Solutions Architecture Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced technical manager to lead a solutions architecture team for Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers.

You will hire, develop and coach architects, shape the technical strategy, and partner with account management to drive AWS adoption while delivering well-architected reference architectures to customers.

Qualifications

• 10 years of enterprise IT application work, including at least 2 years hands-on software development or DevOps experience.
• 2 years architecting/operating solutions built on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.).
• 8 years of technology solutions development and evangelizing end-to-end roadmaps guiding IT transformations to cloud.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience leading and growing teams of senior technology professionals, ideally in customer-facing roles.
• Experience architecting migrating transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud.
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud technology partner ecosystem and related products.
• Experience in cloud architecture and CXO level engagement.
• UAE Nationals with Family book.

Responsibilities

• Hire on-board train and develop new Solutions Architects and Solution Architecture Managers; build great people.
• Coach Solutions Architects to conduct technical sessions transferring deep skills to AWS customers.
• Formulate and execute a customer-focused strategy to drive AWS adoption with account teams.
• Prioritize the development of whitepapers data sheets and other guidance and best practices.
• Own the technical strategy to increase customer value and adoption of well-architected AWS solutions.
• Act as a conduit between customers, service engineering teams and support.

Skills

Enterprise IT experience

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

Customer facing

Software development/DevOps

CXO engagement

Cloud ecosystem knowledge

Dev tools knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This role is within the Sub-Saharan Africa organisation and you would be working with Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced technical manager to lead a solutions architecture team that helps Public Sector and Greenfield Enterprise customers succeed using AWS technologies.

In this role you will hire and develop some of the industrys best cloud-based solutions architects coach them on cloud adoption leading practices empower them to further develop their technical areas of depth as well as their communication presentation and strategic advisory skills.

You will be partnering with other teams within AWS such as account management service teams marketing and professional services prioritising your initiatives and aligning goals to maximise long term value.

You and your team will shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of AWS services. You will be interacting directly with customers to better understand their needs and align the right people and tools to maximise their success.

You will be measuring and delivering results while staying in touch with the pace of innovation of the AWS technology and its use cases. You will need to be technically capable and credible in your own right as well so that you can shape the customer and solutions-focused initiatives of your team.

You will get to practice your creativity in driving the link of technology to tangible solutions and educating customers about the art of the possible. Central to this will be your leadership in driving Solutions Architects to create fir for purpose reference architectures for a variety of use cases.

The ideal candidate has experience building leading and developing talented teams of senior engineers or solutions architects. Customer-facing experience is preferred practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required provided you have sound leadership skills and a strong technical foundation in secure scalable and reliable IT architectures.

At Amazon you will be encouraged and rewarded for doing what is right for the long-term success of the customer. We value your passion to discover invent and build on behalf of customers.

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service unmatched technology and consistent support. We dive deep to understand each customers unique challenges then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the worlds most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Key job responsibilities

• Hire on-board train and develop new Solutions Architects and Solution Architecture Managers; you should be an exceptional builder of great people.
• Coach Solutions Architects to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many technical sessions so they can transfer deep technical skills to customers who are considering or using AWS
• In partnership with account management teams formulate and execute a customer-focused strategy to drive adoption of AWS
• Guide and prioritize the development of whitepapers data sheets and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices
• Own the technical strategy that will increase customer value and adoption of well-architected AWS solutions across customers.
• Act as a conduit and liaison between customers service engineering teams and support

About the team

About AWS

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas fresh perspectives and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

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.

• 10 years of enterprise IT application work that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development or DevOps engineering experience
• 2 years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure AWS GCP OCI etc. experience
• 8 years of technology solutions development and evangelizing end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing experience
• Bachelors degree
• Experience leading and growing teams of senior technology professionals ideally in customer facing roles
• Experience architecting migrating transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
• Knowledge of cloud technology partner ecosystem and related products
• Experience in cloud architecture and CXO level engagement
• UAE Nationals with Family book