About the role

What will you do at Amazon?

Do you want to help define the future of Go to Market (GTM) at AWS using

generative AI (GenAI)? AWS Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) are

technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced

concepts and feature designs. As part of the AWS sales organization, SSAs work

with customers who have complex challenges that require expert-level knowledge

to solve. SSAs craft scalable, flexible, and resilient technical architectures

that address those challenges. This might involve guiding customers as they

refactor an application or designing entirely new cloud-based systems. Do you

enjoy solving novel and unique technical challenges for customers? Become an AWS

GenAI Specialist SA!

AWS is looking for a Generative AI Solutions Architect who will be the Subject

Matter Expert (SME) for helping customers in designing solutions pertaining to

application modernization techniques that leverage our Generative AI services.

You will interact with customers directly to understand the business problem,

help and aid them in implementation of generative AI solutions, deliver briefing

and deep dive sessions to customers and guide customer on adoption patterns and

paths for generative AI. As part of the Generative AI Worldwide Specialist

organization, you will work closely with other Solution Architects from various

geographies to enable large-scale customer use cases and drive the adoption of

Amazon Web Services for GenAI services. You will interact with other Data

Scientists and Solution Architects in the field, providing guidance on their

customer engagements. You will develop white papers, blogs, reference

implementations, and presentations to enable customers and partners to fully

leverage Generative AI services on Amazon Web Services. You will also create

field enablement materials for the broader technical field population, to help

them understand how to integrate AWS Generative AI solutions into customer

architectures. You drive effective feedback gathering from customers, and you

distill and translate that feedback into clear business and technical

requirements for product and engineering teams to review.

Key job responsibilities

- Represent the voice of the customer; bring customer feedback to product teams

to influence feature development and future product roadmap.

- Provide advanced technical knowledge to your domain aligned GTM teams to

unblock our customers’ largest and most critical business challenges.

- Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS

blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures and public-speaking events such as

AWS Summit, AWS re: Invent, etc.

- Partner with Business Development teams to define the technical components of

best in class GTM concepts, solutions, and initiatives.

- Develop and support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter

experts worldwide. Create field enablement materials for the broader SA

population, to help them understand how to integrate Amazon Web Services

solutions into customer architectures.

About the team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted

cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —

that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies

trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred

qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates

to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,

or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of

our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,

there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s 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 conferences, inspire us

to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s

Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and

other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded

professional.

Basic

Qualifications

- 7+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g.
software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure,
security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and
infrastructures experience
- 7+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or
Internet industries experience
- Experience managing teams, or experience with full software development life
cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management,
build processes, testing, and operations

Preferred Qualifications

- 5+ years of
infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
- 3+ years of strong hands-on experience in technical consulting and experience
with at least one Programming language such as .NET, Java, Python with solid
foundations in software development and system design
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely
and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to
standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively
and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional
customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company
policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship
with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties
and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company
policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and
respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and
safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los
Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified
applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for
employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations
[https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations] for more
information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package
will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
compensation will be determined based on factors including experience,
qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits
including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &
AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health
Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
[https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
USA, CA, San Francisco - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Santa Clara - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, GA, Atlanta - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Dallas - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually

Which skills does this role require?

Generative AISolutions ArchitectureApplication ModernizationSystem DesignTechnical ConsultingPythonJava.NETSoftware Development Life CycleInfrastructure ArchitectureDatabase ArchitectureData AnalyticsTechnical WritingCustomer EngagementGenAIAmazon Web ServicesSolutions ArchitectGTMWhitepapersReference ArchitecturesSMECoding StandardsCode ReviewsSource Control ManagementBuild ProcessesTestingOperationsCloud-based SystemsAgentic DevelopmentData ScienceC#LLMsProduct Strategy

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