Solutions Architect Team Leader, Amazon Selling Partner API

This job is with Amazon, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.DESCRIPTION:Amazon Selling Partner API (SP-API) team is seeking security experts and and motivated technologists who possess a unique balance of technical depth and customer-facing experience. We are seeking Security Solutions Architects that will have an opportunity to work with customers and internal teams to build secure applications that are compliant with Amazon policies and remediate security gaps within existing applications.The Solutions Architect role is a unique balance of technical depth and customer-facing experience to work with customers and internal teams to craft scalable, secure solutions.As a trusted customer advisors, Solutions Architect help organizations understand the opportunities to develop and integrate with Selling Partner-APIs. You will have the opportunity to help shape and execute a strategy to drive adoption of SP-API within organizations ranging from new start-ups to large enterprise customers. You should be comfortable building technical credibility with API Developers, Solution Architects, Product Managers and C-level stakeholders.The ability to link technology with measurable business value is critical to a solutions architect role. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, products, and technical challenges.Key job responsibilities- As a key member of the technology team, ensure success in building secure applications, software and services on the Selling Partner API.- Ensure existing and emerging Selling Partner API solutions comply with Selling Partner API acceptable use policies, security standards, and best practices.- Accelerate business outcomes by developing technical products that accelerate secure API development journey such as reference architectures, code samples etc.- Provide technical support and architectural guidance for security controls to API-developers.- Write code samples, tutorials, white-papers and technical articles for our developer community, capturing and sharing the best practices for security- Work with customers to understand how they are using our API services, and provide feedback to development teams- Act as a technical liaison between customer, support & engineering, and business teamsA day in the lifeAs a trusted customer advocate, the Security Solutions Architect will help organizations understand opportunities to improve their security controls, and interpret and comply with Amazon Selling Partner API policies, You will have the ability to help shape Amazon security and use polices, and execute a strategy to improve security across organizations ranging from new start-ups to large enterprise customers. In collaboration with the Selling Partner API business and compliance team, you will drive security policies, programs, and tools. The ability to link technology with measurable business value is critical to a solutions architect. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, products, and technical challenges.About the teamOur global Solutions Architecture team enables technology Solution Providers to build on Selling Partner API. Selling Partner API is an integrated web service API that helps Amazon Selling Partners programmatically exchange data on listings, orders, payments, reports, and more.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experiencePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)- Experience working with REST API based services, or experience in software development and experience with programming/scripting (Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Chef, Perl, Ruby and/or PHP)- MBA preferred.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 for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.