Solutions Architect

Who you are

• Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics)
• Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
• Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries
• 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

What the job involves

• This role is within the UK organisation and you will be working with Enterprise Energy, Industrials, and Semiconductors customers
• Solutions Architects work hand in hand with AWS customers to help them achieve real business outcomes through cloud and AI adoption
• They are at the crossroads of business and technology and engage with organisations at all stages of cloud adoption. Solutions Architects also take a leading role in creating and presenting technical content and best practices
• Our Solutions Architects are expected to build Data & AI Solutions, and own the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS
• You will also make recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability and operational efficiency
• They work to understand the customer's business needs and give prescriptive guidance on how to create business value with technology
• To do this they collaborate with other teams such as account management, professional services, support, product teams and the AWS partner ecosystem
• In this role you will get to practice your creativity, linking technology to tangible solutions and educating AWS customers about the art of the possible. You will have the opportunity to define or invent cloud-native reference architectures for a variety of use cases
• You will have the support to grow your expertise in industry and technology areas of depth. Every day you will learn something new from your customers, your peers and your own experiments
• As a Solutions Architect, you will work directly with customers to accelerate their projects and recommend best-practice architectures in line with their long-term business outcomes
• You will own the technical relationship with the customer and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide
• Share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services for the AWS platform
• Create and capture best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts)
• Evangelise and educate about AWS technology (e.g. workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences)
• Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by interviewing candidates and having a voice in hiring decisions. You will also be helping others develop new skills by mentoring team members
• Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes