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Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Seattle, WA · Yesterday
AdministrativeFull-time
About the role
AWS is seeking experienced and motivated leaders to coach and grow technically skilled, customer-facing Solutions Architects. You will help develop the industry's best cloud-based solutions architects by enabling and coaching them on best practices, solution selling, presentation, and speaking skills.
Responsibilities
- Hire, on-board, train, and develop new Solutions Architects from internal and external sources.
- Educate enterprise customers on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
- Coach Solutions Architects in the skills needed to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions so they can transfer skills to customers who are considering or using AWS.
- Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community.
- Guide and motivate the development of whitepapers, data sheets, and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices.
- Build deep relationships with decision makers within customer accounts to enable them to be "Cloud advocates."
- Act as a conduit and liaison between customers, service engineering teams, and support.
Requirements
- 15+ years design/implementation/consulting experience of distributed applications.
- 10+ years management of technical, customer facing resources.
- Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.
- Modern cloud platform skills.
- Computer Science / relevant degree and/or experience highly desired.
Qualifications
- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries.
- History of successful technical consulting and/or architecture engagements with large-scale customers or enterprises.
- Familiarity with common enterprise services.
- Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
- AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
- Amazon also offers sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).