Senior Technical Program Manager, CloudTune

Amazon is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager, CloudTune in Austin, United States. It pays $149k-$201k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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The CloudTune Capacity Management and Planning (CaMP) team is responsible for strategically planning, procuring, optimizing, and managing the cloud compute infrastructure that powers Amazon's global retail products and services. Our mission is to ensure Amazon has the right compute capacity, at the right time and cost, while maximizing infrastructure utilization and minimizing waste. We support year-round business operations and major global traffic events, including Prime Day, Q4 holidays, the Super Bowl, and Prime Video original launches.

We are seeking a highly analytical and technically strong Senior Technical Program Manager to lead complex, cross-organizational infrastructure optimization and capacity planning initiatives. This role will own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of programs that improve compute efficiency, optimize infrastructure investments, and enable Amazon to scale reliably and cost-effectively.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical understanding of cloud infrastructure with strong business judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence decisions across engineering, finance, economics, and AWS leadership. This is a high-impact role requiring the ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge existing mechanisms, and translate complex infrastructure constraints into scalable, automated solutions.

Key job responsibilities
- Own Executive-Level Infrastructure Cost Efficiency Goals

- Drive delivery of the ELT-level goal to maintain SDO pool Infrastructure Monthly Recurring (IMR) costs within established thresholds, balancing infrastructure efficiency, capacity availability, and business growth requirements.

- Proactively look around corners to identify emerging cost pressures, idle capacity accumulation, demand fluctuations, and infrastructure inefficiencies that could put IMR targets at risk.

- Develop and execute a comprehensive capacity optimization strategy spanning idle capacity forecasting, resource reuse, Sweep, Reserved Instance expiration, resizing, and infrastructure returns.

- Establish leading indicators, forecasting mechanisms, and automated controls to proactively manage IMR performance and identify corrective actions before financial thresholds are breached.

- Partner with engineering, AWS, finance, and business stakeholders to drive systemic efficiency improvements, influence investment priorities, and deliver sustainable reductions in infrastructure waste.

- Own executive-level reporting on IMR performance, cost drivers, risks, and mitigation plans, ensuring clear accountability for achieving organizational efficiency goals.

Basic qualifications

- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of software development experience
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred qualifications

- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership

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.

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, TX, Austin - 148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually

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