Sourcing Recruiter, Storage and Analytics, AWS, PES TA

As a Sourcing Recruiter supporting AWS Cloud Storage and Analytics org, you will own the full sourcing lifecycle for highly specialized engineering and technical roles across leaders. You will partner closely with Recruiting Business Partners, Recruiting Managers, and senior technical Hiring Managers to build proactive talent pipelines — with a particular focus on Software Development Engineers (SDE), Cloud Hardware Development Engineers (CHDE), and Systems Development Engineers.

To fuel continued growth, we are looking for a Sourcing Recruiter who is passionate about identifying and engaging top passive technical talent across some of the most competitive and niche hiring markets in the industry.

Key job responsibilities
- Developing and executing multi-channel sourcing strategies to attract passive, world-class technical talent across Compute, PLEX, Hardware Engineering, and ML/AI domains
- Building and maintaining robust, always-on candidate pipelines for evergreen and specialized engineering roles within S3 and RedShift.
- Conducting weekly hiring manager sourcing sessions and contributing qualified candidates to established talent pools
- Performing proactive outreach, candidate engagement, and initial screening to assess technical background, career motivations, and role alignment
- Partnering with Recruiting Business Partners to ensure a seamless candidate experience from first contact through offer
- Continuously mapping target companies, talent ecosystems, and technical communities relevant to Compute and ML Services hiring needs
- Supporting and leading sourcing sessions with builders and technical teams to generate referral leads and candidate pipelines
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date candidate records, pipeline metrics, and sourcing activity in recruiting systems
- Communicating sourcing progress, pipeline health, and market insights to stakeholders through regular updates
- Contributing to team-wide sourcing best practices, training initiatives, and process improvements

A day in the life
You will spend your days identifying and engaging passive technical candidates across some of the most specialized and competitive talent pools in the industry. You will collaborate daily with other recruiters and hiring managers, share market insights, and drive creative sourcing strategies — including sourcing sessions, referral campaigns, and target company mapping — that keep the org ahead of the competition for top technical talent.

About the team
The Product and Engineering (PES) Recruiting Team supports one of AWS's most strategically critical and technically complex organizations. The org spans EC2, Compute Services, Hardware Engineering Services (HWEngS), Instance Platforms/Nitro, Bedrock, Sagemaker, internal builder tools, and ML/AI infrastructure — the foundational layers that power Amazon and AWS at global scale.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of technical recruiting in high volume and high hiring bar environment experience
- Experience building candidate sourcing and closing strategies
- Experience building and utilizing a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive phone and internet research
- Experience with CTS/ATS with sourcing, tracking and managing candidates
- 3+ years of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel experience
- Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow among candidates, hiring managers and the recruiting team
- Experience partnering with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
- Experience executing recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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