Amazon Senior Specialist Solutions Architect AWS Managed Services 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

164962018

Key job responsibilities
• Lead technical pre-sales conversations with AWS customers. Help them define cloud operating models that leverage AWS services and align to AWS operational and security best practices.• Represent the voice of the customer; bring customer feedback to product teams to influence feature development and future product roadmap.• Provide advanced technical and operational knowledge to unblock our customers’ largest and most critical business challenges.• Act as a thought leader and share best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, and public speaking at events such as AWS Summit and re:Invent.• Partner with business development peers to define the technical components of best-in-class Go-To-Market (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 operational best practices into customer architectures.A day in the life
AWS Managed Services is a customer-centric global organization that provides technical services to our customers. As a member our team, you will be at the forefront of this transformational technology. You will be assisting a global list of companies and developers that are taking advantage of a growing set of services and features to run their mission-critical applications.
Diverse Experiences
AWS 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.
Mentorship & 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.Work/Life Balance
Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)

- Knowledge of cloud architecture
- Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)
- Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a high degree of comfort writing technical documents.