Sr. Solutions Architect, EdTech, WWPS EdTech

Amazon • Austin, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a highly motivated Solutions Architect to join the World Wide Public Sector (WWPS) EdTech team. This role focuses on accelerating AWS's growing Education business by working closely with Education Technology companies. As a Solutions Architect, you will own the technical engagement and success of specific projects, design architectures, develop deep expertise in AWS technologies, and serve as a subject matter expert on security for customer applications and services. You will provide technical design and thought leadership to the EdTech market, collaborate with sales and business development teams, and share best-practice knowledge within the AWS architect community. The EdTech Solution Architecture team's mission is to be the premier technology enabler for EdTech Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), guiding them through their business and technology strategies and the use of AWS services to help them achieve their goals.

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
• Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
• Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group presentations
• Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing
• Operational – Web site/services operations, management, and security
• Ability to travel 30%

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific projects.
• Define and design architectures.
• Develop deep expertise in AWS technologies and broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform.
• Be a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services.
• Provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to the EdTech markets for cloud computing.
• Work with a world-class sales and business development team.
• Lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community.
• Collaborate with and educate bright technical minds across enterprise architecture.
• Help customers design and create cloud computing architectures.
• Act as a Strategic Advisor.
• Engage in deep-dive technical discussions around design.
• Guide EdTech ISVs through their business & technology strategy and the use of AWS services.

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