Amazon AWS Certification Psychometrician 

United States, Texas, Arlington 

76698274

The AWS Certification team is seeking a Psychometrician with experience working with criterion-referenced assessment programs to support a large global AWS Certification program. In this role, you will support all psychometric aspects of exam development and operation, including job analyses, standard setting, automated test assembly, item and test analyses, optimal item bank design, quality assurance, and project planning.You will work closely with a team of psychometricians, subject matter experts, certification exam program managers, publishing, delivery, security, product management, and translation/localization teams to support ongoing analyses of exam data. To be successful in this position, you must be highly motivated, creative, detail oriented, and a self-starter who is able to think big, execute, ensure high quality, yet stay focused on the details.Key job responsibilities
- Conduct Job Task Analysis (JTA) workshops and post-JTA survey analyses to define the blueprint and test specifications for new certifications or updates to existing certifications
- Conduct standard setting studies to set the passing score for an exam
- Run item analysis to evaluate quality and performance of exam items
- Use automated test assembly procedures to assemble forms or item pools
- Work with content development to optimize the health of item banks
- Support the development of a cloud-based analytics and reporting system
- Interpret and clearly communicate the results of analyses to stakeholders through written and oral reports
- Follow the accreditation standards set by ISO/IEC:2012 17024 and the National Council for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) as they relate to valid psychometric practices
- Contribute to the development and execution of the strategic goals regarding the AWS certification program
- Consult with leadership, internal staff, external consultants, and industry leaders regarding advancement of current offerings

- PhD in Psychometrics, Quantitative Psychology, Educational measurement, or I/O Psychology
- 3+ years’ post-doctoral direct experiences working with high stakes certification or licensure programs
- Experience conducting job task analysis and standard setting
- Experience in equating, item analysis, and form assembly
- Experience using item response theory
- Proficiency in R or Python languages

- Experience in testing for global audiences
- History of conference presentations and publications
- Experience with different exam designs and delivery (e.g. LOFT, CAT)
- Experience using AI methods (e.g., Generative AI, machine learning)
- Experience with data forensics methods