Amazon

Site Risk & Due Diligence Manager, Risk and Resiliency

Amazon$127K — $171K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in technical infrastructure management
  • Familiarity with best practices and emerging technologies in infrastructure
  • Experience with various infrastructure build scenarios
  • 5+ years leading due diligence and design for large projects (preferred)
  • Master's degree in engineering or science, or equivalent experience (preferred)
  • Licensed professional engineer/architect or equivalent certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Guide AWS infrastructure expansion by conducting technical site analysis
  • Own infrastructure site selection projects using established processes
  • Scope and oversee engineering and technical studies
  • Manage project budgets and schedules, addressing risks
  • Develop multidisciplinary preliminary designs aligned with AWS standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • Mental health support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Play a leading role in datacenter site selection and technical due diligence at Amazon. You will lead technical site due diligence projects, partnering with stakeholders across the AWS infrastructure organization, to shape the future of AWS' infrastructure growth and investments.

You will play a key role in site selection and site due diligence for new and existing AWS regions. You will scope the technical studies and analysis required to appropriately evaluate prospective datacenter sites, hire and oversee the work of engineering and technical consultancies, understand the inter-relationships between technical disciplines, coordinate with internal stakeholders, and interpret the results of this analysis to make site acquisition, design, engineering, and technology recommendations. You will evaluate the impact of identified site risks and constraints on development costs and schedules.

The right person for this role will have a strong track record of technical program management, the demonstrated ability to deliver multiple high priority projects simultaneously, the ability to drive alignment across teams with competing priorities, and be a strong advocate for technical risk management.

Key job responsibilities

- Guiding the expansion of AWS infrastructure in new and existing regions by delivering technical site risk analysis and due diligence assessments.

- Owning infrastructure site selection and due diligence projects, applying standard approaches, templates, designs, and processes.

- Scoping, contracting, supervising, coordinating, and interpreting the results of engineering, environmental, and technical studies

- Managing budgets, establishing schedules, escalating technical and project risks, and making trade-offs based on business priorities.

- Owning the multidisciplinary preliminary design for our sites consistent with AWS design standards and technical specifications. Assessing and drawing conclusions from a wide range of real estate, engineering, construction, policy, environmental, planning, and business development considerations and making associated technical and business recommendations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience

- Knowledge of best practices and emerging technologies, related to infrastructure (i.e. network, data center, hardware, software)

- Experience with varying scenarios of infrastructure builds

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- • 5+ years of experience leading due diligence, design, engineering and/or land development activities for large infrastructure projects

- • Master's degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience

- • Licensed professional engineer/Architect with accredited institute, or equivalent technical certification

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 127,100.00 - 171,900.00 USD annually

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