Senior AWS Project Manager

Job Title:

Senior AWS Project Manager (Cloud & Data Platforms)

Employment Type: W2 Contract (No H1B/ No c2c)

Experience

Required:

8+ Years

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior AWS Project Manager to lead and coordinate large-scale cloud initiatives, infrastructure modernization programs, and data platform projects.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of project/program leadership experience
, strong understanding of AWS services, cloud delivery models, Dev Ops processes
, and exposure to Databricks or modern data engineering platforms
.

You will work across engineering, product, architecture, and business teams to ensure cloud projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with enterprise governance and security standards.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AWS cloud initiatives, including migrations, new service implementations, modernization efforts, and platform enhancements.
• Work closely with AWS architects and engineers to align project timelines, scope, and milestones.
• Coordinate infrastructure provisioning, cloud networking tasks, IAM roles, security reviews, and compliance approvals with cross-functional teams.
• Drive adoption of AWS best practices, tagging standards, cost governance, and architectural guardrails.

• Define project roadmap, scoping, resourcing, budgeting, scheduling, and success criteria.
• Maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Lead daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and cross-team sync meetings.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests proactively.
• Communicate status updates, executive summaries, and stakeholder reporting.

• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Security, Networking, Dev Ops, and Data teams on timelines and delivery expectations.
• Coordinate vendor teams, SIs, and third-party partners as needed.
• Align with leadership on priorities, planning cycles, and roadmap adjustments.

• Support teams working on Databricks Lakehouse
  , ETL modernization, and data platform pipelines.
• Coordinate tasks around workspace administration, Unity Catalog onboarding, cluster policies, and data governance activities.
• Assist in tracking progress for Medallion architecture delivery (Bronze/Silver/Gold layers).

• Ensure all cloud changes follow enterprise governance, CAB processes, and security approvals.
• Oversee documentation, architectural signoffs, operational readiness, and handoff procedures.
• Track AWS cost optimization initiatives, resource utilization, and financial forecasting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in IT project management, with at least 5+ years managing AWS or cloud projects
  .
• Proven experience delivering projects involving AWS services such as EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Formation/Terraform (coordination, not hands‑on).
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, Dev Ops workflows, CI/CD processes, and cloud security frameworks.
• Exposure to Databricks
  , modern data engineering pipelines, or enterprise data platforms.
• Excellent communication skills in managing senior stakeholders, executives, and technical teams.
• Strong organizational skills for handling budgets, timelines, multi‑team dependencies, and vendor coordination.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies.

• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or SAFe certification.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or above) preferred.
• Experience on cloud or data projects in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, aerospace, public sector).
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Service Now, or similar tools.