Enterprise Architect, Strategic Customer Engagements, Enterprise Architecture, SCE
About the role
We are seeking Principal Enterprise Architects to join our Strategic Customer Engagements (SCE) team to work on AWS’s most complex commercial pursuits. The ideal candidate has experience in leading global technology strategies with enterprise companies, demonstrating experience in defining strategic technology initiatives, bringing together multiple solutions to create a holistic solution. You are a proven expert and thought-leader in complex business-IT transformations including platform modernization, enterprise systems, digital transformation, cloud deployment and migrations, transformational outsourcing, governance, software development, and enterprise architecture. You have a sales background that enables you to drive a pursuit engagement. You are a well-rounded and broad architect that is able to easily interact with builders, architects, and C-suite leadership.
Key job responsibilities
- Work with senior customer leaders (CIO and CTO) to build a common vision and architecture based on the transformation strategy
- Engage in pursuits that span across multiple Amazon businesses
- Define end-to-end holistic outcome-based solution in collaboration with sales, strategy, and business development teams
- Ensure multiple solutions work together, align to enterprise architecture standards, leverage common solutions and services, and meet financial targets (cost and benefits)
- Serve as the AWS executive technical sponsor for the strategic transformation initiative
- Engage with system integrators, multiple ISVs and other partners and provide oversight
- Create board ready presentations articulating the transformation strategy, solution vision and value case
- Present the strategy and vision to the C-suite including CEOs, COO, CFO, CIO and CTO
- Partner closely with Sales Leadership teams and Field Sales organization
- Partner with cross functional teams across Amazon and partners – legal, product, engineering, architecture, structuring, and professional services to help execute a winning pursuit
About The Team
Diverse Experiences Amazon 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.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of IT and/or Management Consulting Services, or 10+ years of progressive technology implementation experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years in a technical leadership role e.g. CTO, Head of Technology, Engineering/Technology Director, General Manager, Principal Solutions Architect, Lead Architect/Engineer, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience engaging and influencing C-level executives, both business and technical
- Experience as an IT industry thought leader on relevant topics related to enterprise IT infrastructure
- Experience implementing AWS services in a variety of distributed computing environments
- Experience in leading complex, large-scale, IT, technical or engineering programs