Senior Solutions Architect Microsoft Azure, Market Intel, Cloud Intelligence

Amazon; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 153,600 - 207,800; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Intelligence (CI) SA to lead with deep technical and business expertise, influencing sales strategy and helping design cloud-native solutions for customers. You will develop migration and modernization acumen across Azure, AWS, and other public clouds, and document insights to scale your expertise.

You will present recommendations to executives and technical audiences, develop compelling content, and guide a robust pipeline of engagements with rapid

Qualifications

• 8+ years in tech domains such as software development, cloud computing, or infrastructure.
• 3+ years design/implementation in applications and infrastructure.
• 10+ years IT development or consulting in software/internet industries.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Azure technology and Azure go‑to‑market strategy.
• Consult with field SAs and BDs to analyze customer business and technical needs.
• Present recommendations to customers with executives and technical audiences.
• Analyze trends and competitive offerings to generate insights for AWS.
• Create technical content (decks, whitepapers, recordings).
• Deliver technical presentations and trainings to field teams.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Cloud architecture

Public cloud

Go-to-market

Education

Bachelor’s degree

AWS certification

Job description

Description

As a Senior Microsoft Azure Cloud Intelligence (CI) SA you will be a leader with deep technical and business expertise influencing the AWS field on sales strategy and helping to design cloud‑native solutions for their customers. You will develop and maintain cloud migration and modernization acumen across AWS and other public cloud offerings. You will document and share your insights to scale your expertise, and will also use these insights to improve our product offerings and go‑to‑market campaigns.

Key job responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Azure technology and Azure go‑to‑market strategy.
• Consult with field SAs and BDs to analyze customers’ business and technical requirements and determine how the needs can best be met by AWS.
• Present your recommendations and designs directly to customers, demonstrating proficiency interacting with business executives (CxOs) and technical audiences (Architect/Director).
• Analyze trends and competitive offerings to generate technical and business insights. Foster a community of compete specialists who leverage your insights.
• Technical content creation (decks, whitepapers, recordings).
• Deliver technical presentations and trainings to field SAs, BDMs, and product stake holders.
• Deliver operational excellence managing a pipeline of technical engagements that requires rapid delivery and frequent reprioritization.

A day in the life

The AWS Cloud Intelligence team is a specialty services organization that provides cloud compete expertise globally. We are subject matter experts (SMEs) covering top and emerging competitors, key domains, and industry segments. Cloud Intelligence enables field teams to help their customers quickly by removing both business and technical blockers in the sales cycle. We advise account teams and their customers through at‑scale content, gather and analyze insights surrounding comparable cloud providers, and highlight product and position gaps that our customers are experiencing to continuously improve AWS’ overall value proposition. In addition to on‑demand self‑service resources, the CI team provides targeted support for specific competitive opportunities through one‑to‑one customer engagements. This team hires SAs and BDMs who are SMEs in one or more public clouds to advise AWS field teams on the best strategies to develop compelling business cases to support customers co‑existing and partnering with competing public cloud services.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience.
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience.
• 8+ years of enterprise IT, either as a vendor, consultant, or have prior experience working with or managing technical programs experience.
• 6+ years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc. experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.
• Experience working with end user or developer communities.
• 4+ years of leading development of applications backed by AWS services or using other cloud‑based technologies and services experience.
• 4+ years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc. experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, or AWS certification, such as AWS Solutions Architect, or a similar cloud certification.

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

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