DESCRIPTION

AWS Infrastructure Services is seeking an exceptional Quality Assurance Cabling Manager to lead a data center quality team in our Global Network Delivery organization. As a key leader in our infrastructure team, you will drive best-in-class cabling quality across AWS' global data centers, helping us maintain our position as the world's most efficient and cost-effective cloud infrastructure provider.

In this role, you will lead a team of Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers, establishing and maintaining the highest quality standards for our data center network deployments. Your team will be instrumental in ensuring that all build, scaling, and hardware installations meet AWS's rigorous quality guidelines, ultimately enabling seamless cloud services for our customers worldwide.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

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Key job responsibilities
• Lead and develop a diverse team of Quality Assurance Engineers and Data Center Auditors
• Establish and oversee comprehensive quality control systems, including inspection mechanisms and performance measurements
• Partner with network design teams and vendors to develop and enforce installation standards
• Manage end-to-end quality metrics, risk management, and preventative measures
• Drive continuous improvement through data-driven process optimization
• Conduct regular site audits and develop remediation strategies
• Serve as the primary quality assurance subject matter expert for cabling and hardware installations
• This position requires 25% travel within the region to AWS Data Centers for project reviews and onsite coordination.

A day in the life
Your typical day will involve collaborating across multiple disciplines and time zones. You'll start by reviewing quality metrics from previous days inspections and audits and addressing any immediate concerns with your team. Throughout the day, you'll conduct one-on-one meetings with team members, participate in cross-functional planning sessions, and analyze trend data to identify improvement opportunities.

You'll work directly with QA Engineers and managers to refine structured cabling and installation standards, and visiting data centers to ensure compliance and gather insights for continuous improvement. You will find yourself leading technical whiteboard sessions to resolve implementation challenges and presenting quality metrics to senior leadership.

About the team
As part of AWS Infrastructure, our organization prepares, plans, and builds the data centers that comprise the AWS cloud. This team drives continuous improvement of AWS Data Centers to provide more efficient and reliable infrastructure to customers.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.