Worldwide Specialist Solutions Architect Database Migration, Data & AI GTM

The Worldwide Database Migration Specialist team positions AWS as the best place to migrate and modernize commercial and open-source databases. We help customers move off legacy Oracle SQL Server Sybase and other commercial engines to AWS-native databases Aurora PostgreSQL/MySQL RDS and Amazon DSQL using AWS DMS Schema Conversion and GenAI-powered migration tooling accelerating some of the largest and most complex migrations in our portfolio. As a Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect on this team you will lead deep technical customer engagements on heterogeneous and homogeneous database migrations and scale your expertise across the field through reference architectures workshops and enablement. This is a worldwide role supporting enterprise and strategic customers across all industries on their database migration and modernization initiatives.

Key job responsibilities
Lead deep technical customer engagements on heterogeneous and homogeneous database migrations (Oracle SQL Server Sybase MySQL PostgreSQL) to AWS-native targets including Aurora RDS and Amazon DSQL solving complex challenges where the strategy and design are not yet defined.
Serve as a domain expert across the migration toolchain AWS DMS Schema Conversion and popular GenAI-based migration and code-conversion tools.
At times get deep into the weeds of the migrations technical challenges root-causing replication performance schema and data-validation issues hands-on to unblock stalled migrations and keep customer timelines on track.
Build working prototypes demos and reusable artifacts for customer engagements using GenAI developer tools such as Kiro and Claude / Claude CLI to accelerate proofs of concept and demonstrate value hands-on.
Represent the voice of the customer bringing field feedback to service teams to influence the product roadmap.
Provide advanced technical knowledge to GTM and account teams to unblock customers most critical migration challenges including senior-leadership escalations.
Act as a thought leader through AWS blogs whitepapers reference architectures workshops and events such as AWS Summit and re:Invent.
Create scalable field enablement for the broader SA population and mentor and develop other Specialist SAs.

About the team
Youre the person customers lean on when theyre moving their most important databases to the cloud off legacy systems like Oracle SQL Server and Sybase onto modern managed databases on AWS. One day youre whiteboarding a massive migration with a customers engineers; the next youre deep in the details chasing down why a migration stalled and getting it unblocked. Youll build quick prototypes and demos often with AI coding tools to prove out an approach then turn what you learn into guides and workshops others can reuse. Expect to travel up to about 30% depending on your customers needs.

- 8 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- 5 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
- 10 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Knowledge of SQL Linux OLAP and relational NoSQL & multi-dimensional databases
- Database migration experience AWS DMS Schema Conversion and/or native/third-party replication tools
- GenAI developer tools (Kiro Claude/Claude CLI) for prototypes/demos and GenAI-based migration tooling

- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Knowledge of SAP systems (like SAP Business Suite S/4HANA SAP Business Warehouse SAP HANA SAP Business Objects etc.) and their architecture and infrastructure needs
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience managing relationships with SAP customers and partners
- Experience in SAP S/4HANA SAP Cloud Platform SAP Cloud ERP and Cloud ERP Private
- Experience in SAP clean core design concepts including design and build using non-SAP technologies in domains such as Generative / Agentic AI and data & analytics

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.

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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 Diego - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA CA San Francisco - 176600.00 - 239000.00 USD annually
USA CA Santa Clara - 176600.00 - 239000.00 USD annually
USA GA Atlanta - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA IL Chicago - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA NJ Jersey City - 169000.00 - 228600.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 169000.00 - 228600.00 USD annually
USA TX Dallas - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA VA Herndon - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually