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Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and 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. \nDo you like to solve the most complex and high scale data challenges in the world today? \nAs a Database Solutions Architect you will design complete solution architectures based on AWS database services. \nHave you developed complex applications? \nAre you an experienced Oracle/SQL Server/NoSQL Platform Specialist? \nHave you worked on Open source Database platforms like PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, ElastiCache or other NoSQL databases ?\nHave you migrated Applications from one Database Engine to another? \nWould you like a career that gives you opportunities to help organizations understand and use cloud computing web services to do big new things faster, at lower cost? \nThe specialist will collaborate with our customers and partners on key engagements. You will develop and deliver proof-of-concept projects, technical workshops, and support implementation projects in order to develop or migrate Applications from on-premise databases like Oracle/SQL*Server to AWS eg. AWS RDS, Aurora-PostgreSQL/MySQL or other Open Source platforms. 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Within the Database domain, this includes Database sizing/pricing TCO assessments, migration or modernization deep dives and ultimately migration/modernization and operational strategies. \nThe Database specialist will collaborate with the broader account team on prioritization and engagement strategies that best fit customer priorities.\nWhen the Database Specialist is not engaging customers, they are expected to build/drive thought leadership through speaking events, workshop building and driving feature enhancements with our service teams.\nAbout the team\nDiverse Experiences\nAWS 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. \nWhy AWS?\nAmazon 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.\nInclusive Team Culture\nAWS 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. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.\nMentorship & 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. \nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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.\nBasic qualifications\n- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience\n- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience\n- Deep knowledge and experience on at least one commercial relational database (Oracle, SQL Server, IBM2), or open source database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB).\nPreferred qualifications\n- 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience\n- Experience working with end user or developer communities\n- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience\n- Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting\n- Expertise with Open Source database technologies such as PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases like ElastiCache and DynamoDB.\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nLos 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.\nPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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