AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service unmatched technology and unwavering support. We dive deep to understand each customers unique challenges then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customerfirst approach is how we built the worlds most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.
Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate customer adoption. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazons world class technical sales teams working with some of the best and brightest engineers architects and technical managers. You will also develop your skills and further your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.
As a Solutions Architect at AWS you will work directly with customers. We are looking for individuals who are motivated by the opportunity to work backwards from these customers needs and help them gain competitive edge using AWS. As an experienced technologist and key member of the Account team you will help influence customers architectural choices across broad use cases involving security compute storage networking as well as advanced scenarios involving serverless analytics and Generative AI.
As a part of the role you will provide exceptional technical design guidance and thought leadership. You will lead efforts to capture and share bestpractice knowledge with the AWS solution architect community. You will also gain the opportunity to learn from collaborate with and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture.
Key job responsibilities
In partnership with the sales team formulate and execute a technical sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS services.
Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud
Build deep relationships with senior technical stakeholders within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates
Conduct onetofew and onetomany training sessions to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already using AWS
Capture and share bestpractice knowledge within the AWS solutions architect community
Author or otherwise contribute to AWS customerfacing publications such as whitepapers
Act as a technical liaison between customers and product teams and help evolve the AWS platform.
Advocate for AWSs GenAI strategy by building demos and PoCs to show customers the artofthe possible
A day in the life
AWS is looking for Solution Architects who have been builders themselves share a passion for cloudnative businesses and are excited to apply their expertise working with customers. Hyperscale growth is the new norm for many of these organizations. The right candidate has the ability to anticipate challenges or look around corners. A key success metric is to reduce or manage blockers by applying your technical experience.
You will work alongside CLevel decision makers technical leads developers and infrastructure managers. You will also influence the future of the AWS platform by driving the continued success of our customers while learning new cloud technologies. If youre excited by engaging innovative thought leaders have a strong technical background and are looking to grow your cloud expertise we want to hear from you.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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4 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
2 years of design implementation or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
5 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
Knowledge of cloud architecture
Experience in technology/software sales presales or consulting
GenAI and Data Analytics practitioner. Early adopter of new technologies.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $204300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.