Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect, Databases, US Specialist Solutions Architects

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Database Specialist Solutions Architect to design complete solutions using AWS database services. You will work with customers and partners, lead technical deep dives, and support migrations from Oracle/SQL Server to AWS databases like RDS and Aurora.

Travel ~25% in the US is expected. You will collaborate with Sales and Product teams to craft innovative data solutions and serve as a trusted advisor to executives navigating cloud transformations and data

Qualifications

• Experience designing architectures using AWS database services.
• Ability to migrate applications from on-prem databases to AWS.
• Strong communication with executives and technical teams.
• Proven track record in architecting relational and non-relational data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide AWS customers with deep technical expertise for Database Services.
• Lead architectural reviews and workshops on database use cases.
• Serve as trusted technical advisor to executives during cloud transformation.
• Design and architect complex database solutions across relational and non-relational tech.
• Deliver proof-of-concept projects and technical workshops.
• Support migrations from Oracle/SQL Server to AWS databases such as RDS/Aurora.
• Create reference architectures and best-practice content.
• Present at AWS events and educate customers on data workloads.

Skills

AWS Database Services

PostgreSQL/NoSQL

DynamoDB

Aurora PostgreSQL/MySQL

SQL Server/Oracle migration

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

MongoDB

DocumentDB

Redis Elasticache

Job description

Description

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and constant support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Description

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and constant support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Do you like to solve the most complex and high scale data management challenges in the world today? Do you like to build scaling mechanisms as a force multiplier? Do you like to engage with all levels of customer personas, from engineering to C-level executives?

As a Database Specialist Solutions Architect (SA) you will design complete solution architectures based on AWS database services.

Have you developed complex applications?

Are you an experienced PostgreSQL/NoSQL Platform Specialist? How about DynamoDB, Elasticache, MongoDB or DocumentDB?

Have you migrated Applications from one Database Engine to another?

Have you designed and architected complex database solutions incorporating both relational and non-relational technologies?

Would you like a career that gives you opportunities to help organizations understand and use cloud computing web services to do big new things faster, at lower cost?

As a Database Specialist SA you will collaborate with our customers and partners on key engagements. You will engage with Database Specialists Sellers and other stakeholders supporting sales activities such as customer discovery, ideating, white board solutioning, presenting, educating, leading technical deep dives, and other technical sales support activities for an assigned US division and territory. You will develop and deliver proof-of-concept projects, technical workshops, and support implementation projects in order to develop or migrate applications from on-premise databases like Oracle/SQL Server to AWS, eg. RDS, Aurora-PostgreSQL/MySQL, DynamoDB or other database services on AWS.

You will focus on customer solutions that depend on databases, designing and deploying future state data services and reference architectures to enable our customers to make the most of AWS managed databases.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide AWS customers with deep technical expertise and strategic guidance to allow them to effectively use AWS Database Services across their business, both tactically and strategically
• Collaborate with AWS specialist sales, marketing, and product teams to develop innovative solutions for customers' most challenging business problems
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers' executives, helping them navigate cloud transformation and digital innovation
• Lead architectural reviews and workshops focused on common use cases, industry best practices, helping customers jump-start their AWS migration journey
• Design and architect complex database solutions based on relational or non-relational technologies
• Champion industry best practices through technical thought leadership content, including blogs, white papers, and reference architectures
• Present at key industry events including AWS re:Invent, AWS Summit, and other conferences
• Educate customers on AWS value proposition for Data management workloads, ensuring solutions are optimized for production environments
• Provide feedback to AWS product teams on customer specific requirements and act as primary point of contact for urgent customer issues in your technical specialty
• Stay current with emerging trends in the Database, Analytics, and Generative Artificial Intelligence technologies to help customers innovate and maintain competitive advantage
• Travel approximately 25% on average, mostly in the US, supporting customer and stakeholder needs
  

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