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Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.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.ISV Solutions Architects work hand in hand with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) 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 also take a leading role in creating and presenting technical content and best practices.This role is within the AWS UK & Ireland organization and you would be working with ISVs who want to transition towards building applications delivered in a SaaS model.In this role you will get to practice your creativity, linking technology to tangible solutions and educating ISVs about the art of the possible. You will have the opportunity to lead and collaborate with ISVs by defining or inventing cloud-native reference architectures for a variety of use cases, including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Serverless and Container driven architectures, Microservices Application Architecture Design, Analytics and Big Data, DevOps, or Security.The Solutions Architecture team is a diverse group of technologists from a variety of backgrounds. Practical knowledge of the AWS platform is desired but not required, provided you have a sound technical foundation and a desire to learn.You will have the support to grow your expertise in industry and technology areas of depth. Every day you will be learning something new from your customers, your peers, and your own experiments.At Amazon, you will be encouraged and rewarded for doing what is right for the long-term success of the customer. We value your passion to discover, invent, and build on behalf of customers.Amazon has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity and inclusion. 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.Key job responsibilitiesAs an ISV Solutions Architect in the AWS UK&I ISV team, you will act as the technical trusted advisor to key ISVs, working closely with their technical leadership teams and the AWS Business Development teams.You will manage the overall technical relationship between AWS and our customers, making recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability, sustainability, and operational efficiency to accelerate their challenging projects.Additionally you will:Provide architectural guidance and best practice recommendations necessary to help ISVs build new SaaS solutions, new business models, and architecture designs following the principles of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and the SaaS Factory.Demonstrate vision, creativity, business acumen, and deep AWS knowledge in jointly developing industry and vertical technology solutions.Share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services the APN Technology Partners provide on the AWS platform.Evangelize and educate about AWS technology (e.g. workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos, or conferences).Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by hiring, coaching, and mentoring others.Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSExperience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries.Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent) and/or relevant tech experience.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience designing, building, refactoring or operating large scale and impactful IT systems - either on premises or in the cloud.Working knowledge of cloud native architectures.Knowledge of a modern programming language (Python, JavaScript, Go, .Net, Java, etc.) and/or scripting, Infrastructure as Code 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, high-performance databases (SQL and/or NoSQL), etc.AWS certification (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional) or other industry certification.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.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.

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