Partner Solutions Architect

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Do you like helping customers and partners solve tough technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Are you familiar with systems architecture, capacity planning, performance monitoring, and security best practices? Do you want to be part of the business development team to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology platform?

As a Partner Solution Architect within Amazon Internet Services Pvt Ltd (AISPL), you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services within strategic accounts and partners.

Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects, and developing a deep expertise in the AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform.

The ideal candidate will possess customer facing skills that will allow them to represent Amazon well within a customer's or partner's environment and drive discussions with senior personnel within the company, as well as a technical background that enables them to easily interact and give guidance to software developers and architects. S/he should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Serve as a key technical member of the Business / Partner Development team in helping to ensure customer success in building applications and services on the AWS platform
Scope each customer engagement, with attention towards clear and well-defined objectives and success criteria
Own each technical engagement, and help ensure a timely and successful delivery of value. (delivery of actual solutions to be done by AWS partners)
Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the solution architect community
Understand the AWS market segments, customer base, and industry verticals
Understand and exploit internal Amazon systems

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· The right person will be highly technical and analytical, possess 10 + years of current solution architecture (implementation/consulting) experience
· Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures
· Experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise customers. AWS specific experience a plus
· Enterprise application and database architecture an advantage
· Experience in Software Development and Automation an advantage
· Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.