Description

Are you passionate about developing early career professionals in the tech industry? Are you also passionate about cloud computing and teaching early career builders to use cloud technologies to solve business and technical problems?

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Solution Architect Manager to join our Cloud Sales Center & Untapped Talent team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of early career builders in the tech industry. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in solution architecture, with expertise in cloud computing, software development, and system integration. As a leader, you will guide the team in designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions that address our clients' business challenges. Additionally, you will play a key role in fostering a collaborative and supportive environment that promotes growth and development for our early career professionals. If you are passionate about mentoring emerging talent and driving impactful technical solutions, we encourage you to apply.

The candidates must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate organizational abilities. As a leader in this role, you will lead early career hiring programs and internships. Your organizational skills will be pivotal in managing project timelines, resources, and priorities, ensuring that deliverables are met efficiently and with precision. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, adept at fostering open communication and teamwork amongst team members. If you possess a proven track record of combining technical expertise with outstanding communication and organizational skills, we invite you to apply and lead our team towards continued success.

This role requires travel up to 10%.

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of early career solution architects, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to help them grow and succeed in their roles.

Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, managing resources, timelines, and budgets to ensure successful outcomes.

Technical Expertise: Maintain a deep understanding of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in solution architecture, providing technical leadership and guidance to the team.

Communication: Effectively communicate technical concepts and architectural designs to both technical and non-technical audiences, fostering understanding and buy-in across the organization.

Problem-Solving: Analyze complex business and technical challenges, identifying opportunities for innovation and optimization, and driving the development of creative solutions.

Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team, encouraging knowledge sharing, skill development, and adoption of best practices to enhance overall performance and effectiveness.

About the team

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.

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.

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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our 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 (gender diversity) 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

• 4+ years of enterprise IT application work that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development or DevOps engineering experience as well as experience with cloud architecture

• Experience leading and growing teams of technology professionals, ideally in customer facing roles

• Experience advising on business and technical requirements with customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

• AWS Certifications

• Demonstrable ability to learn new technologies and apply them to customer use cases

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.