Senior Solutions Architect, ISV

Amazon Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 146,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Canada, Toronto is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead technical strategy and architect complex cloud solutions for ISV customers.

You will partner with senior leaders, sales, and AWS teams to influence long-term technology direction and accelerate cloud adoption. You will design end-to-end architectures, drive cross-team delivery, and create reusable assets to benefit customers across the organization, while solving some of the industry's most complex challenges with

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries.
• 7+ years in technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients.

Responsibilities

• Architect cloud solutions for migration, modernization, and innovation challenges.
• Build strategic relationships with senior customer leaders to influence long-term technology strategy.
• Provide technical leadership across teams to deliver solutions and trade-offs.
• Develop technical content such as workshops, prototypes, and presentations.
• Identify product gaps and work with AWS teams to address customer needs.

Skills

IT development

Cloud computing

Systems engineering

Executive communication

Job description

AWS Canada drives adoption of the AWS cloud across Independent Software Vendors (ISV) customers, enabling organizations to innovate and transform their business. We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to serve as a credible technical leader and strategic advisor, helping customers architect solutions to complex business and technology challenges.

In this role, you will partner with senior customer leaders, sales, and cross-functional AWS teams to influence long-term technology strategy and accelerate transformational cloud adoption. You will design end-to-end architectures, lead cross-team solution delivery, and create reusable assets that benefit customers across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to drive strategic impact while working with latest technologies and solving some of our customers' most complex challenges.

Key job responsibilities

• Architect extensible, reusable, and operationally excellent cloud solutions to complex migration, modernization, and innovation challenges
• Build and own strategic relationships with senior customer leaders across business areas, understanding their industry context and business objectives to influence long-term technology strategy and proactively identify opportunities that support business outcomes
• Provide technical leadership across internal and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions, building consensus on technical approaches and negotiating architectural trade-offs to drive measurable business impact
• Develop and deliver technical content such as workshops, prototypes, and presentations and speak at events to help customers evaluate and adopt new technologies
• Advocate for customers by identifying product gaps and feature requests, and work with AWS service teams to help them understand customer needs

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• 7+ 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
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)
• Experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise customers
• Knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base and industry verticals
• Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 146,000.00 - 211,600.00 CAD annually