Partner Solutions Architect - UKI, Area PSA UKI

Amazon Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Partner Solutions Architect for the UKI region. You will own technical engagements with strategic partners and define enablement strategies to help customers and partners succeed on AWS.

The role requires deep technical skills in software architecture and cloud computing, plus strong customer-facing abilities at all partner levels. You will work with internal teams to shape strategic direction, gather customer feedback for product management, and help drive AWS adoption

Qualifications

• Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries.
• Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• Knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base and industry verticals.
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful partner engagements worldwide.
• Assist solution providers with the definition of technical strategies that will enable them to sell more of their offering on the AWS platform.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge with our broader Solution Architecture community
• Share customer feedback to internal product management and engineering teams to help drive the future of AWS

Skills

IT development experience

Cloud computing

Systems engineering

Job description

Partner Solutions Architect - UKI, Area PSA UKI

Job ID: 10582620 | AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)

Do you like helping partners solve difficult technical problems? Would you like to help some of the best known Systems Integrators in the world utilize cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping companies understand application architectures and integration approaches? Do you want to be part of the partner solutions architects team helping to establish Amazon Web Services as the leading cloud computing platform?

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.

As a Partner Solutions Architect within SMGS, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services across the partner community. Your broad responsibilities will include owning the technical engagement with strategic partners. Working backwards from customer business challenges, you will define partner technical enablement strategies which enable our customers and partners to become more successful on AWS.

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical skills in software architecture and cloud computing as well as customer facing skills at all levels of a partner organization. The ideal candidate should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful partner engagements worldwide.
• Assist solution providers with the definition of technical strategies that will enable them to sell more of their offering on the AWS platform.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge with our broader Solution Architecture community
• Share customer feedback to internal product management and engineering teams to help drive the future of AWS

About the team

Diverse Experiences: Amazon 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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture: Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.

Mentorship and Career Growth: 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries
• Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base and industry verticals
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.

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

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