Associate Solutions Architect

Job description

DESCRIPTION

At Amazon Web Services, we are proud to introduce our "re:Entership" program - an initiative that will help tech savvy professionals who have taken some time off from work, find their way back into the workforce in a structured program.
Do you want to help or customers to adopt cutting edge cloud computing technology, solve the biggest of “big data” problems, work with Internet scale distributed systems, and see the impact of your work with happy and successful customers?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for motivated technologists who possess a unique balance of technical depth, business knowledge, and strong interpersonal skills. You will partner with customers and several AWS teams to craft highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures that address customer business problems. As a trusted customer advocate, the solutions architect will help organizations understand best practices around cloud-based solutions, and how to migrate existing workloads to the cloud. You will have the opportunity to help shape and execute a strategy to build mindshare and broad use of AWS within organizations ranging from new start-ups to large enterprise customers. The ability to connect technology with measureable business value is critical to a solutions architect.

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. 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 to large enterprises. Expect to help our customers design flexible and scalable solutions, and work on some of the most complex challenges in large-scale computing.

Have a strong understanding of computing solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience in the computing industry. You will enjoy keeping your existing technical skills honed and developing new skills. You will help identify areas of existing architectural collateral that are incorrect or need updating in order to ensure customers can create world-class solutions built on AWS.

Roles and Responsibilities
· Build a strong foundation of knowledge around AWS cloud services and the cloud ecosystem
· Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of AWS
· Assist with training sessions for customers considering or already using AWS
· Collaborate with experienced solutions architects to craft and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community
· Act as a technical liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support
****This is a full-time contract position. At the end of the 6 month training program, there will be availability to interview for full time roles.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Out of the traditional workforce for 2 or more years
· Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts Degree.
· Fluent in English, written and verbal.
· Knowledge of Ruby or other scripting languages and coding skills (C/C++/C#, Node.JS, Java, Python, PHP).
· Must be able to legally live and work in the US (or the country for which you're applying, without visa support or sponsorship.) Student visas or visas obtained on your own are not applicable for the program.
· Must be willing to be in Seattle, WA training location for the first 6 months of the program. A relocation stipend may be provided.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.