Senior Solution Architect

Description Sales Marketing and Global Services SMGS AWS Sales Marketing and Global Services SMGS is responsible for driving revenue adoption and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector AWS Solutions Architects are trusted advisors to our customers helping them solve some of their largest business challenges by designing and advising on some of the most scalable flexible and resilient solutions in the world Working closely with internal teams at AWS you ll identify how our customers push the boundaries and how we can improve our services to obsess over our customers Being a thought leader who creates and presents content you ll help all of our customers scale and grow in non-linear ways using AWS as their building blocks In this role you will push technology boundaries and help scale some of the Emerging companies across various Verticals in India You will have the opportunity to partner with customers early in their cloud journey and help them scale as well as customers further in their cloud journey where you can have visible and measurable impact in their growth ambitions You will test traditional thinking by pushing the boundaries for your customers and AWS to dream and deliver beyond what they think is possible Our customers needs are moving fast so you will too Be part of the team helping our Emergin customers find innovative and transformative ways to reinvent their business aws-ags-India Key job responsibilities Work directly with customers to accelerate their business outcomes and recommend best-practice cloud architectures in line with their long-term business needs Drive technical solutions discussions with your customers diving deep into the details to solve complex technical problems and use your knowledge to craft scalable flexible and resilient cloud architectures Scope and own customer engagements with attention towards clear and well-defined objectives and success criteria Work backwards from your customer s business needs to accelerate adoption of the most appropriate AWS technology Define and execute on the strategy by engaging highly technical teams Solutions Architects Technical Account Managers AWS professional services consultants and consulting managed services partners Act as a thought leader in the wider community playing a key role in educating sharing best practices presenting at events writing white papers blogs and running workshops Share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services for the AWS platform Proactively work within the organisation to influence the evolution of the platform Serve as a key technical member of the Solutions Architecture team through influencing decision makers across multiple domains to ensure customer success in building applications and services on the AWS platform which align to long-term business goals A day in the life Our solutions architects are experienced technologists with technical breadth and depth coupled with strong interpersonal skills The variety of customers is huge as we work across all industries within the SMB segment like FSI Retail IT ITeS Media and Entertainment to name a few On a daily basis you will work alongside people who are leading the way in designing cloud bases architecture We are the trusted advisor to our customers so challenge our customers to think differently learn more build elegant transformative solutions As a Senior Solutions Architect you ll own the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS and make recommendations on security cost performance reliability and operational efficiency They work to understand the customer s business needs and give prescriptive guidance on how to create business value with technology To do this they collaborate with other teams such as account management professional services support product teams and the AWS partner ecosystem 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 Why AWS Amazon Web Services AWS is the world s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses Work Life Balance We value work-life harmony Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture When we feel supported in the workplace and at home there s nothing we can t achieve in the cloud Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS it s in our nature to learn and be curious Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity CORE and AmazeCon gender diversity conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness Mentorship and 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 Basic Qualifications - Bachelor s degree - 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 experience Preferred Qualifications - 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience - 5 years in design and implementation of applications on cloud using microservices event driven architectures Exposure to AI ML Gen AI technologies and services 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