Cloud Architect, AWSI Professional Services, APJ

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AWSI Professional Services(ProServe) APJ team is seeking a Cloud Architect focusing on Global Financial Services(GFS) Industries accounts and other industries for its AWSI ProServe Team. This role will be focused on helping Financial Services Healthcare and Retail & CPG customers build or migrate their business workloads on AWS.

From ideation through to build and then to operate AWS ProServe is committed to helping customers accelerate their time-to-value on AWS. This Cloud Architect will be based in Japan. Their focus will be on providing pre-sales support with customer executives followed by hands-on-delivery for GFS Healthcare Life sciences and Retail & CPG workloads.

Successful candidates will have executive level experience in leading defining designing and deploying enterprise level strategic solutions.

The ideal candidate will also have experience with managing data at scale automation and hybrid.



Key job responsibilities
- Deliver value Lead and support local ProServe delivery teams as a Pre sales expert to deliver transformational ProServe technical engagements for AWS Industries customers.
- Pre-sales support Create and deliver presentations to customers that inspire the art of the possible using cloud computing. Understand customer requirements and collaborate with AWS Industries sales leaders to scope present and win new customer engagements
- Industry Leadership Identify common customer interest in Japan and innovate new technology offerings. Work with the global AWS Industries team to stay-ahead of the leading-edge platform services and ProServe technology offerings.
- Industry Expertise Transfer Upskill AWS ProServe builders in APJ on proven ProServe offerings.

This is an executive level customer facing role. You will be required to travel to client locations to deliver professional services when needed.

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- 10 years of consulting experience working with Financial Services Healthcare Life Sciences and Retail & CPG industries solutions or working as a Pre Sales Expert.
- 10 years of experience in developing long-term strategies around product/ solution roadmap with execution programs to deliver on envisioned strategy.
- Ability to estimate the efforts needed to deliver the customer solution/s.
- Ability to create compelling customer proposals and executive-level presentation skills
- Expert level understanding of Cloud Computing Hybrid Multicloud environments

- Experience with pre-sales a plus
- AWS Cloud Certifications
- Experience with AWS services
- GenAI Certification a plus

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