Senior Networking Solutions Architect, AWS Strategic Accounts

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Are you passionate about cloud computing with a special focus on networking and
distributed systems? Do you have a unique combination of deep technical
knowledge, business acumen and strong interpersonal skills? Do you like helping
organizational leaders think through how to architect and optimize networks in
the AWS Cloud?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a networking solutions architect to work
with some of our largest Strategic customers. At AWS, customer obsession is in
our DNA. The successful candidate will become a trusted advisor to our customers
and will work with AWS sales, business development, solutions architecture and
product teams to develop the networking expertise needed to deliver results. In
this vital role, you will help customers achieve their business goals on AWS by
identifying and tackling major networking, performance, and resilience questions
from stakeholders in areas such as network virtualization, software-defined
networking, hybrid connectivity, and distributed application architecture. You
will work directly with customer network engineering, infrastructure, and
architecture teams to help them understand how to confidently use AWS at scale.

Requirements

• 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
• Knowledge of cloud architecture
• 2+ years of working with or evaluating AI systems experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS, networks and operating systems
• Experience with large-scale, distributed applications
• Experience in a customer-facing, sales-aligned role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect
• AWS Certification, eg. AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• Understanding of application, server, and network security is highly desired.
• Previous experience in hands-on operational or engineering role
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations and virtual teams.

Responsibilities

• Work with AWS Strategic customers to convey cloud networking best practices, including hybrid connectivity, network virtualization, software-defined networking, and networking for hyperscale AI workloads
• Provide subject matter expertise on networking topics including IPv4/IPv6 protocols, layer 2 technologies, MPLS, Ethernet, and distributed application architectures
• Design and build working proof-of-concept architectures to tackle emerging networking challenges at enterprise scale
• Develop technical content, such as white papers and reference architectures, that can be used by our customers to assist them in deploying performant and resilient cloud-based network solutions
• Provide mentorship across AWS sales and solutions architecture teams regarding networking and connectivity to build skills in the field
• Work with customers to better understand network integration models in the cloud, including multi-cloud and hybrid environments
• Represent AWS at trade events by delivering presentations and workshops

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed