Partner Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Partner Solutions Architect who is passionate about helping our partners build infrastructures and applications at scale. Our solutions architects are aspiring technologists with technical breadth and depth coupled with strong interpersonal skills. 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.As a Solutions Architect within SMGS, you will work directly with some of our largest and fastest growing partners to reduce risk and enable innovation through technical reviews, speaking engagements and workshops.10010Key job responsibilitiesThe ideal candidate will have experience leading architecture discussions and have hands on experience. You will partner with a number of AWS teams to craft highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of our services.Roles and Responsibilities- Ensure partner success in designing, building, and migrating applications, software, and services on the AWS platform.- Lead architectural discussions and design exercises to create world-class solutions built on AWS while ensuring solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.- Be an AWS evangelist. Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of AWS.- Author or otherwise contribute to AWS customer-facing publications such as whitepapers, blogs, and proof of concepts.- Build relationships with senior technical individuals internally and externally to enable them to be cloud advocates.- Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS Solutions Architect community.A day in the lifeFor this role, you are the voice of the partner and the customer. This principle is critical to the success of this role to make sure the right services are leveraged while building safe, durable and relevant solutions for customers. We work with a broad set of partners that solve interesting problems. This role requires you to dive into a partner’s solution, continue to learn about how our services work, and how partners use our solutions. Be passionate about building on your technical foundation.About the teamDiverse ExperiencesAmazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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 AWSAmazon 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.Work/Life BalanceWe 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.Inclusive Team CultureHere 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. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship and Career GrowthWe’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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts Degree.- Knowledge of scripting languages and coding skills.- Working knowledge of AWS services.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Hold the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification- Professional experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS- Strong written and presentation communication skills- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud