Senior Worldwide Specialist Solutions Architect - Analytics - AmazonWebServices

AWS Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced concepts and feature designs
As part of the AWS sales organization, SSAs work with customers who have complex challenges that require expert-level knowledge to solve
SSAs craft scalable, flexible, and resilient technical architectures that address those challenges
This might involve guiding customers as they refactor an application or designing entirely new cloud-based systems
Do you enjoy solving novel and unique technical challenges for customers? Become an AWS Specialist SA!The Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) is part of AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS), which 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
We work backwards from our customer’s most complex and business critical problems to build and execute go-to-market plans that turn AWS ideas into multi-billion-dollar businesses
WWSO teams include business development, specialist and technical solutions architecture
As part of WWSO, you'll provide expertise across the entire life cycle of an AWS customer initiative, from developing ideas for new services to accelerating the adoption of established businesses
We pride ourselves on thinking big, delivering exceptional results for our customers, and working across AWS as #OneTeam
Within WWSO, this position is part of the Worldwide Specialist Team, where you will lead the global GTM plan for Storage products that support our customers' Data and Analytics workloads
You are a leader for specialists, architects, partners, and account teams around the world and set direction and standards for how we solve customer problems in your domain
You partner with technical and business teams across AWS and bring the voice of the customer into our product development roadmap
The WW team sees the big picture and sets the plan so the world’s most customer obsessed technical teams can make history
Key job responsibilities• Represent the voice of the customer; bring customer feedback to product teams to influence feature development and future product roadmap.• Provide advanced technical knowledge to your domain aligned GTM teams to unblock our customers’ largest and most critical business challenges
• Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures and public-speaking events such as AWS Summit, AWS re: Invent, etc.• Partner with Business Development teams to define the technical components of best in class GTM concepts, solutions, and initiatives.• Develop and support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter experts worldwide
Create field enablement materials for the broader SA population, to help them understand how to integrate Amazon Web Services solutions into customer architectures.About the teamWhy 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.Diverse ExperiencesAWS 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.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 & 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.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.Basic qualifications- 7+ years design/implementation/consulting experience of distributed applications- 5+ years management of technical, customer facing resources- 5+ years of storage experiencePreferred qualification - History of successful technical consulting and/or architecture engagements with large-scale customers or enterprises.- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud.- Familiarity with common enterprise services.- Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers.- Strong written communication skills.- Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries.- AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise.- Computer Science /relevant degree and/or experience highly desired.Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status
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The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market
Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
Amazon is a total compensation company
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
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