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Job summary
This role is within the UK organisation and you will be working with Enterprise Media and AdTech customers

Solutions Architects work hand in hand with AWS customers to help them make the most of the Cloud. They are at the crossroads of business and technology and engage with organisations at all stages of cloud adoption. Solutions Architects also take a leading role in creating and presenting technical content and best practices.

Solutions Architects own the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS and make recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability and operational efficiency. They work to understand the customer’s business needs and give prescriptive guidance on how to create business value with technology. To do this they collaborate with other teams such as account management, professional services, support, product teams and the AWS partner ecosystem.

In this role you will get to practice your creativity, linking technology to tangible solutions and educating AWS customers about the art of the possible. You will have the opportunity to define or invent cloud-native reference architectures for a variety of use cases.

The Solutions Architecture team is a diverse group of technologists from a variety of backgrounds. Practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required, provided you have a sound technical foundation and a desire to learn.You will have the support to grow your expertise in industry and technology areas of depth. Every day you will learn something new from your customers, your peers and your own experiments.
At Amazon you will be encouraged and rewarded for doing what is right for the long-term success of the customer. We value your passion to discover, invent and build on behalf of customers.

Amazon has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity and inclusion. We seek builders from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • As a Solutions Architect, you will work directly with strategic customers to accelerate their projects and recommend best-practice architectures in line with their long-term business outcomes.
  • You will own the technical relationship with the customer and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide.
  • Share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services for the AWS platform.
  • Create and capture best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts).
  • Evangelise and educate about AWS technology (e.g. workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences).
  • Help develop the technical elements of the AWS go-to-market strategy, and the plan to engage with customers and partners, within your area of responsibility.
  • Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by interviewing candidates and having a voice in hiring decisions. You will also be helping others develop new skills by mentoring team members
  • Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer’s outcomes.

    • BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Background in any of the following: Cloud Architecture, Systems Design, Software Development, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Engineering or DevOps
  • Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent) and/or relevant tech experience.
  • Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Passion for technology and for learning
  • Experience driving technical and/or organizational change of significant complexity

    • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience designing, building, refactoring or operating large scale and impactful IT projects – either on premises or in the cloud
  • Working knowledge of cloud native architectures
  • Experience working with C-suite at Enterprise customers
  • AWS certification (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional)