diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Common/Configurations_common.cmake b/cmake/Platform/Common/Configurations_common.cmake
index 6ec788994c..15f7344958 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Common/Configurations_common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Common/Configurations_common.cmake
@@ -47,3 +47,18 @@ ly_append_configurations_options(
         NDEBUG
         AZ_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE="${LY_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_TYPE_RELEASE}"
 )
+
+# Ninja: parallel compile and link pool settings
+if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Ninja")
+    set(LY_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS "" CACHE STRING "Number of compile jobs to use (Defaults to not set)")
+    set(LY_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS "" CACHE STRING "Number of link jobs to use (Defaults to not set)")
+
+    if(LY_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS)
+        set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS compile_job_pool=${LY_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS})
+        ly_set(CMAKE_JOB_POOL_COMPILE compile_job_pool)
+    endif()
+    if(LY_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS)
+        set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS link_job_pool=${LY_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS})
+        ly_set(CMAKE_JOB_POOL_LINK link_job_pool)
+    endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/Platform/Linux/Configurations_linux.cmake b/cmake/Platform/Linux/Configurations_linux.cmake
index c4a98a4bec..7da0cf188f 100644
--- a/cmake/Platform/Linux/Configurations_linux.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Platform/Linux/Configurations_linux.cmake
@@ -29,10 +29,3 @@ endif()
 ly_set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
 ly_set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH FALSE)
 ly_set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
-
-if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Ninja")
-    if(LY_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS)
-        set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS link_job_pool=${LY_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS})
-        ly_set(CMAKE_JOB_POOL_LINK link_job_pool)
-    endif()
-endif()