Solutions Architect, EdTech, WWPS

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is looking for a Solutions Architect to be part of their AWS team in Austin, Texas. This role involves helping customers implement innovative cloud computing solutions, shaping strategies, and delivering technical expertise on AWS's wide range of services.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in cloud computing, IT consultancy, and a passion for helping businesses grow using advanced technologies. Strong presentation and communication skills are critical for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 4+ years in specific technology domains like software development or cloud computing.
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services.
• Define implementation architectures and respond to RFPs.
• Provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to customers.

Skills

Technical presentation experience

Web Services development/deployment experience

Cloud computing

IT development or implementation/consulting

Ability to travel 25-30%

Job description

Requirements

• Do you like helping customers implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems?
• Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies?
• Do you have a knack for helping groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative and leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?
• Are you familiar with security best practices for applications, servers, and networks?
• Do you want to be part of the business development team helping to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology platform?
• Would you like to be part of a sales group, but have your opinion valued as a technical resource as part of planning and strategies?
• Please apply if you are passionate about the following:
• Helping our customers to design and create cloud computing architectures
• Our company credo: “Work hard. Have fun. Make history.” It’s critical to love what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers
• Deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends
• With experience in the following key areas:
• Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group presentations
• Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing
• Operational – Web site/services operations, management, and security
• Ability to travel 25-30%
• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• (Desirable) Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• (Desirable) Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective

What the job involves

• Would you like to be part of a sales group, but have your opinion valued as a technical resource as part of planning and strategies?
• As a Solutions Architect within AWS, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (e.g., AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, and AWS CloudFront) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers
• Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects; defining implementation architectures, responding to RFPs, developing a deep expertise in the AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform; and being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services
• As a Solutions Architect on our team, you will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to our customers while working with a world class sales and business development team
• You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community
• You will gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture
• From idea to IPO and beyond, AWS sets the standard for education technology applications. The AWS Cloud lets EdTechs build and launch solutions that help students learn every day
• You will be helping our EdTech customers start, grow, and optimize their businesses on the AWS Cloud
• You will work with customers and other AWS team members to solve problems such as scale, or adapting existing solutions for new ways of learning
• The AWS Cloud provides the flexibility and agility needed to experiment; you get to help our customers realize their potential
• ) Execution of a strategic technical account plan for platform adoption (e.g., establish relationships to influence technical stakeholders)
• 2) Direct customer interaction to technically qualify and validate sales opportunities (e.g., conduct architecture meetings to validate solution)
• 3) Thought leadership engagements to evangelize and advocate for the AWS platform (e.g., public speaking at customer/partner events)
• 4) Curation and documentation of best practices to accelerate deployments of AWS solutions (e.g., public whitepapers, blogs, code)
• 5) Conducting technical enablement for customers/partners (e.g., Immersion Days); and
• 6) Capturing customer feedback and demand for evolving the AWS platform