Solutions Architect III

Description Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Offered Position: Solutions Architect III Job Location: Seattle, Washington Job Number: AMZ10302806 Position Responsibilities Act as a technical liaison between customers, service engineering teams, and support. Analyze application portfolios, identify dependencies and common infrastructure platform components, and assess migration feasibility. Architect hybrid AWS and on‑premises solutions. Guide customers on architecture choices and inform them of best practices to adopt AWS efficiently and cost‑effectively. Ensure success in building, migrating, and deploying applications, software, and services on the AWS platform. Brief senior executive team on customer progress of adopting AWS and define future platform requirements for onboarding and migration to AWS. Author AWS customer‑facing publications such as whitepapers. Share best‑practice knowledge among the AWS solutions architect community. Engage with developers, system administrators, software architects, project managers, directors, and C‑level customers to define cloud strategies and deployments. Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS and ensure that solutions are designed for successful deployment on AWS. Position Requirements Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or related occupations such as Database Administrator, Support Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in the same fields with five years of progressive post‑baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation as equivalent to the Master’s and one year of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skill areas: Designing, implementing, and consulting with distributed applications. Architecting, provisioning, and deploying applications to public cloud environments or on‑premises virtualized environments using C++, Perl, Python, or Java. Experience with database architecture, performance tuning, and either Big Data or Hadoop. 100% telecommuting permitted; work may be performed from anywhere in the U.S. Preferred Qualifications Please see job description and the position requirements above. Compensation and Benefits 40 hours / week, 8:00am‑5:00pm Salary Range: $153,600/year to $207,800/year. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit: Equal Opportunity Statement Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity‑Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. Additional Information Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. #J-18808-Ljbffr