Sr Solutions Architect, AWSI MEGS

Amazon • Santa Monica, CA

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About The Position

Are you a passionate builder with an interest in solutions for Media and
Entertainment? The Yahoo global account team is seeking a Sr Solutions Architect
to work across multiple business units.

As a Senior Solutions Architect (SA) at AWS, you'll be responsible for educating
customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on emerging technologies and
solutions that are transforming the M&E, Games, and Sports industries. You'll
provide hands-on architectural guidance for real-life customer projects
involving various AWS services and Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/partner
solutions.

In this role, you'll be a content creator, a storyteller, and a presenter,
building and publishing content. You'll work with customers remotely and in
person, sharing your expertise and insights. This role includes domestic and
potential international travel.

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance
between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and
success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work
or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a
more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the
qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates
to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,
or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted
cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —
that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies
trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led
affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our
differences.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of
our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving
revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and
mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The
AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that
world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners
with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications
on top of AWS services.

The AWS Industries team is committed to helping industry customers enable their
digital transformation journeys. Our primary goal is to meet customers where
they are in their cloud journey and work backwards from their industry specific
needs to transform their business and their entire industry. Our team speaks the
language of our industry customers, which means that we focus on business
outcomes and industry use cases on behalf of our customers, whether that is how
we build products and solutions, how we sell, how we deliver, or how we partner.

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

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
• Knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base and industry verticals
• Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver innovative, customer-obsessed solutions leveraging AWS services and partner offerings.
• Foster strategic partnerships with key industry players, driving thought leadership and shaping industry trends.
• Create high-quality enablement content, including guidance, blogs, demos, POCs, and presentations.
• Engage with customers, partners, and industry events to inspire and educate on the transformative potential of AWS solutions.
• Deliver written and spoken communications on complex ad-technology/content monetization subjects and establish AWS as the public cloud of choice for industry organizations looking to accelerate revenue growth and improve return on assets.

Benefits

• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.
• Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.
• Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
• For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits [https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits].

What This Job Offers

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