Senior Solutions Architect, AWS Private Equity

Amazon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider is seeking a Private Equity Solutions Architect in London. You will engage with Private Equity firms to design technology solutions that address business challenges and drive innovation. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background and experience in large-scale IT environments, with a focus on cloud technologies such as AWS. This role offers opportunities for mentorship, career growth, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Career mentorship and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex large-scale IT technical or engineering programs.
• Experience in defining technology strategy or IT implementations related to M&A.
• Ability to engage with C-suite executives.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Private Equity Firms to design technical solutions.
• Scope and understand specific use cases to design AWS-based solutions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for PE firms.

Skills

Apache Hive

S3

Redshift

Spark

AWS

Solr

NoSQL

Data Warehouse

Internet Of Things

Kafka

DynamoDB

ZooKeeper

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

This role can be based in Amsterdam Madrid Munich Milan Paris Stockholm Zurich or London.

Would you like to help the largest Private Equity (PE) firms and their portfolio companies leverage new technologies to improve their operations Would you like to use your IT leadership experience to build relationships with technical leaders C-level executives and influencers at all levels across the PE segment

As a Private Equity Solutions Architect you will work directly with Private Equity firms their portfolio companies and consulting partners to help them adopt new technologies and build new solutions to make the most of the Cloud. You will be at the crossroads of business and technology engaging with organisations at all stages of cloud adoption. You will provide thought leadership in terms of looking beyond the technology and considering the value that technology creates for our customers. You will practice your creativity by linking technology to tangible solutions and business outcomes. You will educate PE firms and their portfolio companies about the art of the possible defining and developing cloud-native reference architectures for a variety of use cases. You will have the opportunity to present publicly at AWS conferences and industry events.

The ideal candidate will possess a technical background that enables them to drive customer engagement with business finance or IT executives at the highest levels of our PE customers. You will have experience working with complex IT environments including applications middleware storage networks information security and operations. You will also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically and long-term about the needs of businesses

The Private Equity Solutions Architecture team is a diverse group of technologists from a variety of backgrounds. Practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required provided you have a balanced technical foundation and a desire to learn. You will develop deep expertise in AWS technologies as well as a broad set of tools and methodologies of how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform.

At Amazon you will be encouraged and rewarded for doing what is right for the long-term success of your customers. We value your passion to discover invent and build on behalf of customers. You will enjoy keeping your existing technical skills honed and developing new ones so you can make impactful contributions to architecture discussions with customers.

Amazon has always been and always will be committed to diversity and inclusion. We seek builders from all backgrounds to join our teams and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic original and best selves to work.

AWS Global Sales

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.

Key job responsibilities

As a Private Equity Solutions Architect you will work directly with Private Equity Firms and / or executives of their portfolio companies to design technology solutions to solve specific business challenges or accelerate business initiatives.

• Scoping and understand specific use cases to design appropriate AWS-based technical solutions (including integrations with third party solutions).
• Own the technical relationship with PE firms and the C-suite of portfolio companies and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide.
• Serve as a key technical member of the AWS PE team to help ensure customer success in architecting building migrating or optimizing applications and services on the AWS platform.
• Build rapport with Executives at both PE firms and their portfolio companies leveraging your understanding of enterprise architecture merger and acquisitions migration and cost optimization of IT infrastructure and other key technologies
• Establish technical credibility with PE firms and their portfolio companies to lead discussions with CTOs CIOs Chief Architects Senior Developers etc. from both customer and partners across the PE segment.
• Provide technical and architectural guidance to PE firms and their portfolio companies and help develop cost optimization strategies by deploying the right architecture given their budget constraints.
• Evangelize and educate key stakeholders with the Private Equity ecosystem about AWS technologies.
• Influence AWSs roadmap of new features and services based on customer feedback.
• Create and capture best practices technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers code samples blog posts).
• Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by hiring coaching and mentoring others.
• Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customers outcomes.

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 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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS its 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. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We're 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.

• Experience in leading complex large-scale IT technical or engineering programs
• Experience working in (or with) Private Equity firms Venture Capital funds Hedge Funds or Investment Banking specifically defining technology strategy or IT implementations / integrations related to Mergers and Acquisitions.
• Experience working directly with customers (internal or external) in either technical pre-sales post-sales consulting or customer support function.
• Willingness to travel to customer locations as needed
• Experience with customer relationship management especially C-suite level customer engagement
• Experience architecting / operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure AWS GCP OCI etc.
• Experience in data science machine learning or data mining
• Knowledge of distributed applications / enterprise applications
• Experience in specific technology domain areas like software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data and analytics experience delivering presentations to large and diverse audiences

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. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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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Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Apache Hive,S3,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Solr,NoSQL,Data Warehouse,Internet Of Things,Kafka,DynamoDB,ZooKeeper

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1