Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect, Databases, US Specialist Solutions Architects

Job Overview

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and constant 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.

As a Database Specialist Solutions Architect (SA) you will design complete solution architectures based on AWS database services.

You will focus on customer solutions that depend on databases, designing and deploying future‑state data services and reference architectures to enable our customers to make the most of AWS managed databases.

• Provide AWS customers with deep technical expertise and strategic guidance to allow them to effectively use AWS Database Services across their business, both tactically and strategically
• Collaborate with AWS specialist sales, marketing, and product teams to develop innovative solutions for customers’ most challenging business problems
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers’ executives, helping them navigate cloud transformation and digital innovation
• Lead architectural reviews and workshops focused on common use cases, industry best practices, helping customers jump‑start their AWS migration journey
• Design and architect complex database solutions based on relational or non‑relational technologies
• Champion industry best practices through technical thought leadership content, including blogs, white papers, and reference architectures
• Present at key industry events including AWS re:
  
  Invent, AWS Summit, and other conferences
• Educate customers on AWS value proposition for Data management workloads, ensuring solutions are optimized for production environments
• Provide feedback to AWS product teams on customer specific requirements and act as primary point of contact for urgent customer issues in your technical specialty
• Stay current with emerging trends in the Database, Analytics, and Generative Artificial Intelligence technologies to help customers innovate and maintain competitive advantage
• Travel approximately 25 % on average, mostly in the US, supporting customer and stakeholder needs

• 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
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
• Experience communicating across technical and non‑technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Deep knowledge and experience with at least one open source relational database (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), or non‑relational database (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Elasti Cache, Couchbase, Neptune, Neo4j)

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end‑user or developer communities
• Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
• Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) fluency

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans), EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

USA, GA, Atlanta –  –  USD annually

USA, TX, Dallas –  –  USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle –  –  USD annually

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.