Senior Solutions Architect

Who you are

• 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’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying
• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience in a technical role within a sales organization

What the job involves

• AWS is hiring an experienced Solution Architect with a development background to help space companies achieve their missions through the power of cloud and AI
• Industry segments include launch services, human spaceflight, robotic/autonomous systems, mission control center operations, space stations, satellite constellations, ground segment (ground stations, earth stations, teleports), emergency response services, IoT solutions (smart/digital cities), earth observation, broadcast communications, and various government capabilities
• Solutions Architects are at the crossroads of business and technology, and engage with organizations at all stages of cloud adoption
• Solutions Architects are responsible for creating and presenting technical content and sharing best practices
• They are thought leaders of the industry and evangelize strategic guidance amongst customer executives and internal stakeholders
• Solutions Architects are also responsible for the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS
• They make recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability and operational efficiency
• They work to understand the customer's needs and give prescriptive guidance on how to create solutions with AWS technology
• Solutions Architects lead activities such as architecture reviews, white-boarding sessions, demos and technical workshops
• They collaborate with other teams such as account management, professional services, support, product teams and the AWS partner ecosystem
• The Solutions Architecture team is a diverse group of technologists from a variety of backgrounds
• Practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required, provided you have a sound technical foundation, a desire to learn, and a passion for Space
• In this role you will get to practice your creativity and passion, while educating AWS customers about the art of the possible, writing code, and deploying prototypes and proof of concepts
• 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
• Work directly with customers to accelerate their missions and recommend best-practice architectures in line with their long-term business outcomes
• Build technical relationships with customers 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 inform the roadmap of AWS features
• Participate in the creation and sharing of best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts)
• Evangelise and educate about AWS technology (e.g. through workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences)
• Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organisation by interviewing candidates and having a voice in hiring decisions. You will also be helping others develop new skills by knowledge sharing
• Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes