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Kaniz Mahdi

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Director Technology, AWS Industries at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 United States

Kaniz Mahdi is the Director of Technology at AWS Industries, where she spearheads technology strategy for the global telecommunications sector. A key architect of 5G and Edge, she holds patents for network technologies and has held executive roles at Deutsche Telekom and VMware. She earned a Master of Science from The University of Texas at Dallas.

She is passionate about breaking barriers and challenging conventional wisdom, a theme that has defined her career. Kaniz actively inspires developers and fosters innovation through initiatives like the "Breaking Barriers" challenge. Colleagues have described her as an amazing technical talent with an immense desire to succeed.

Unique fact: She was one of only eleven women in her engineering class of four hundred students in Pakistan.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Director Technology, AWS Industries
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
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AI-Native 6G
Articulates a vision where 6G is not just about faster connectivity but a fundamental shift where intelligence and compute become a utility, built on AI-native foundations.
Agentic AI
Strongly advocates for technologies like AgentCore that simplify the design and deployment of AI agents, making them more accessible and effective for developers and consumers.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Director Technology, AWS Industries
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
5-2025
Board Member
Telecom Infra Project
6-2022 - 1-2024
SVP TAI & Group Chief Architect
Deutsche Telekom
4-2021 - 1-2024
Co-Founder & Chairperson
Open Grid Alliance
10-2022 - 12-2023
Board Member
Telecom Infra Project
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Education
1992 - 1994
Master of Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor of Engineering
NED University of Engineering and Technology
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