Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services, WWPS SA - State & Local Government -West
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
ConsultingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Need to extract content from description.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
Let's parse description.
First paragraph: "Do you like helping customers implement innovative cloud computing and AI solutions and solve technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative and leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success? Are you familiar with Responsible AI, security best practices for applications, servers, and networks? Do you want to be part of the business development team helping to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology platform? Would you like to be part of a sales group, but have your opinion valued as a technical resource as part of planning and strategies? Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate our growing State and Local Government business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice."
That's about the role.
Next: "As a Solutions Architect within AWS, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon Web Services (e.g., Computing - AWS EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda etc, Storage & filesystem - AWS S3, EBS, FSx etc, Databases - AWS RDS, RedShift, DynamoDB etc, AI services - Amazon Bedrock, Sagemaker etc and AWS CloudFront etc) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers. Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects; defining implementation architectures, responding to RFPs, developing a deep expertise in the AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform; and being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services. As a Solutions Architect on our team, you will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to our customers while working with a world class sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community. You will gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture. This position specifically is for State Government and Higher Education vertical. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the following: Helping our customers to design and create cloud computing architectures Our company credo: “Work hard. Have fun. Make history.” It’s critical to love what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers. Deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends."
Then: "With Experience In The Following Key Areas Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group presentations Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing, Technical breadth in multiple technologies. Operational – Web site/services operations, observability, management, and security Ability to travel 30% Experience( Preferred) : Working with Public Sector customers. Preferred Experience/Skills This position can be located in Dallas, Texas. Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services Prior experience in a technical role within a sales organization Prior experience in state or local government Understanding of infrastructure and security requirements, such as HIPAA, CJIS, etc. Demonstrated experience leading or developing high quality, enterprise scale software products using a structured system development lifecycle Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role"
Then: "Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Work/Life Balance Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work. Mentorship & Career Growth Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future."
Then: "Basic Qualifications 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience Preferred Qualifications Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective"
Then: "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." (boilerplate to remove)
Then: "The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. USA, TX, Austin - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, TX, Dallas - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc. Job ID: A10551958"
We need to extract Pay and Benefits sections.
Pay: base salary range listed: USA, TX, Austin - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually; USA, TX, Dallas - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually. Also mention sign-on payments and RSUs.
Benefits: health insurance list, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave.
Schedule: flexible schedule mentioned under Work/Life Balance: "we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule". So we can include Schedule section with that.
Now we need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide what goes where.
About the role: introductory paragraph describing role, mission, etc.
Responsibilities: list of duties: owning technical engagement, defining architectures, responding to RFPs, developing expertise, SME on security, providing technical design, thought leadership, leading efforts to capture/share best practices, learn/collaborate/educate, helping customers design cloud architectures, deep-dive technical discussions, etc.
Requirements: maybe basic qualifications? Or "Experience In The Following Key Areas" and "Ability to travel 30%" etc. Could be Requirements.
Qualifications: Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
Skills: maybe technical presentation experience, web services dev/deployment, technical breadth, operational, etc. Could be Skills.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's map.
We have sections:
- About the role: initial motivational questions and description of role.
- Responsibilities: bullet list of duties.
- Requirements: maybe "Experience In The Following Key Areas" and "Ability to travel 30%" and "Working with Public Sector customers (Preferred)"? Actually that's preferred experience.
- Qualifications: Basic Qualifications (2+ years design..., 4+ years specific tech domain, 10+ years IT development) and Preferred Qualifications (experience in software dev/internet, migrating legacy to cloud, AWS dev/ops).
- Skills: Technical presentation experience, Web Services development/deployment, technical breadth, operational (site/services ops, observability, management, security), ability to travel 30% maybe also skill.
But travel could be requirement.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All sections must have real content.
Let's extract content precisely.
About the role: combine first paragraph plus maybe the sentence about shaping strategy etc? Actually that is responsibilities. Let's keep About the role as the initial motivational paragraph and the sentence: "Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate our growing State and Local Government business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice." That's about role.
Responsibilities: list items:
- owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects
- defining implementation architectures
- responding to RFPs
- developing a deep expertise in the AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform
- being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services
- providing exceptional technical design and thought leadership to customers while working with a world class sales and business development team
- leading efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community
- gaining the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture
- helping customers to design and create cloud computing architectures (passion)
- deep-dive technical discussions around design and intellectual curiosity to keep technical skills current while maintaining pulse on industry trends
We can bullet these.
Requirements: maybe "Ability to travel 30%" and "Experience working with Public Sector customers (Preferred)"? Actually that's preferred. But we can include "Experience working with Public Sector customers" as a requirement? It says Preferred Experience/Skills: Working with Public Sector customers. So it's preferred, not required. Could go under Qualifications.
Better: Requirements: "Ability to travel 30%" and maybe "Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services" (that's a skill). Hmm.
Let's think: The posting includes "Experience( Preferred) : Working with Public Sector customers." That's preferred.
Also "Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services" under Preferred Experience/Skills.
Also "Prior experience in a technical role within a sales organization", "Prior experience in state or local government", "Understanding of infrastructure and security requirements, such as HIPAA, CJIS, etc.", "Demonstrated experience leading or developing high quality, enterprise scale software products using a structured system development lifecycle", "Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role", "Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role". Those could be qualifications.
But we already have Basic and Preferred Qualifications sections.
Thus we can treat:
- Requirements: Ability to travel 30% (maybe also "Experience working with Public Sector customers" as preferred but we can put under Qualifications).
- Qualifications: Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
- Skills: Technical presentation experience, Web Services development/deployment, technical breadth, Operational (site/services ops, observability, management, security). Also maybe "Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services" as skill.
But we need to avoid duplication: "Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services" is similar to basic qualifications (4+ years specific tech domain). Might be redundant.
Let's decide sections:
About the role: initial paragraph.
Responsibilities: bullet list as above.
Qual