Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect, Databases, Canada Specialist Solutions Architects

Do you like to solve the most complex and high scale data management challenges in the world today Do you like to build scaling mechanisms as a force multiplier Do you like to engage with all levels of customer personas from engineering to C-level executives

As a Database Specialist Solutions Architect (SA) you will design complete solution architectures based on AWS database services.

Have you developed complex applications

Are you an experienced Oracle/SQL Server/NoSQL Platform Specialist How about PostgreSQL MySQL MariaDB Casandra or DynamoDB

Have you migrated Applications from one Database Engine to another

Have you designed and architected complex database solutions incorporating both relational and non-relational technologies

Would you like a career that gives you opportunities to help organizations understand and use cloud computing web services to do big new things faster at lower cost

As a Database Specialist SA you will collaborate with our customers and partners on key engagements. You will engage with Database Specialists Sellers and other stakeholders supporting sales activities such as customer discovery ideating white board solutioning presenting educating leading technical deep dives and other technical sales support activities for an assigned division and territory. You will develop and deliver proof-of-concept projects technical workshops and support implementation projects in order to develop or migrate applications from on-premise databases like Oracle/SQL Server to AWS eg. RDS Aurora-PostgreSQL/MySQL DynamoDB or other database services on AWS.

You will focus on customer solutions that depend on databases designing and deploying future state data services and reference architectures to enable our customers to make the most of AWS managed databases.

Key job responsibilities
Provide AWS customers with deep technical expertise and strategic guidance to allow them to effectively use AWS Database Services across their business both tactically and strategically
Collaborate with AWS specialist sales marketing and product teams to develop innovative solutions for customers most challenging business problems
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers executives helping them navigate cloud transformation and digital innovation
Lead architectural reviews and workshops focused on common use cases industry best practices helping customers jump-start their AWS migration journey
Design and architect complex database solutions based on relational or non-relational technologies
Champion industry best practices through technical thought leadership content including blogs white papers and reference architectures
Present at key industry events including AWS re:Invent AWS Summit and other conferences
Educate customers on AWS value proposition for Data management workloads ensuring solutions are optimized for production environments
Provide feedback to AWS product teams on customer specific requirements and act as primary point of contact for urgent customer issues in your technical specialty
Stay current with emerging trends in the Database Analytics and Generative Artificial Intelligence technologies to help customers innovate and maintain competitive advantage

About the team
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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
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences including executive level stakeholders or clients
- Deep knowledge and experience with at least one commercial or open source relational database (e.g. Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL) or non-relational database (e.g. MongoDB Cassandra DynamoDB)

- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN ON Toronto - 146000.00 - 211600.00 CAD annually