Job Description

• 12+ yrs experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics)
• 12+ yrs experience with programming languages like (Python, JavaScript, Go, .Net, Java, etc. or similar.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role, developing teams of independent, motivated technologists
• Experience in developing technology solutions and evangelizing end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformation toward cloud computing
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications

Do you want to be part of an industry movement, or do you want to be leading it? Do you enjoy working with a huge variety of customers and seeing very visible impact?

We help Software Companies migrate & modernize their apps on AWS using modern cloud-native architectures. We do this with hundreds of customers per year at mass scale.

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 our ISV segment, like horizontal & vertical LOBs and infrastructure ISVs 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 Principal Solutions Architect, you will work on the most complex customer challenges and opportunities. They have a leading role in developing both the strategy and the team itself. They combine an informed view of the market with their understanding of emerging technology trends to speed-up innovation across their customer segment. Externally, they are recognized thought leaders and influence the strategy of our customers. Internally, they earn a reputation of role models and deliver bar-raising guidance to the broader Solutions Architecture team.

About the team
This role is within the ISV team in Amazon Web Services India Private Limited, working with the customers to help drive AWS services adoption and can be based out of Bangalore or Chennai locations.

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn\xe2\x80\x99t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don\xe2\x80\x99t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world\xe2\x80\x99s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating \xe2\x80\x94 that\xe2\x80\x99s 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there\xe2\x80\x99s nothing we can\xe2\x80\x99t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
As a Solutions Architect, you\xe2\x80\x99ll help your customers plan their successful cloud journey. You\xe2\x80\x99ll solve complex, technical challenges so your customers can focus on their business. This includes using your knowledge to craft scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures. You\xe2\x80\x99ll drive in technical solutions discussions, diving deep into the details with customer teams.

Building relationships to understand our customers and partners is key. As a trusted technical advisor, you\xe2\x80\x99ll use your interpersonal skills to influence a variety of stakeholders from technical teams to executives. You\xe2\x80\x99ll help ensure their short-term technology decisions are aligned with their long-term goals. Speeding up the adoption of our services will be part of your day to day.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll also act as thought leader in the wider community. This includes playing a lead role in educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers, blogs, and running workshops. You won\xe2\x80\x99t just be part of an industry movement; you\xe2\x80\x99ll be leading it.

As a customer obsessed advisor, you\xe2\x80\x99ll also have the chance to shape the direction of our products and services. This is through gathering feedback from customers whilst collaborating with our engineering and service teams.

• 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 challenges 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.
• 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 organization 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.