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Do you love games Do you want to work with the some of the most innovative Game companies in the world Do you have a passion for helping customers solve web-scale challenges and understand application architectures Do you want to help build a new customer-obsessed team and help establish AWS Game Tech as the leading platform in the Games Industry
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Games Solutions Architecture team is looking for an experienced and motivated technologist with a passion for creating strategies best practices and solving complex business challenges focusing on the Games industry.
As an AWS Games Solutions Architect you will work with some of the most interesting hyper-growth games companies on the planet. Youll work with startups indie studios legendary blockbuster publishers technology platforms and middleware partners in the Games industry to help them build better games with the AWS cloud.
The ideal candidate must be self-motivated and should have a deep understanding of Game technologies including engines platforms and middleware providers alongside applicable technical use cases architectures and development workflow. They should also have the ability to connect technology with measurable business value. They should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business products and technical challenges.
Key job responsibilities
- Together with the broader Games teams help develop the strategic plan for AWS particularly the technical elements of the strategy and plan to engage customers and partners.
- Establish technical credibility in sales cycles (personally or with the broader technical team) and can credibly drive discussions with CTOs CIOs Chief Architects Senior Developers etc. from both customers and partners across the Gaming industries.
- Collaborate with customers in the Games industry who use Engine Platform and Middleware Technologies to implement test and expand programs. Work in the field alongside sales enablement specialists regional business development teams and account management personnel to ensure successful deployment and scaling of these initiatives.
- Deliver presentations at customer briefings and industry events while establishing AWS Game Tech as a thought leader by showcasing innovative solutions in gaming technology domains.
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- 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
- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
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