The Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) works backwards from our customers most complex and business critical problems to build and execute gotomarket plans that turn AWS ideas into multibilliondollar businesses. WWSO teams are made up of specialists with deep technology and industry expertise who help carry their fields into the future. As part of WWSO youll provide expertise across the entire life cycle of an AWS customer initiative from developing ideas for new services to accelerating the adoption of established businesses. We pride ourselves on thinking big delivering exceptional results for our customers and working across AWS as #OneTeam.
The Area Specialist Team is made up of deep domain experts who work directly with our customers to solve their most complex challenges. We are part of the Account Team responsible for account planning opportunity identification and pursuit. We stay closely connected to our customers and bring valuable data and insights to our product teams strengthening the product roadmap. Our team is at its best when a customer is thinking big and needs specialized experience to innovate for their business.
The Amazon Connect Specialist Team is made up of deep CX and Enterprise Contact Center domain experts who work directly with our customers to solve their most complex challenges. We stay closely connected to our customers and bring valuable data and insights to our product teams strengthening the product roadmap. Our team is at its best when a customer is thinking big and needs specialized experience to innovate for their business.
Amazon Connect was designed from the ground up to be omnichannel it provides a seamless experience across voice and chat for your customers and agents leveraging AWS. This is a highly technical position for someone who can dive deep build complex AWSoptimized architectures and help customers accelerate their adoption of AWS services. Your broad responsibilities include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects. You should be as comfortable discussing complex technical details with a room full of engineers as you are briefing an executive audience. In addition you will engage with other AWS solutions architects partner and professional services organizations to drive large and highly complex sales opportunities to closure.
Key job responsibilities
Provide customers with deep technical expertise in your domain to advance adoption of AWS products in service to customer goals.
Collaborate with specialist sales marketing and products teams to ideate around your customers most challenging business problems.
Act as a trusted advisor to line of business and Csuite leaders.
Lead architectural reviews and workshops to advance your customers technical objectives.
Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs whitepapers reference architectures and publicspeaking events such as AWS Summit AWS re: Invent etc. Participate as a leader in AWS technical communities.
Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS and participate in architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
Provide data and anecdotes on what is working and what is not back to the larger specialist community and product teams. Act as primary point of contact for urgent customer issues in your technical specialty.
A day in the life
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.
7 years design/implementation/consulting experience of distributed applications
5 years management of technical customer facing resources
5 years of experience building integrations across WFM CRM and contact center solutions or experience with communications protocols and APIs such as WebRTC and SIP or similar CCaaS technology
Experience developing solutions and passion for handson experience with scripting/coding (e.g. python java c# .NET or
History of successful technical consulting and/or architecture engagements with largescale customers or enterprises
Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives IT Management and developers.
Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise
Computer Science /relevant degree and/or experience highly desired
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239000/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.