and delivery metrics.

  • Establish development, integration, security, and platform standards while overseeing enterprise integrations, platform upgrades, monitoring, incident management, and technical debt reduction.

  • Partner across Technology and business teams to identify automation opportunities, promote reusable solutions, and deliver scalable digital capabilities that improve operational efficiency.


Qualifications and Experience:

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

  • 5+ years of experience leading enterprise application platforms, software engineering, Agile delivery, or enterprise technology solutions, or relevant experience; including 2+ years of direct or indirect people leadership experience.

  • Experience with AWS along with strong knowledge of Agile delivery, enterprise integrations, APIs, cloud technologies, DevOps/CI/CD, and platform operations.

  • Proficiency with Python or similar interpreted languages.

  • Proficiency with RESTful APIs.

  • Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.

  • Proficiency with source code management tools and processes.

  • Experience developing, deploying and managing Amazon Web Services-based (or a similar cloud service) solutions preferred.

  • Experience with application performance monitoring technologies preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams through coaching, inclusive leadership, talent development, sound decision-making, and a strong focus on risk awareness and operational excellence.

  • Strong critical thinking, communication, stakeholder management, adaptability, innovation mindset, and AI fluency, with the ability to identify opportunities where AI and automation improve delivery and business outcomes.

  • Bachelor27s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

* Ladders Estimates

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