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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Senior Cloud & ML Engineering Associate Director - **Company:** Robert Half - **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $153,000.0 - $260,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Encodings, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, AgentCore, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Amazon Bedrock, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** October 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0B1DE922DE61484D8B9E7BECEB895EAC/job/ ## About the Role * 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience across multiple service domains * Strong Python development skills with production-quality coding practices * Familiarity with ML lifecycle tooling (SageMaker, MLflow, or equivalent) * Experience with agentic AI frameworks and managed agent runtimes (AgentCore, Bedrock Agents) * Experience embedding within cross-functional teams (Data Science, Platform Engineering) * Certifications * Required: AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Certified Generative AI Developer * Preferred: Solutions Architect Professional, ML Specialty, or DevOps Engineer, * Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, IS, Comp Sci., etc.). * 7+ years working in professional services or industry. * Professional Certification * Required: AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Certified Generative AI Developer * Preferred: Solutions Architect Professional, ML Specialty or DevOps Engineer Our Hybrid Workplace Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments. ## Description As an Associate Director, you'll lead complex engagements, strengthen strategic client relationships, and manage technology risk. You'll develop practical solutions using analytics, automation, and modern tools while ensuring high-quality delivery. You'll identify new business, represent Protiviti in the market, and mentor teams while overseeing successful project delivery. What Will Help You Be Successful * You enjoy implementing AWS technology. * You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to AWS Cloud including the latest trends and developments. * You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional experiences. * You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership. * You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members. * You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities. * You have interest in contributing to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business. * You excel at identifying opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities. * You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries. What Success Looks Like in the First Year * Owns architecture and technical outcomes for significant AWS engagements, translating ambiguity into implementable plans. * Earns trust with client technology leaders through authoritative guidance and consistent delivery. * Improves team quality and efficiency through reusable architectures, standards, and engineering patterns. * Identifies well-scoped follow-on work that addresses legitimate client needs., * This resource will be instrumental in bridging the gap between data science research and production-grade AWS deployments, enabling faster iteration cycles and more robust ML infrastructure. * Translate objectives into AWS implementation strategies and lead architecture decisions across networking, identity, security, automation, resilience, observability, operating models, and AWS Well-Architected and compliance requirements. * Guide and mentor cloud engineers, review critical deliverables and architecture decisions, and direct resolution of complex delivery challenges. * Ensure sustainable operational transition, manage major technical risks and dependencies, and identify improvements to architecture, security, reliability, automation, and operating models. * Develop reusable reference architectures, delivery patterns, and technical standards., For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states - West Virginia, Alaska. Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.