Sr. Database Specialist SA, AGS-EMEA-Europe North

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative cloud solutions provider seeks a Solutions Architect to join their dynamic Database team. This role involves designing best-in-class database infrastructure solutions and partnering with cross-functional teams to drive customer success. You will leverage your deep technical knowledge to enable customers to develop and deploy data workloads on AWS infrastructure. With a focus on diverse experiences and inclusive culture, this company fosters a collaborative environment that values mentorship and work-life balance. If you are passionate about cloud technologies and customer success, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services and cloud architecture.
• Deep knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Design database infrastructure solutions for customer lifecycles.
• Partner with teams to accelerate customer adoption of AWS.

Skills

AWS services knowledge

Cloud architecture

Relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server)

Open source databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Non-relational databases (MongoDB, Redis)

Education

Cloud Technology Certification

Job description

Are you passionate about helping customers build database and cloud solutions? Come join us!

At Amazon, we've been investing deeply in building the right solutions that allow you to derive the most value from your database infrastructure. AWS is looking for a solutions architect for our Database team, who will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) helping customers to design complex solutions. As part of the team, you will work closely with Europe North customers across industry verticals (Financial Services, Media and Entertainment, Manufacturing, Technology, Health Care and Life Sciences, Retail, etc.) to enable large-scale use cases and drive the adoption of advanced AWS services. You will interact with other Solution Architects in the field, providing guidance on their customer engagements, and you will develop white papers, blogs, reference implementations, and presentations to enable customers to fully leverage AWS.

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 unwavering support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Key job responsibilities

As a key member of the AWS Europe North Specialist Solutions Architecture team, your work will include:

1. Working closely with our product and field teams and 3rd party model providers, you will help enable new capabilities for our customers to develop and deploy data workloads on AWS infrastructure
2. Design best in class database infrastructure solutions for all stages of customer and product lifecycles.
3. You will have the technical depth and business experience to deploy database and data strategies.
4. Partner with SAs, Sales, Business Development and Service teams to accelerate customer adoption and revenue attainment.
5. You will also work closely with account teams, research scientists, and product teams to drive model implementations and new solutions.
6. Thought Leadership - Evangelize and share best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, and public-speaking events such as AWS Summit, AWS re:Invent, etc.
7. Act as a technical liaison between customers and the AWS teams to provide customer-driven product improvement feedback.
8. Develop and support an AWS internal community of related subject matter experts.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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, 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.

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

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.

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.

Minimum qualifications

• Knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base, and industry verticals
• Knowledge of cloud architecture
• Deep knowledge and experience on at least one commercial relational database (Oracle, SQL Server, IBM), or open source database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB)

- Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional, or Cloud DevOps Engineering)

- Knowledge of non-relational databases such as MongoDB, CouchDB, Redis

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 (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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.