Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Amazon • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Remote

About The Position

This role is for a Solutions Architect within the AWS Global Sales team, focusing on accelerating cloud adoption in the public sector, specifically state, local government, and education. The Solutions Architect will work directly with government agencies and educational institutions to design and build solutions using AWS cloud technologies that improve student and citizen experiences. The position offers opportunities to influence stakeholders, gain exposure to a vast technology stack, and become a technical thought leader in public service delivery through cloud solutions.

Requirements

• 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
• 5+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• Experience with AWS technologies

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to state, local government, and education customers, designing and building solutions to difficult technical problems using AWS cloud services.
• Educate and share best practices by developing, delivering, and maintaining technical content including sample code, presentations, white papers, and workshops that incorporate lessons learned from customer engagements.
• Take customer input and translate it into technical requirements, working closely with internal teams including sales, business development, professional services, and engineering to drive customer success.
• Own the end-to-end design of cloud architecture solutions, conducting technical deep-dives with customer teams and providing guidance on security, scalability, availability, and performance best practices.
• Identify gaps in products and services while mentoring teammates on designing technical customer solutions and coordinating speaking opportunities at events that educate technical and business audiences.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed