Architect SI H/F H/F in London

Startup Solutions Architects work hand in hand with AWS customers to help them make the most of the Cloud. They are at the crossroads of business and technology and engage with startups of different stages. Supporting the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS, they work to understand the customer's business needs and give prescriptive guidance on how to create business value with technology. Solutions Architects also have broader impact at scale, taking a supporting role in creating and presenting technical content and best practices.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 be part of a team that is responsible for driving adoption of AWS technologies while bringing differentiated value to customers. This is a team dedicated to Startups, an important and growing subset of customers for AWS. AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Join us and help us grow.Key job responsibilities• 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 work backwards from their priorities and find inventive ways to add value with solutions utilizing AWS and its Partners' technology.• You capture and share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services for AWS. You use your customer understanding to participate the creation or updates of technical content and reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts).• Evangelize and educate about AWS technology (e.g. workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences).A day in the lifeThe Solutions Architect team at AWS is responsible for helping customers successfully implement cloud technologies. You will earn their trust and show them the art of the possible, educating them around the capabilities of AWS. Partnering with internal teams and experts, leveraging a deep knowledge of our tools and products, you'll craft highly-scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that address our customers' business problems. About the teamThe AWS Startup Solutions Architecture team is dedicated to working with startup companies as they build and scale their businesses. from fresh graduates to ex-CTOs, all growing our skills and startup expertise, while working on cutting edge technology use-cases with some of the world's most innovative companies.About AWS:Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. 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. Inclusive Team Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. 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Basic qualifications- Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in technical engineering- Speak, write, and read fluently in English- Background in any of the following: Cloud Architecture, Systems Design, Software Development, Infrastructure Architecture, Data Engineering or DevOps- A passion for technology and for learningPreferred qualification - Experience in customer-facing roles- AWS certification, such as, AWS Solutions Architect, or a similar cloud certification- Experience designing, building, refactoring or operating large scale and impactful IT systems - either on premises or in the cloud- Knowledge of a modern programming language (Python, JavaScript, Go, .Net, Java, etc.) In-depth working knowledge in a technology domain such as distributed internet-scale web or mobile applications, DevOps, Serverless, Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning, enterprise workloads (SAP, VMware, Windows etc.), high-performance databases (SQL and/or NoSQL), complex networking implementations, highly secured workloads etc.Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. 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