Principal, Solutions Architect Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports , Solutions Architecture AWSI-MEGS Direct Accounts
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Job Location:
Irvine, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Were looking for a Principal Solutions Architect to serve as the strategic technical leader across the AWS Industries (AWSI) -Media & Entertainment Games and Sports (MEGS) vertical. This role is chartered to drive long-term strategic thought leadership accelerate high-value opportunity pursuits and position AWS as a transformational partner across a portfolio of strategic customers. Youll operate at the C-suite and VP level serving as a trusted senior technical advisor to some of the worlds most influential media entertainment gaming and sports companies.
Youll partner with account teams product teams and SA leadership to shape technical strategy sponsor innovation initiatives and help customers navigate multi-year cloud transformation journeys. Your focus will be on identifying long-horizon strategic opportunities across the portfolio driving cross-account pattern recognition and ensuring AWS is positioned not just as a cloud provider but as an innovation partner at the highest levels.
Were looking for someone who is curious collaborative and comfortable operating independently. You should be able to connect technology to business outcomes and think strategically about where the industry is headed.
Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership
Serve as the tech lead across multiple MEGS customers with ability to dive deep on strategic customer engagements
Abreast with the latest innovation across Data and AI at AWS and identifying emerging solution and deployment patterns
Advise senior technology leaders and executives on cloud strategy and architecture
Design scalable reliable architectures for media gaming streaming and sports workloads
Lead technical strategy across themes like content creation media supply chain live broadcast gaming infrastructure and sports technology
Pattern Recognition & Technology Evaluation
Identify trends and common challenges across MEGS customers
Evaluate new technologies and design patterns and translate findings into actionable guidance for account teams
Build reusable frameworks and solution blueprints that help teams move faster
Thought Leadership
Create whitepapers reference architectures and best practices in collaboration with AWS Technical Field Communities
Present at industry events (AWS 1P and 3P)
Mentor Solutions Architects and help raise the technical bar across the organization
Innovation & Product Influence
Work backwards from customer needs to identify product gaps and influence AWS roadmaps
Help customers re-imagine and transform existing systems leveraging innovations across data patterns and AI
Support executive briefings and deep-dive sessions
About the team
The AWSI-MEGS customers span Hollywood studios global streaming platforms major gaming studios and digital media innovators. The MEGS industry is at an inflection point: rapid transformation driven by Generative AI streaming innovation and cloud-native production is reshaping how content is created distributed and monetized. Our customers are executing multi-year cloud transformation journeys that require a trusted senior technical partner at the C-suite and VP level.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
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.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.
- 10 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science engineering mathematics or equivalent
- Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level including training workshops publications
- 5 years of working with Data & AI related technologies including but not limited to AI/ML GenAI Analytics Database and/or Storage experience
- 5 years in a customer-facing technical role
- Experience designing large-scale cloud solutions
- Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
- Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent
- Experience architecting migrating transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
- Familiarity with media entertainment gaming or sports industry workloads
- Domain expertise in one or more areas: media supply chain streaming gaming live broadcast or sports analytics
- Track record of thought leadership (publications conference talks)
- Experience mentoring technical talent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Youll partner with account teams product teams and SA leadership to shape technical strategy sponsor innovation initiatives and help customers navigate multi-year cloud transformation journeys. Your focus will be on identifying long-horizon strategic opportunities across the portfolio driving cross-account pattern recognition and ensuring AWS is positioned not just as a cloud provider but as an innovation partner at the highest levels.
Were looking for someone who is curious collaborative and comfortable operating independently. You should be able to connect technology to business outcomes and think strategically about where the industry is headed.
Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership
Serve as the tech lead across multiple MEGS customers with ability to dive deep on strategic customer engagements
Abreast with the latest innovation across Data and AI at AWS and identifying emerging solution and deployment patterns
Advise senior technology leaders and executives on cloud strategy and architecture
Design scalable reliable architectures for media gaming streaming and sports workloads
Lead technical strategy across themes like content creation media supply chain live broadcast gaming infrastructure and sports technology
Pattern Recognition & Technology Evaluation
Identify trends and common challenges across MEGS customers
Evaluate new technologies and design patterns and translate findings into actionable guidance for account teams
Build reusable frameworks and solution blueprints that help teams move faster
Thought Leadership
Create whitepapers reference architectures and best practices in collaboration with AWS Technical Field Communities
Present at industry events (AWS 1P and 3P)
Mentor Solutions Architects and help raise the technical bar across the organization
Innovation & Product Influence
Work backwards from customer needs to identify product gaps and influence AWS roadmaps
Help customers re-imagine and transform existing systems leveraging innovations across data patterns and AI
Support executive briefings and deep-dive sessions
About the team
The AWSI-MEGS customers span Hollywood studios global streaming platforms major gaming studios and digital media innovators. The MEGS industry is at an inflection point: rapid transformation driven by Generative AI streaming innovation and cloud-native production is reshaping how content is created distributed and monetized. Our customers are executing multi-year cloud transformation journeys that require a trusted senior technical partner at the C-suite and VP level.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
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.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.
- 10 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science engineering mathematics or equivalent
- Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level including training workshops publications
- 5 years of working with Data & AI related technologies including but not limited to AI/ML GenAI Analytics Database and/or Storage experience
- 5 years in a customer-facing technical role
- Experience designing large-scale cloud solutions
- Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
- Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent
- Experience architecting migrating transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
- Familiarity with media entertainment gaming or sports industry workloads
- Domain expertise in one or more areas: media supply chain streaming gaming live broadcast or sports analytics
- Track record of thought leadership (publications conference talks)
- Experience mentoring technical talent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA East Palo Alto - 210200.00 - 284300.00 USD annually
USA CA Irvine - 182800.00 - 247300.00 USD annually
USA CA San Francisco - 210200.00 - 284300.00 USD annually
USA CA Santa Monica - 182800.00 - 247300.00 USD annually
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