Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, Media, Entertainment

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Principal Specialist Solutions Architect for Media and Entertainment. This role involves leading technology strategy, educating clients, and engaging with enterprise customers to drive innovation in Broadcast and Streaming. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in cloud computing and software development, effectively communicating across various audiences.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in relevant technology domains.
• Experience in developing and evangelizing technology solutions.
• Fluent English and Japanese communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver written and spoken communications to establish AWS as the leading cloud for media organizations.
• Drive thought leadership across multiple use cases in media and entertainment.
• Educate customers on emerging technologies transforming the industry.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Software Development

Data & Analytics

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent

Job description

Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, Media, Entertainment

Job ID: 2988808 | Amazon Web Services Japan GK

Do you like to build? Are you passionate about Media and Entertainment? Are you excited by all things that make content flow, grow, and excite viewers? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Solutions Architect (SA) who will be responsible for the technology strategy and senior level relationships with our enterprise media customers, as well as thought leadership in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry, with a particular focus on Broadcast, Streaming and Media Supply Chain.
The AWS Solutions Architect (SA) is responsible for educating customers, partners, systems integrators, and strategic consultancies on emerging technologies and solutions that are transforming the M&E, Games and Sports industries. They help with hands-on architecture for real-life customer projects involving AWS services & Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/partner solutions. The SA builds and publishes content and collateral, and presents to customers in 1:1 and 1:many settings. They work with customers remotely and in person.
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We are a global team with a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

The AWS Solutions Architect (SA) is responsible for educating customers, partners, systems integrators, and strategic consultancies on emerging technologies and solutions that are transforming the Entertainment industry. They help with hands-on architecture for real-life customer projects involving AWS services & Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/partner solutions. The SA builds and publishes content and collateral, and presents to customers in 1:1 and 1:many settings. They work with customers remotely and in person.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We are a global team with a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.


Key job responsibilities
You will be a subject matter expert on industry topics related to Media and Entertainment. You will anticipate future trends and identify applications of emerging technologies to reduce friction, eliminate waste, and re-invent consumer workflows. In addition you'll help drive thought leadership in our customers. You will deliver written and spoken communications to establish AWS as the public cloud of choice for media organizations looking to accelerate revenue growth and improve return on assets.

You will work with many of the following use-cases:
• Live event production on the AWS cloud
• Channel playout origination
• Master Control rooms
• Advertising signaling and insertion
• Distribution and monitoring
• Broadcast Headend
• Post production
• Media Archives and Asset Management
• Metadata Management
• Content QC, Localization and Preparation workflows
• Data Lakes & Data Science
• Content Monetization strategies
• Customer 360 and CDP
• Personalization

Strong verbal and written communications skills including fluent English as well as Japanese are basic requirements.

About the team
You will be part of a team of worldwide AWS Media and Entertainment Specialist Solutions Architects engaging customers locally and sharing knowledge globally. We all learn from a diverse pool of expertise coupled with on the ground practical knowledge gained from Working Backwards from our customer needs.

ABOUT AWS:

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
- Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and developers
- Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

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