Description

Do you want to be part of the team helping startups to become future unicorns? Are you passionate about startups and how technology can help them accelerate their growth? Do you like helping fast-moving companies solve technical problems?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Solution Architect based in Sydney, NSW to partner with startups and scale-ups across a wide range of industries, and different stages in their lifecycle. You will be equally at ease working with key customers on their specific deep architectural discussions, and also participating in startup community and scale activities.

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects, and developing a deep expertise in AWS technologies, as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform.

Your experience will include working in, or leading software engineering teams at fast-moving and growing companies within the tech and startup industry. Your customer facing skills will allow you to represent Amazon well within a customer’s environment or the broader startup community; as well as a technical background that enables you to easily interact with and give guidance to software developers and architects.

Key job responsibilities

• Partnering with a diverse range of startups to adopt the right architecture at each stage in their lifecycle and driving the architecture of scalable, reliable and secure solutions

• Scoping each customer engagement, with attention towards clear and well-defined goals and success criteria

• Driving adoption of a broad range of AWS services to deliver business value and accelerate growth

• Partnering with engineering teams to support the evolution and roadmap of the AWS platform and services through customer feedback

• Building and nurturing technical relationships within the startup ecosystem, including accelerators, incubators and VCs

• Developing startup specific technical content, such as blog posts, sample code and solutions, to assist customers solve technical problems and reduce time-to-market

What if I don’t meet all the requirements?

That’s okay! We hire people who have a passion for learning and are curious. You will be supported in your career development here at AWS. You will have plenty of opportunities to build your technical expertise, business and consulting skills. Your onboarding will set you up for success, including a combination of formal and informal training. You’ll also have a chance to gain AWS certifications and access mentorship programs. You will learn from and collaborate with some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today.

A day in the life

Learn more about being a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js21xKMFdww

About the team

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfilment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Employee Benefits

We’re passionate about supporting the needs of our people and their family. This may include:

• Comprehensive Private Health Insurance

• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

• Flexible workplace: flexible daily working hours, we value work-life-harmony

• Amazon Employee Discount on product and services

• Salary Continuance and Life Insurance

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Sydney, NSW, AUS

Basic Qualifications

• 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

• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries, preferably including startups / digital natives

Acknowledgement of country:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:

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, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.