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Are you passionate about helping top software companies accelerate their global innovation journey? Do you want to be at the forefront of Data, Analytics, and Generative AI transformation while supporting one of AWS's key Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join our ISV Team. In this role, you'll work hand in hand with customers to help them make the most of AWS Cloud capabilities to enhance their offerings and drive mutual customer success. Solutions Architects own the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS. As a trusted advocate, you'll help customers understand best practices around advanced cloud-based solutions and provide strategic guidance on how to optimize their platform on AWS. You will be at the crossroads of business and technology, engaging with customers at all stages of their cloud adoption journey and expansion. In this role, you will get to practice your creativity, linking technology to tangible solutions and collaborating with customers on the art of the possible. You will have the opportunity to define and design cloud-native reference architectures for data and analytics use cases that support customer's platform. You will also identify patterns and trends that can help accelerate innovation within customer's AWS environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the technical relationship with customers providing technical advocacy as they build and enhance their products on AWS
- Participate in deep architectural and design discussions with customers to create world-class solutions built on AWS
- Work with customers to understand their business needs and provide prescriptive guidance on how to leverage AWS technologies
- Formulate and execute a strategy to drive adoption of AWS services within customer's platform
- Author and contribute to technical publications such as whitepapers and proof of concepts that highlight AWS.
- Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals at our customer to enable them to be cloud advocates
- Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community
- Drive successful outcomes for both AWS and customers through technical enablement
Key job responsibilities
- Own the technical relationship with customers providing technical advocacy as they build and enhance their products on AWS
- Participate in deep architectural and design discussions with customers to create world-class solutions built on AWS
- Work with customers to understand their business needs and provide prescriptive guidance on how to leverage AWS technologies
- Formulate and execute a strategy to drive adoption of AWS services within customer's platform
- Author and contribute to technical publications such as whitepapers and proof of concepts that highlight AWS.
- Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals at our customer to enable them to be cloud advocates
- Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community
- Drive successful outcomes for both AWS and customers through technical enablement
About the team Diverse Experiences
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Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
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Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, San Francisco - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually