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Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and unwavering support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.\nSolutions 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 organizations at all stages of cloud adoption. Solutions Architects are responsible for creating and presenting technical content and sharing best practices.\nSolutions Architects are responsible for the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS and make recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability and operational efficiency. 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We seek builders from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.\nKey job responsibilities\n- Work directly with strategic customers to accelerate their challenging, mission-critical projects and recommend best-practice architectures in line with their long-term business outcomes\n- Build technical relationships with customers and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide.\n- Share the voice of the customer to inform the roadmap of AWS features. \n- Participate in the creation and sharing of best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts).\n- Evangelize and educate about AWS (e.g. through workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences).\n- 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.\n- Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes.\n- Domestic travel of around 15-20%.\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences \nAmazon values diverse experiences. 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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 (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.\nMentorship and Career Growth\nWe’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. \nBasic qualifications\n- Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).\n- Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures\n- Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries\nPreferred qualifications\n- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries\n- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud\n- Experience utilizing AWS cloud solutions in a DevOps environment\n- Experience in retail\nAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. 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