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Would you like to be part of a team focused on accelerating adoption of Microsoft workloads ranging from Windows Server and SQL Server to .NET applications running on Amazon Web Services’ secure, global infrastructure? Do you have the business savvy, technical background, and sales skills necessary to help position Amazon as the cloud provider of choice for Microsoft solutions with the largest enterprises? As a member of the worldwide leader for this fast growing, exciting space, you will have the opportunity to help drive the growth and shape the future of a service category that will have a significant impact on our customers global computing model.
As a Solutions Architect for the Infrastructure Migration and Modernization (IMM) Specialist SA Organization, you will partner with Sales, Professional Services, and other AWS teams to design flexible, scalable and resilient cloud architectures that solve customer business problems. Another important function of the Solutions Architect role is collaborating with AWS Service Teams, providing critical customer feedback to build the next generation of Microsoft on AWS services.
Your broad responsibilities include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects. You should be as comfortable discussing complex technical details with a room full of engineers as you are briefing an executive audience. In addition, you will engage with other AWS service teams, solutions architects, partner and professional services organizations to drive large and highly complex sales opportunities to closure.
Key job responsibilities
Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the Microsoft on AWS technical pre-sales engagements; engaging with technical and business decision makers; helping customers migrate, optimize and modernize their Microsoft infrastructure and applications. The Microsoft on AWS Solutions Architect also provides Thought Leadership in the form of speaking at public events, publishing technical content (blogs, videos, white papers) and sharing your deep expertise in Microsoft on AWS services with customers.
In this role, you will love what you do, and instinctively know how to make work fun. You will be dynamic and creative, and willing to take on any challenge and make a big impact.
Enjoy working with customers of all shapes and sizes. You will have a passion for educating, training, designing, and building cloud solutions for a diverse and challenging set of customers ranging from small businesses and startups to the largest enterprises.
A day in the life
Meet with customers and their account managers and solution architects for the largest and most strategic customer accounts to discuss opportunities to transform their workloads with AWS. Discuss the same opportunities with supporting AWS service specialist teams, cloud economics and partner teams to fine tune architectures, solutions and migration strategies. Share updates on customer trends with the team and key stakeholders before celebrating with the extended team in a collaborative and hybrid working environment.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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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.
Inclusive Team Culture
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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
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.- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
- 5+ years experience building and architecting Windows infrastructure, SQL database architecture, or .NET software development in public, private or hybrid clouds- Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
- Experience with presentations and speaking with executives, IT, management, and developers
- Knowledge of Microsoft licensing
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
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