The Program Manager bridges strategic technical planning, hands-on architectural design, and cross-functional delivery execution. In this role, you will define the blueprint for scalable, event-driven AWS cloud applications while simultaneously managing the overall program lifecycle, managing cross-team dependencies, and ensuring alignment with corporate business objectives.
Core Responsibilities :
- Program &
- Delivery Management : Track, manage, and drive large-scale application development initiatives, aligning timelines, managing risks, and untangling multi-team dependencies.
- Architecture &
- Design : Design secure, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective cloud application blueprints utilizing the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
- Team Leadership &
- Governance : Direct agile engineering squads, drive engineering excellence, and enforce cloud governance and AWS IAM security baselines.
- Automation &
- IaC : Define infrastructure-as-code patterns to automate deployment pipelines and multienvironment application infrastructure.
- Stakeholder Alignment : Act as the primary interface between product management, executive leadership, and technical teams, translating product vision into phased execution milestones.
Technical Requirements :
- Experience :
12 years in IT/Software engineering, with 5 years in a hybrid role spanning systems architecture, team leadership, and technical delivery.
- Serverless &
- Microservices : Deep expertise building systems with AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS/EKS, API Gateway, and AWS Step Functions.
- Messaging &
- Event-Driven : Strong implementation experience with Amazon EventBridge, SQS, and SNS.
- Data Modeling : Advanced knowledge of both NoSQL and Relational databases, specifically Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Aurora.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Hands-on mastery of AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
- CI/CD &
- DevOps : Experience establishing automated release pipelines via AWS CodePipeline or GitHub Actions.
Program &
- Leadership Skills :
- Advanced proficiency in managing complex backlogs, resource alignments.
- Expertise in managing and leading multi-functional agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Scrum@Scale, or Kanban).
- Exceptional communication skills to present project metrics, risk-mitigation strategies, and architectural roadmaps to executive-level leadership.
Preferred Certifications :
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Skilled
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
📌 Tenarai - Program Manager (India)
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