Sr Solution Architect, Amazon Fuse

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

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to manage partner relationships and drive the growth of Amazon Subscription Services. The ideal candidate will have extensive IT experience, strong project management skills, and the ability to influence teams globally. This role involves collaborating with various teams to deliver scalable solutions and improve product offerings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise IT application experience.
• 8+ years of infrastructure architecture and networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical relationships with multiple partners.
• Drive improvements in Amazon products for partners.
• Provide technical consultation to enterprise customers.

Skills

Problem Solving

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

API

Cloud Architecture

Job description

The Amazon Fuse team creates convenience for our customers to experience Amazon services wherever they are by acquiring partner distribution for Amazon Subscriptions (e.g., Prime, Prime Video, Amazon Music Unlimited) and mobile applications (e.g., Shopping, Video, Music, Kindle, Photo-Cloud Drive, and Audible) around the world.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Solution Architect with technical, business, and operational expertise to manage partner launch milestones, requirements, and engagement between our mobile partners and various Amazon teams to launch and grow distribution of Amazon Subscription Services and Mobile Applications.

A successful candidate will have experience working with internal business and product teams to deliver scalable product solutions at a global level, possess excellent program and project management skills, and be proficient in translating business requirements into technical requirements. Roadmap prioritization, milestone management, and a strong drive to deliver results are critical skills for this role. The right candidate will provide vision and drive the evolution and strategy for Fuse partner integrations and launches. This role will partner with engineering teams to develop ways to identify improvements for scaling internal services. Additionally, the candidate will collaborate with the Business Development (BD) team to meet customers, discover opportunities to solve business objectives through Fuse solutions, provide designs & proposals, demonstrate technical solutions and integrations, manage proof of concept, and ultimately drive business growth.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be a self-directed innovator accustomed to working in new territory; a communicator able to influence and motivate teams to action; and a problem solver who can drive immediate resolutions. The ability and mindset to work in a global team are important for this role.

Key job responsibilities

1. Own and manage the technical relationship of multiple partners across multiple geographic locations and customer journeys.
2. Identify and drive improvements in Amazon products on behalf of assigned partners, acting as a primary stakeholder in helping to provide requirements and use-cases to Amazon product teams.
3. Partner with the sales team to design solutions for customers and drive Fuse products.
4. Participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure customer success.
5. Provide technical consultation to strategic enterprise customers, including API integrations, and the design, creation, and deployment of Fuse products.
6. Dive deep into Fuse solutions and their differentiators with customers and partners, discussing the latest Fuse products, APIs, cloud architecture, and more.
7. Drive detailed discussions with customers on how Fuse integrates with their existing services; advise and influence to ensure successful integration between Fuse tools and customer systems.
8. Work with product and engineering teams to coordinate, scope, and prioritize new feature requests.
9. Drive accountability for overall timescales and plans for delivery of customer integrations, capabilities, and features.
10. Own the technical delivery plan once agreed, including status reporting and issue ownership.
11. Manage all onboarding activities (APIs, Security Roles, test plans, and systems).

Basic qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise IT application experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on software development or DevOps engineering experience.
• 8+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience leading and growing teams of senior technology professionals, ideally in customer-facing roles.
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.
• Ability to create and capture best practices, technical content, and new reference architectures (e.g., white papers, code samples, blog posts).

Preferred qualifications

• 8+ years of technology solutions development overseeing the implementation of complex telecommunications systems and infrastructure.

About the team

The Amazon Fuse team creates convenience for our customers to experience Amazon services wherever they are by acquiring partner distribution for Amazon Subscriptions (e.g., Prime, Prime Video, Amazon Music Unlimited) and mobile applications (e.g., Shopping, Video, Music, Kindle, Photo-Cloud Drive, and Audible) around the world.

Additional qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent, or experience in a professional field or military, with experience in IT development, implementation/consulting, and specific technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics. Experience in designing, implementing, or consulting on applications and infrastructures, with strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders, is also valued.

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