Technical Trainer, AWS Skills Center at Amazon Web Services

• Here's your chance to work as a Technical Trainer on a newly formed team, with high visibility and significant customer impact. The successful candidate is an experienced technical trainer, ideally with hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services and/or in-depth knowledge of software architecture and virtualization technologies.
• In this role, you will deliver training content to new learners in order to meet our Mission: “We believe cloud computing education is one of the most impactful opportunities for professional growth; our mission is to attract, inspire, and educate new foundational learners to pursue their potential in the cloud.” 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

• Deliver instructor-led classroom training on a regular schedule at a single location with occasional travel
• Provide oversight and direction to the team that aligns with business goals and objectives
• Help shape the ongoing strategy and mission of the AWS Skills Centers program.
• Assist in developing & maintaining technical training content, lab exercises, presentations, and accompanying materials.
• Work with key vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, effective training content.
• Mentor and train internal and external authorized trainers as part of a train the trainer program

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of one or more of the following: big data, DevOps, security, systems administration, software development, cloud technology experience
• Experience as a trainer and ability to manage a classroom of learners

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certification (Cloud Technologist, Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, Developer)
• Knowledge of fundamentals of networking, security, databases (relational or NoSQL), operating systems (Unix, Linux, and/or Windows)