The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a Senior GameTech Advisory Consultant to shape and transform how enterprises leverage cloud technology. As a Consulting Cloud Architect specializing in GameTech you will design implement and optimize cloud-based solutions tailored to the unique needs of gaming industry clients. You will work closely with companies like Riot Games Epic Games and Take-Two Interactive to architect scalable secure and cost-efficient cloud environments. Your expertise will enable game developers to enhance game performance streamline development pipelines and deliver seamless player experiences.
Possessing a deep understanding of AWS products and services as a Senior GameTech Delivery Consultant you will drive innovation and influence executive-level stakeholders across multiple organizations. Youll work closely with stakeholders as trusted advisors providing guidance on industry trends enterprise cloud transformation and innovative cloud solutions. You will be responsible sales support ensuring alignment to customer business outcomes and value realization.
The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices which cover a variety of solutions technologies and industries.
Key job responsibilities
As an experienced GameTech industry business and IT Advisory professional you will be responsible for:
Solution Design: Architect cloud solutions on AWS to support game development live operations and player engagement. Design scalable infrastructure for multiplayer games matchmaking leaderboards and in-game economies.
Client Collaboration: Partner with GameTech clients to understand their technical requirements such as low-latency networking high-availability servers and real-time analytics for player retention. Translate business needs into cloud architectures.
Optimization: Leverage tools like AWS for Games and Unreal Engine integrations to optimize game development pipelines reduce compilation times and manage cloud costs.
Scalability and Performance: Design cloud infrastructure to handle massive player concurrency (e.g. supporting millions of simultaneous players for titles like Fortnite). Ensure low-latency high-reliability systems for global game deployments.
Security and Compliance: Implement secure cloud environments ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR) and protecting intellectual property for game assets and player data.
Consulting and Advisory: Provide technical guidance to clients on cloud-native technologies microservices architecture and containerization. Advise on integrating AI machine learning or analytics for personalized player experiences.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with internal teams and external partners to deliver end-to-end solutions. Collaborate with game teams to integrate cloud services with Unreal Engine or proprietary engines.
Innovation and Trends: Stay updated on GameTech trends such as cloud gaming cross-platform play and esports infrastructure. Prototype new technologies and evaluate their feasibility for client use cases.
A day in the life
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- 5 years in cloud architecture IT consulting or solutions engineering with at least 2 years focused on GameTech.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering related field or equivalent experience
- 2 yrs experience with game engines (e.g. Unreal Engine Unity) and their integration with cloud services (e.g. AWS GameLift Epic Online Services).
- Understanding of game development workflows including build pipelines version control and CI/CD integration.
- 3 years experience with sales targets business development and driving customer satisfaction
- AWS experience preferred with proficiency in a wide range of AWS services (e.g. EC2 Lambda S3 RDS and GameLift.)
- AWS Professional level certifications (e.g. AWS Certified AI Practitioner Machine Learning Solutions Architect)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proficiency in cloud networking containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform CloudFormation).
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and cloud-native technologies.
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