Senior Solutions Architect, Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports

Amazon • Santa Monica, CA

3d • Remote

About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Solutions Architect with a specialized background in broadcast and streaming to join our Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports (MEGS) team. You'll work at the intersection of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the most exciting transformation in media history: the global shift from traditional broadcast to intelligent, multi-platform streaming experiences reaching viewers everywhere. This position could require travel up to 25% (including international travel for industry events and customer engagements). The future of video is being rewritten, and you'll be the architect behind it.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience with cloud computing technologies
• Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 8+ years in technology domains such as broadcasting, streaming, software development or cloud computing
• 5+ years of experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures related to broadcast, video production, media processing, or streaming

Nice To Haves

• Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)
• Experience working with media industry standards bodies

Responsibilities

• Work backward from the customer to drive adoption of AWS services for media and entertainment workloads, with specific focus on broadcast and streaming use cases
• Understand and anticipate business needs of multiple customers, accelerating their ability to innovate by building working prototypes and industry-specific solutions
• Run technical workshops and advise customers on architectural decisions for cloud-based media solutions
• Educate customers to ensure their solutions follow AWS best practices for scalability, availability, security, and operational excellence in media environments
• Author or contribute to AWS customer-facing publications such as whitepapers, tutorials, and blog posts focused on media technology
• Participate in industry conferences and events, sharing knowledge with the broader AWS solutions architect community and media industry
• Drive customer requirements alignment with AWS service teams' roadmaps, acting as the voice of media and entertainment customers

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: Senior