We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Training Team. Here's your chance to work as a Technical Trainer with high visibility and significant customer impact.
If you have previous programming experience via application/web development, and can communicate highly technical concepts to audiences at different stages in the AWS journey, we’d like to speak with you.
The successful candidate is an experienced technical trainer, ideally with experience in cloud or distributed architectures and/or virtualization technologies.
In this role, you will deliver training content to developers, administrators, architects, and partners to drive adoption and usage of AWS infrastructure services. You’ll have an opportunity to combine a passion for teaching, with enthusiasm for technology, to drive learning and establish positive customer relationships. You will have excellent communication skills and proven technology training experience.
Key job responsibilities
• Help shape the ongoing strategy and mission of the AWS training program.
• Assist in developing & maintaining technical training content, lab exercises, presentations, and accompanying materials.
• Deliver instructor-led classroom training to end-user customers and partners on a regular schedule in US and abroad.
• Work with key vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, effective training content.
• Assist in the development of a formalized Train-the-Trainer program for our Authorized Training Center partners and Contractors.
• Mentor and train internal and external authorized trainers as part of a train the trainer program
• Ability to travel regionally, ~30% of the time.
About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work- Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship and Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
* 5+ years of experience in a combination of the following areas: Architecture, IT system design, operations, programming, AI/ML, or advanced technical training (not application level training).
* Associate level certification or 2+ years of experience with one of the major cloud providers.
* Experience leading presentations, public speaking, or classroom training for related technology and products or services.
* Technical Degree (i.e. Computer Science, Information Systems) or relevant work experience.
Demonstrate a general understanding of various IT concepts (e.g. Compute, Storage, Networking, Database, Security).