AWS Alliance Solution Engineer; Pre-Sales Engineer

About VML

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award‑winning work for blue‑chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate‑Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca‑Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization.

In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

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Location
: VML Office US

Focus
:
Technical Pre‑Sales & Co‑Sell Support

Region
:
North America

VML Enterprise Solutions is expanding our technical pre‑sales capability to support AWS alliance‑powered growth in North America. We’re seeking a hands‑on technical expert to prove the value of our joint AWS solutions—delivering demos that wow, POCs that convert, and reference architectures that accelerate pursuits.

This role bridges AWS technology and VML delivery, providing co‑sell technical support that removes doubt, proves feasibility, and gives clients confidence that VML can deliver. You will work alongside Alliance Sales and Alliance Solution Leads to support pursuits with technical depth, proof‑of‑concept delivery, and client‑facing credibility.

Your POCs become production systems. Your architectures become blueprints for transformation. Your technical credibility tips competitive pursuits in VML’s favor.

This is a technical pre‑sales role focused on enabling AWS co‑sell success. You provide hands‑on technical support for AWS‑related pursuits across North America—building reference architectures, delivering client‑facing demos, and leading POC engagements that prove VML’s delivery capability.

Delivery metrics. Success is measured by POCs delivered, POC‑to‑production conversion rate, reference architectures created, and technical win rate on supported pursuits.

• Provide technical pre‑sales support for AWS co‑sell opportunities across North America
• Deliver compelling technical demos and presentations to client technical teams alongside AWS SAs
• Lead POC engagements—scoping, building, and presenting proof‑of‑concept solutions on AWS
• Present reference architectures and solution designs that address client requirements
• Support RFP/RFI responses with technical content, architecture diagrams, and demo assets
• Participate in technical deep‑dives with client architects and engineering teams
• Remove technical objections and build client confidence in VML’s AWS delivery capability
• Coordinate with AWS Solution Architects (SAs) and Specialist SAs on joint technical engagements

• Create reference architectures for common AWS use cases and industry patterns
• Build and maintain demo environments, assets, and reusable components on AWS
• Develop technical documentation, implementation guides, and best practices
• Stay current on AWS technology roadmaps, new services, and capabilities
• Build expertise in priority AWS services:
  Bedrock, Sage Maker, Personalize, AMC, Clean Rooms, Lambda, Step Functions
• Collaborate with Alliance Solution Leads on architecture standards and patterns
• Contribute reference architectures to AWS Partner Central and internal repositories

• Train VML delivery teams on AWS technologies and implementation patterns
• Support proposal teams with technical content and solution design
• Share best practices, lessons learned, and reusable assets across the alliance team
• Co…