Principal Solutions Architect, Automotive & Manufacturing (AWS)

Amazon Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 183,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a Principal Solutions Architect for Automotive & Manufacturing in Dallas, TX. You will design scalable cloud solutions, engage with senior executives, and translate business needs into technical architectures that accelerate AI-enabled transformations.

Open to 25% travel domestically with some international travel; base on AWS platforms, with strong emphasis on GenAI, data analytics and enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
• 10+ years of specific technology domain areas experience (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
• 12+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience.
• Experience with Data & AI related technologies, including AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage (4+ years).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud architectures for large enterprise customers.
• Engage with senior executives and cloud architects to drive AWS adoption.
• Translate business problems into technical solutions and drive revenue growth.
• Contribute to internal and external technical content and mentor others.
• Travel up to 25% domestically with some international travel.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Executive stakeholder communication

GenAI / AI/ML

Data & Analytics

Solutions design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS

GenAI tooling

Job description

Principal Solutions Architect, Automotive & Manufacturing

Job ID: 10496207 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Come build the future with us! Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for experienced and motivated technologists who possess a unique balance of technical depth, business acumen, and strong interpersonal skills. In this role, you will love what you do and instinctively know how to make work fun. You will be dynamic, creative, and willing to take on any challenge. You will make a big impact through your passion for educating, designing, and building cloud solutions across a diverse portfolio of technologies. Your understanding of large-scale computing solutions, enterprise technology adoption patterns, and past experience with cloud technologies will allow you to regularly engage in deep-dive discussions and design exercises to create world-class solutions. You will enjoy keeping your existing technical skills honed and developing new ones in this fast-paced environment.

As a trusted customer advocate, the Global Solutions Architect (SA) develops the technology strategy for one of our largest global enterprise customers in a complex and multi-faceted environment. You will interface with both senior executive leaders and cloud architects on a daily basis to build relationships and enable them as cloud advocates. You will help the customer become an AI-Enabed Enterprise by implementing leading-edge technologies, designing advanced cloud-based solutions, adopting cloud best practice designs, and modernizing enterprise workloads in the cloud. You will partner with various AWS teams to craft highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems, build mindshare, and accelerate the adoption of AWS services. In collaboration with the sales team, you will drive customer satisfaction and revenue growth across a wide portfolio of technologies.

The ability to connect technologies to measurable business value is a critical skill for the SA role. You should have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business challenges and articulate technical solutions to solve those problems. As part of the broader SA community you will capture and share best practices with your peers, generate internal and external technical content, and participate in hiring activities to grow the community.

Open to traveling 25% domestic with some international.

Key job responsibilities

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Why AWS?

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Work/Life Balance

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
• 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 12+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage (4+ years of working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience with hands‑on building of GenAI-based solutions or architectures

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience with hands‑on building of GenAI-based solutions or architectures

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, TX, Dallas - 182,800.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually

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