Worldwide Specialist Solutions Architect Database, Data & AI

Are you a builder that lives and breathes Oracle Have you spent years tuning production workloads diagnosing lock contention under heavy OLTP workloads reasoning about query planner decisions managing HA & DR solutions and guiding large-scale migrations Are you the person your organization turns to when Oracle system is misbehaving at 3 AM and when leadership needs a whiteboard session on where the data platform is headed next As a Specialist Solutions Architect for RDS for Oracle and Oracle Database @AWS you will be the technical authority that AWSs largest and most complex customers rely on to architect migrate and operate RDS Oracle workloads.

This is not a generalist database role. You will focus on RDS for Oracle and Oracle Database @AWS going deep where others go broad. You will partner directly with customer engineers and CTOs to design well architected production architectures that hold up under real-world pressure and the operational patterns that distinguish battle-tested practitioners from those with only surface-level familiarity. You will have experience with multi-terabyte database migrations. You will collaborate closely with the RDS service team to surface customer patterns escalate feature gaps and drive the product roadmap on behalf of the customers you serve.

Equally important you will operate as a thought leader and force multiplier across the broader Specialist SA organization mentoring teammates publishing technical content presenting at AWS re:Invent and AWS Summits and establishing repeatable frameworks that raise the bar for PostgreSQL engagements worldwide.


Key job responsibilities
Serve as the technical advisor for AWSs key customers running or migrating to RDS for Oracle and Oracle Database @AWS providing hands-on architectural guidance from design through production operation.
Guide customers on RDS operational best practices including performance & scaling high availability & durability monitoring & observability maintenance & patching backup & recovery security and operational hygiene
Design and validate RDS Oracle architectures that leverage RDS-specific capabilities ensuring customers realize the full value of the platform.
Partner with the RDS service team as the voice of the customer surfacing recurring pain points advocating for feature enhancements and participating in roadmap reviews.
Engage with customer engineers in whiteboard sessions architecture reviews and technical deep dives providing candid guidance and pushing back diplomatically when a proposed design will not hold up at scale.
Develop and publish technical thought leadership content including blogs reference architectures white papers and re-usable artifacts that elevate the broader Oracle community on AWS.
Advise customers complex database migrations.
Present at key industry events including AWS re:Invent AWS Summits Oracle AI World and customer-facing workshops.
Stay current with Oracle developments (new major versions ecosystem tooling) and translate those advancements into actionable guidance for AWS customers.


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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
- Experience in Oracle DB or experience in software development and experience in technical support
- Experience owning and leading significant projects from concept to deployment
- Experience architecting or operating Oracle solutions at scale (multi-TB databases tens of thousands of connections cross-region replication).
- Have software development experience (Python Java etc.) and fluency with AI tooling (Kiro Claude Code Codex etc.)

- Speak write and read fluently in Spanish
- Speak write and read fluently in Portuguese

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.

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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 San Francisco - 176600.00 - 239000.00 USD annually
USA NJ Jersey City - 169000.00 - 228600.00 USD annually
USA TX Dallas - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually