Manager, Solutions Architecture, US FSI Banking

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 186,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks experienced technical managers to coach and grow Solutions Architects and partner with sales to drive revenue growth for banking and financial services workloads.

You will lead a team, mentor architects, and shape the AWS solution architecture strategy across major accounts with up to 30% travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise IT application work, including at least 2 years of hands-on software development or DevOps experience.
• 2+ years architecting/operating solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, etc.).
• 8+ years of technology solutions development and evangelising end-to-end roadmaps for cloud transformations.
• 3+ years of managing technical, enterprise customer-facing resources.
• Experience leading teams of senior professionals in customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure success in building and migrating applications to AWS platform.
• Hire, onboard, train, and develop new Solutions Architects.
• Educate customers on AWS value proposition and participate in architectural discussions.
• Coach architects to transfer deep technical skills to customers.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge within the solutions architect community.
• Guide development of whitepapers, data sheets, and best practices.
• Drive cloud adoption strategies addressing regulatory and data protection needs.
• Build relationships with decision makers to create cloud advocates.

Skills

Enterprise IT experienc

Cloud architectures

Leadership of teams

Customer facing

DevOps engineering

Technical pre-sales

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

OCI

Job description

Description

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.

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. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for experienced and motivated technical managers to coach, grow, and partner with technically skilled, customer-facing Solutions Architects. You will help develop the industry’s best cloud-based solutions architects by enabling and coaching them on best practices, solution selling, presentation and speaking skills, as well as how to create and present architectures of widely varying size and complexity. In collaboration with sales, you will drive revenue growth across a broad set of customers. If you think you have what it takes to lead the best in the industry, AWS is hiring Leaders for our teams of Solutions Architects.

Travel: Up to 30% travel is expected for the role.

Key job responsibilities

• As a key member of the business development and sales management teams, ensure success in building and migrating applications, modernizing software and services onto the AWS platform
• Hire, on-board, train, and develop new Solutions Architects from internal and external sources
• Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud
• Coach Solutions Architects in the skills needed to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions so they can transfer deep technical skills to customers who are considering or using AWS
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community
• Guide and motivate the development of whitepapers, data sheets, and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices
• Drive cloud adoption strategies addressing banking-specific challenges, including regulatory reporting, and data protection requirements
• Build deep relationships with decision makers within customer accounts to enable them to be "Cloud advocates"
• Help your team and our customers innovate, and influence AWS product roadmaps to enhance support for banking and other financial services workloads needs.

A day in the life

This role will be responsible for managing a team of Solution Architects who will need to learn the breadth of the AWS platform quickly and each develop depth in one or more area. As their leader you will coach your team to quickly advance them into more senior and complex roles. You will lead and actively participate in highly visible and strategic initiatives and collaborate with stakeholders from our Sales, Services, Business Development, and Field Marketing teams.

About The Team

This role is mapped to customers in US Financial Services, Banking vertical

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.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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

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 in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise IT application work that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development or DevOps engineering experience
• 2+ years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc. experience
• 8+ years of technology solutions development and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing experience
• Experience leading and growing teams of senior technology professionals, ideally in customer facing roles
• 3+ years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc. experience
• 5+ years of technology solutions development and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing experience
• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience
• Experience leading and growing teams of senior technology professionals, ideally in customer facing roles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience in sales, technical pre-sales, product development, or customer facing resources
• Experience with enterprise IT application work that includes software development or DevOps engineering

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

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 185,800.00 - 251,400.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10511492