Senior Storage Specialist Solution Architect , GFS Specialist Solutions Architecture Team

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Storage Specialist Solutions Architect to join our Global Financial Services (GFS) Specialist team. In this role, you will work with customers, introduce new technologies, and adopt new solutions. In addition, you will be responsible for running technical go-to-market initiatives, surfacing customers insights to the product teams, and providing thought leadership to customers and partners.We're seeking a Storage Solutions Architect for our GFS Specialists team who will serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in designing sophisticated customer solutions. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with customers to enable large-scale implementations and accelerate adoption of advanced AWS services. You'll partner with field Solution Architects to provide guidance on customer engagements, while creating white papers, blogs, reference architectures, and presentations that empower customers to fully utilize AWS capabilities.Our Specialist Solutions Architects are recognized as technical visionaries who champion emerging technologies both conceptually and architecturally. They play an instrumental role in advancing cloud computing adoption within the Enterprise space. These individuals think innovatively to deliver results and design solutions that are cost-efficient, mission-aligned, and security-focused. As part of our team, you'll employ a customer-centric approach to develop AWS storage solutions and orchestrate the migration of complex workloads to the AWS cloud.Key job responsibilities• Be a subject matter expert on AWS storage services for our Account teams and customers.• Represent the voice of the customer; bring customer feedback to product teams to influence feature development and future product roadmap.• Provide advanced technical knowledge to unblock our customers’ largest and most critical business challenges.• You will have the technical depth and business experience to deploy storage and data strategies,• Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures and public-speaking events such as AWS Summit, AWS re: Invent, etc.• Partner with Sales Specialist teams to define the technical components of best in class Go to Market concepts, solutions, and initiatives.• Develop and support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter experts worldwide.• Create field enablement materials for the broader SA population, to help them understand how to integrate Amazon Web Services solutions into customer architectures.About the teamAbout AWSDiverse ExperiencesAWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life BalanceWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.Basic qualifications- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experiencePreferred qualification - Knowledge of cloud architecture- Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting- Experience in compute and storage server architecture and design for large scale applications- Experience with distributed systems as it pertains to data storage and computing- Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud- Experience working with and presenting to C-level executives, IT, and lines of businesses across organizations or equivalentAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.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.The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for 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 about our benefits at .USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annuallyUSA, TX, Dallas - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually