Principal Solutions Architect, Games Specialist, Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect, Games Specialist to help gaming companies enhance their production capabilities through cloud solutions. The role involves architecting secure, scalable remote development solutions, engaging with customers, and creating content to showcase AWS's transformative potential in the gaming industry.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology leadership roles within game organizations.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based development environments.
• Strong understanding of game development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy for game solutions in the gaming industry.
• Architect and deliver innovative solutions leveraging AWS services.
• Create high-quality enablement content for games customers.

Skills

Cloud-based development environments

Virtual workstations

Game development pipelines

Remote collaboration tools

Secure access controls

Job description

Principal Solutions Architect, Games Specialist, Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports

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Description

Are you passionate about cloud game development and want to help gaming companies transform their remote production capabilities? Amazon Web Services (AWS) has an exciting opportunity for you. We're seeking an experienced and motivated technologist with expertise in cloud-based game development, remote collaboration solutions, and virtual production environments.

As a Principal Specialist Solutions Architect (SA) for Game Cloud Development at AWS, you'll be responsible for helping gaming companies modernize their development infrastructure and transition to cloud-based production environments. You'll work with studios of all sizes to implement secure, scalable remote development solutions that enable global collaboration, reduce costs, and accelerate time-to-market. Your focus will be on architecting solutions for cloud-based development workflows, virtual workstations, real-time collaboration tools, and secure content management systems. You'll provide hands-on architectural guidance for real-life customer projects involving various AWS services and Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/partner solutions and collaborate with cross-Amazon teams to develop outcome-based holistic solutions for strategic opportunities in the games industry.

In this role, you'll be a content creator, a storyteller, and a presenter, building and publishing content and collateral for games customers in one-on-one and group settings. You'll work with customers remotely and in person, sharing your expertise and insights. This role requires at least 30% travel, including international travel.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive the strategy for game solutions for customers in the games industry.
• Architect and deliver innovative, customer-obsessed solutions leveraging AWS services and partner offerings tailored for the games industry.
• Foster strategic partnerships with key industry players in the games industry, driving thought leadership and shaping industry trends.
• Create high-quality enablement content, including guidance, blogs, demos, POCs, and presentations, to share your expertise in game solutions.
• Engage with customers, partners, and industry events to inspire and educate on the transformative potential of AWS solutions for the games industry.
• Deliver written and spoken communications on complex game development, operations, and analytics subjects, establishing AWS as the public cloud of choice for organizations in the games industry looking to accelerate innovation.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles within large enterprise games organizations or game development studios and experience architecting complex game solutions using AWS, IT/ISV, and multi-vendor environment technologies.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with cloud-based development environments and virtual workstations.
• Strong understanding of game development pipelines and workflows.
• Experience with virtual production environments and remote collaboration tools.
• Expertise in implementing secure access controls and content management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior hands-on experience with AWS services and solutions tailored for the games industry.
• Broad experience across multiple IT domains relevant to the games industry, including Cloud Gaming, Game Engines, and Game Analytics.
• Strong technical acumen to understand the customer or partner landscape in the games industry, identify opportunities, overcome technical obstacles, and influence the adoption of AWS services in conjunction with business requirements.
• Strong business acumen to understand the challenges faced by the games industry, and propose effective solutions.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership within customer or partner organizations in the games industry, effectively communicating complex technical concepts and solutions.

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