Messaging Solutions Architect — Event-Driven Cloud Expert

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Specialist Solutions Architect for Messaging to be the go-to technical expert for Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, and Amazon MQ.

You will work with customers on asynchronous communication, decoupled microservices, and real-time notification platforms, guiding them to the right mix of managed and self-hosted messaging solutions. You will design reference architectures, support migrations from on-prem brokers, and develop best practices for pub/sub and

Qualifications

• Experience designing or operating messaging systems in production.
• Knowledge of pub/sub, queueing, and event-driven patterns.
• Experience with cloud messaging services in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical advisor for messaging and event-driven architecture engagements across AWS customers worldwide.
• Design and validate architectures using Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon MQ, and related services tailored to customer workloads.
• Guide customers migrating from on-premises message brokers to AWS managed messaging services.
• Develop reference architectures, patterns, and best practices for pub/sub, point-to-point, fan-out, and event-driven integration scenarios.
• Partner with AWS service teams to influence product roadmaps based on customer feedback and field observations.
• Create technical content including blog posts, workshops, re:Invent sessions, and whitepapers.
• Collaborate with account teams, GTM specialists, and other SSAs to identify opportunities and accelerate adoption.
• Engage with the open-source community and help customers choose managed vs self-hosted solutions.
• Develop and deliver field enablement materials for the broader SA population.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Messaging systems design

Async messaging

Tools

RabbitMQ

Apache ActiveMQ

Amazon SQS

Amazon SNS

MQTT

AMQP

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Specialist Solutions Architect for Messaging to be the go-to technical expert for Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, and Amazon MQ.

You will work with customers on asynchronous communication, decoupled microservices, and real-time notification platforms, guiding them to the right mix of managed and self-hosted messaging solutions. You will design reference architectures, support migrations from on-prem brokers, and develop best practices for pub/sub and