Solutions Architect, AWS Startups

About the position

Are you passionate about empowering innovative startups to succeed in the cloud computing era? Do you have a proven track record in architecting and delivering solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS)? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Solutions Architect, specializing in serving the unique needs of Startups.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects
• Bring and/or develop a deep expertise in AWS technologies, as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform.
• Help a diverse range of startups to adopt the right architecture at each part of their lifecycle
• Support startups in architecting scalable, reliable, and secure solutions
• Support adoption of a broad range of AWS services to deliver business value and accelerate growth
• Support the evolution and roadmap of the AWS platform and services, connecting our engineering teams with our customers for feedback
• Represent Amazon well within a customer's environment and the broader startup community (including accelerators, incubators, and VCs)
• Effectively interact with and give guidance to Startup executives with a diverse set of tech and non-tech backgrounds, software developers, and architects
• Develop startup specific technical content, such as blog posts, sample code and solutions, to assist customers solve technical problems and reduce time-to-market

Requirements

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and arrangements
• Endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources