Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect - Marketplace & Control Services

Amazon ,
London, Greater London

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Would you like to be part of a team focused on increasing adoption of the AWS platform by helping customers successfully optimize their IT processes? Do you like scoping solutions for business and dive deep down to the technical elements necessary to help further establish AWS as the preferred platform for running business critical workloads? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for experienced and motivated customer facing Solutions Architects. We are looking for a Solutions Architect with experience in the tools used to transform how companies design, provision, migrate, and operate their cloud environments. AWS Migration, Marketplace and Control Services is a fast growing set of services that allows customers to transform and automate their IT estate by migrating ,procuring and provisioning a vast selection of 3rd Party software on AWS services. As a Solutions Architect you will have the opportunity to work with strategic customers helping them set up landing zones, migrate applications and provision and integrate software available on the AWS Marketplace The role will cover EMEA and the candidate can be located anywhere in Europe (ideally UK) with a willingness to travel. Roles and responsibilities As a key member of the MMCS Solution Architect team:- You would help organizations provision and migrate applications, software and services onto the AWS platform. You would work with ISV's to design and implement patterns for faster provisioning of repeatable solutions on AWS You would support integration into the existing DevOps tools using Infrastructure as code. Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS (with focus on Migration services ,AWS Marketplace and Control Services), and participate in architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the AWS solutions architect community Author or contribute to the development of whitepapers, data sheets, and other high-value customer facing guidance and best practices Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within customer accounts to enable them to be "Cloud advocates" Act as a conduit and liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support She/he should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges. Identify and develop architectural references based on best practices. Share customer feedback to internal product management and engineering teams to help drive the future of AWS Migration, Marketplace and Control Services. As a Specialist Solutions Architects you would be focused on providing state-of-the art solutions and practices to customers and the entire AWS field organization. From deep technical architecture to company-wide process and practice definition, you will be involved in the strategic environments of AWS' most demanding customers. The ideal candidate would have experience in working with AWS services and hands on IaC or programming background. Amazon's Culture Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We have 14 leadership principles that help guide us in our every-day decision making process. We believe they are a clearer articulation of those things that have always been a part of what makes Amazon great - things that we must consciously hold on to in fulfilling our mission to be Earth's Most Customer Centric Company. We are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy and happy lives. Learn more about life at Amazon. It is always Day One. Here are some other qualities we are looking for: Be great fun to work with. At AWS, we have a credo of "Work hard. Have fun. Make history". In this role, you will love what you do, and instinctively know how to make work fun, while maintaining a work-life balance. We look for employees who are creative and who are willing to take on any challenge and make a big impact. Enjoy developing technical talent to achieve great things. You will have a passion for building and communicating your ideas, enabling your peers and a diverse and challenging set of customers on the IoT ecosystem. Have a strong understanding of solutions innovation. The ideal candidate will have past experience working as a Solutions Architect, technical pre-sales, or a similar role. You will have an ability to dive deep into various hands-on solutions while developing new skills, so you can make strong contributions in architecture transformation discussions. How You'll Grow At Amazon, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn and develop your career. We offer opportunities to help sharpen your skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global,