Graduate Associate Solutions Architect- UAE National

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid on-the-job training

Mentorship and professional growth

Project-based learning

Real-world problem solving

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Graduate Associate Solutions Architect for the UAE, part of the AWS TechU 12-month accelerated program. The role blends six months of classroom and hands-on training with six months of on-the-job experience to build cloud architecture skills.

You will work with technology and business leaders to design scalable, resilient cloud solutions, and you’ll be encouraged to participate in events, workshops and knowledge sharing while mentoring from AWS experts.

Qualifications

• Current student graduating in 2024 or a recent graduate (0-2 years).
• Degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Tech or related field or equivalent training/certifications.
• Interest and aptitude to learn about and deliver cloud-based solutions to customers.
• Experience with one programming language or willingness to learn one (e.g., Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, C# or C++).
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Fluent English.
• UAE National with family book.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in implementing cloud technologies and craft scalable cloud architectures.
• Drive technical solution discussions, collaborating with customer teams and executives.
• Act as an evangelist for AWS, sharing best practices and enabling knowledge transfer.
• Contribute to shaping product direction by gathering feedback from customers.

Skills

Programming languages: Java

Programming languages: Python

Programming languages: Ruby

Programming languages: Node.js

Programming languages: C#

Programming languages: C++

English proficiency

Communication skills

UAE National

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Mathematics / Technology / Related field

Job description

Graduate Associate Solutions Architect- UAE National

DESCRIPTION

Program Start Date: March or September 2024

Are you passionate about collaborating with technology and business leaders to deliver cloud-based solutions?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking recent graduates and early career professionals interested in jump-starting a technical career as an Associate Solutions Architect.

AWS TechU is 12 month accelerated workforce development program focused on helping recent graduates and early career professionals build technical and professional skills to jump-start technical careers at AWS. The program features a six-month cohort-based training followed by six months of on-the-job-training. You will complete specialized curriculum shadow AWS experts and receive coaching and on-the-job training to help you succeed in your new role. The curriculum is delivered through a mix of digital and classroom training hands-on labs and project work.

TechU Program Benefits

• Paid on-the-job training as a full-time employee
• Project-based learning and professional development
• Mentorship and support from AWS experts
• Real-world problem solving

Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.

Key job responsibilities

As an Associate Solutions Architect you’ll help your customers successfully implement cloud technologies. You’ll solve complex technical challenges so your customers can focus on their business. This includes using your knowledge to craft scalable flexible and resilient cloud architectures. You’ll drive technical solutions discussions diving deep into the details with customer teams.

Building relationships to understand our customers is key. As a trusted technical advisor you’ll use your interpersonal skills to influence a variety of stakeholders from technical teams to executives. You’ll help ensure their short-term technology decisions are aligned with their long-term goals. Speeding up the adoption of our services will be part of your day to day.

You’ll also act as an evangelist in the wider community. This includes taking part in educating sharing best practices presenting at events writing white papers blogs and running workshops. You won’t just want to be part of an industry movement you’ll want to be leading it.

As a Builder you’ll also have the chance to shape the direction of our products and services. This is through gathering feedback from customers whilst collaborating with our engineering and service teams.

A day in the life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I3mvFn_EBM

About the team

Here at AWS it’s in our nature to learn and be curious about diverse perspectives. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower employees to feel proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Our team puts a high value on work-life harmony. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfilment and we encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture.

We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Dubai ARE

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A current student graduating in 2024 or a recent graduate (0-2 years)
• A degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Mathematics / Technology / Related science/technical field OR equivalent training certifications and/or experience (0-2 years)
• Interest and aptitude to learn about and deliver cloud-based solutions to customers
• Experience with one of the programming languages like Java Python Ruby Node.js C# or C++ OR the interest and technical ability to learn a programming language
• Written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to both large and small audiences
• Fluent proficiency in English.
• UAE National with family book

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Experience with Networking fundamentals including Security Storage or Databases (Relational and/or NoSQL) Operating Systems (Unix Linux and/or Windows)
• Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile/iterative methodologies Experience with infrastructure as code ops automation and/ or configuration management tools such as Chef Puppet or Ansible.
• Knowledge of the primary AWS services such as EC2 ELB RDS VPC Route53 and/or S3.
• Experience around implementing cloud-based technology solutions - in a school project or while working for a company.