AWS Cloud Optimization Success is seeking a Solutions Architect who will build out example scenarios and handson labs to demonstrate best practices for deploying workloads in the cloud. This person will work with internal and external stakeholders to help acquire and maintain a proficiency in conducting WellArchitected Framework Reviews along with using tools like AWS Trusted Advisor and AWS Health reviewing the results and encouraging the resolution of any critical items or improvements detected in the workloads. The ideal candidate will be just as comfortable talking with the implementation engineers as they are talking with the CTO or CFO.
We want to help our customers build cloud native applications and adopt new ways of thinking about technologies solutions. We are extending an information rich product that uses advanced tooling to deliver the right content and advise to customers as they build and operate their workloads on AWS. You will enjoy the opportunities in this role if you like working with partners and customers and helping them with their adoption and of this solution with end customers.
The Role
In this role you will need to be technically capable and credible in shaping the solutionsfocused skills of AWS partners and customers with respect to conducting AWS WellArchitected Framework Reviews implementing best practices to remediate any critical issues and educate customers and partners on how to improve their implementations. You will be responsible for building and maintaining example workloads and handson labs that will be used to educate and onboard partner organizations. You will help shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of AWS across the partner and customer communities by emphasizing the importance of implementing AWS WellArchitected best practices. Working backwards from the customer business challenges you will define specific technical enablement strategies which enable our customers and partners to become more successful on AWS.
In this role you will take part in delivering Cloud Optimization Success Workshops and leading labs to enable various partners customers and internal stake holders. You will provide leadership for the technical relationship and act as the trusted advisor for specific questions on implementation using tooling and within their processes. You will develop improve and execute multiday workshops lead white boarding sessions and respond to inquiries while the partner or customer is learning and implementing the AWS WellArchitected Framework. You will have the opportunity to dive deep on our AWS technologies and will work side by side with some of the top technical talent in the industry.
Key job responsibilities
This is an opportunity to be part of history and transform businesses through cloud computing adoption and growth.
Deep technical skills and trusted advisor in Solution Architecture and Cloud Computing.
Customer facing skills ideally gained within a partner organization.
A demonstrated ability to think strategically about business product and technical challenges.
Some travel required 2540 domestic travel travel across EMEA and occasional broader international travel).
Assist partners and customers on diving deep on AWS Services as they develop their use of the AWS WellArchitected framework and use the AWS WellArchitected Tool
A day in the life
AWS Sales Marketing and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue adoption and growth from the largest and fastest growing small and midmarket accounts to enterpriselevel customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that worldclass support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building missioncritical applications on top of AWS services.
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Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics).
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Experience in infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking
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