Recruiter I, AWS Infrastructure Services

Role overview

This is a contract-based recruiting assignment supporting Amazon AWS Infrastructure Services, not a direct full-time Amazon hire. The selected professional will work through Amazon’s approved third-party Direct Source provider for the project duration.

The position supports a high-volume technical recruiting function for the AWS Infrastructure Services organization, which hires talent for data centers, cloud computing, and engineering teams that keep AWS operating at scale worldwide. The role is heavily focused on early-stage recruiting work: finding, engaging, and screening candidates across multiple requisitions and hiring managers.

What you'll do

• Lead sourcing efforts for technical openings across data center, cloud, networking, and software engineering functions that support AWS infrastructure.
• Create and run sourcing strategies by partnering with lead recruiters and hiring managers to understand role needs and then identifying suitable talent.
• Carry out frequent candidate outreach through email and virtual touchpoints, with a significant portion of the week spent in live candidate conversations.
• Track and meet weekly performance goals, including 36 phone screens scheduled each week and 5 to 7 interviews coordinated in person or virtually.
• Proactively contact passive candidates through cold outreach rather than working from an inbound applicant queue.
• Balance ongoing communication with both the hiring manager owning the requisition and the candidate being engaged.

What we're looking for

• 1 to 2+ years of experience in technical recruiting, preferably in a high-volume setting.
• Strong Boolean search capability for sourcing and candidate discovery.
• A background centered on proactive sourcing, including cold outreach and engagement of passive talent.
• Prior Amazon experience is considered an advantage.
• An associate degree or bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Schedule and location

This is a 40-hour-per-week role with Monday through Friday core working hours and no overtime. The assignment starts as soon as possible and is onsite in Seattle, Washington, or alternatively in Arlington, Virginia, or Herndon, Virginia.

Contract terms and hiring context

The assignment is expected to run for 12 months and may be extended or converted to a full-time employee role. The role is part of a fast-moving recruiting team that works like a business, with direct intake from hiring managers, ownership of sourcing plans, and close collaboration across the pipeline from outreach to screening.

Team principles and culture

The team emphasizes continuous learning, ownership, speed, and measurable outcomes. Team members are expected to stay curious, drive their requisitions forward, act quickly when demand increases, and focus on delivering clear recruiting results.

The environment is collaborative and conversation-heavy, with open sharing of insights and a strong expectation that each recruiter contributes to the team’s broader success. The work contributes directly to building the workforce behind one of the most complex infrastructure organizations in technology.

Pay and benefits

The expected pay range for this contract is $36 to $38 per hour. Benefits available through the staffing provider may include optional medical coverage, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit.

Fair chance and equal opportunity notice

Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in line with applicable fair chance laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and relevant county or city ordinances. Criminal history may affect some job duties, including judgment, confidentiality, security access, safe handling of client property and data, and compliance with client expectations and policies.

The staffing provider is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information.