Job Description
Job Description
Would you like to be part of a team focused on accelerating adoption of VMware/Microsoft workloads (e.g., Windows Server, SQL Server, .NET applications) running on Amazon Web Services’ secure, global infrastructure? Do you have the business savvy, technical background, and sales skills necessary to help position Amazon as the cloud provider of choice for VMware/Microsoft solutions with the largest enterprises? As a member of the worldwide leader for this fast growing, exciting space, you will have the opportunity to help drive the growth and shape the future of a service category that will have a significant impact on our customers global computing model.
As a Solutions Architect for the Infrastructure Migration and Modernization (IMM) Specialist SA Organization, you will partner with Sales, Professional Services, and other AWS teams to design flexible, scalable and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems. Another important function of the Solutions Architect role is collaborating with AWS Service Teams, providing critical customer feedback to build the next generation of VMware/Microsoft on AWS services.
Key job responsibilities
- Engaging with technical and business decision makers
- Helping customers migrate, optimize and modernize their IDC/VMware/Microsoft applications on AWS
- Validating use cases and technical requirements
- Building architectures and demonstrating technical superiority
- Designing and delivering immersion days
- Providing Thought Leadership in the form of speaking at public events, publishing technical content (blogs, videos, white papers) and sharing your deep expertise with customers.
- Helping AWS Partner Network (APN) with building scalable solutions focusing on migration and modernization
About the team
This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges. We pride ourselves on thinking big, delivering exceptional results for our customers, and working across AWS as #OneTeam.
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.
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.
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. Ongoing events and learning experiences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 6+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 6+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
- Experience with presentations and speaking with executives, IT, management, and developers
- Experience with large scale IDC to cloud migration architecture design and implementation
- Knowledge of VMware/Microsoft licensing
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. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit -we- hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. 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. For more information, please visit -benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Job Tags
Worldwide, Flexible hours,