The Amazon Web Services (
AWS) Worldwide Financial Services team is looking for a Banking industry senior solution architect to join our fast-paced team and help drive worldwide
AWS adoption in banking globally. As a Worldwide Banking Solution Architect, you will be part of a team focused on accelerating technology adoption of cloud computing, working with C-level and line of business executives across our customers, and internally with sales and marketing, partner, product teams and
AWS senior leadership to meet our customers’ needs. You will drive new business in Banking, leading the organization as a whole to effectively sell into that industry, developing programs to accelerate our customers’ moves from legacy on-premises environments to
AWS-based services. Your specialized industry knowledge and expertise bridges businesses and technology, and you understand the regulatory and compliance environment that our customer base operates in. You speak the language of our customers, mapping their business and regulatory needs to
AWS services and partner-led solutions, defining reference architectures, and building industry facing accelerators, APIs, and demonstrable solutions.
Key job responsibilities
• Serve as a key member of the Worldwide Banking team in helping to drive
AWS marketing, sales, and technical strategies for the Banking industry
• Coach sales teams on
AWS services relevant to banking customers
• Understand the unique technical requirements of banking customers, and work closely with the internal teams to guide the direction of the adoption of
AWS services for our largest and most complex customers
• Work directly with customers to accelerate their business outcomes and recommend best-practice cloud architectures in line with their long-term business needs.
• Drive technical solutions discussions with your customers, diving deep into the details to solve complex technical challenges and use your knowledge to craft scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures.
• Define and execute on the strategy by engaging highly technical teams (Solutions Architects, Technical Account Managers,
AWS professional services consultants and consulting/managed services partners).
• Act as a thought leader in the wider community, playing a key role in educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers, blogs, and running workshops.
• Share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services for the
AWS platform. Proactively work within the organization to influence the evolution of the platform.
• Scope and own customer engagements, with attention towards clear and well-defined objectives and success criteria.
• Work backwards from your customer's business needs to accelerate adoption of the most appropriate
AWS technology
• Serve as a key technical member of the Solutions Architecture team through influencing decision makers across multiple domains to ensure
customer success in building applications and services on the
AWS platform which align to long-term business goals
About the team
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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 Culture
Here 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 (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’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 Balance
We 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.
- Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries
- Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
- Knowledge of cloud architecture
- Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
Amazon 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
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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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually