• 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

Are you passionate about building Big Data analytics solutions? Amazon Web Services is looking for an experienced Big Data Solutions Architect to work directly with AWS customers to design cloud-based solutions using EMR, Glue, and Data Zone. You will get a chance to work with some of the most prominent startups, as well as some of the largest enterprises, to help them architect scalable Big Data solutions. You will be able to dive deep into the details of customer problems, work with the internal AWS service teams, to create solutions that solve customer needs. You will partner with AWS sales, business development, solutions architecture, and product teams to develop the internal expertise needed to grow analytics-related revenue

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with AWS field sales, pre­-sales, training and support teams to help customers learn about and use EMR, Glue, and Spark.
• Provide definitive guidance for customers in using EMR and Glue.
• Be a trusted collaborator for the EMR/Glue service team as the voice of the customer for defining and prioritizing service features.
• Lead enablement by training Solutions Architects, Professional Services Consultants, and Technical Account Managers.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge with customers and the worldwide AWS solutions architect community.
• Contribute to the AWS Analytic Blog, service documentation, and reference architectures.
• Present at industry events to educate customers and evangelize AWS and EMR, and Glue.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS 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?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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Work/Life Balance
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About the team
AWS Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced concepts and feature designs. As part of the AWS sales organization, SSAs work with customers who have complex challenges that require expert-level knowledge to solve. SSAs craft scalable, flexible, and resilient technical architectures that address those challenges. This might involve guiding customers as they refactor an application or designing entirely new cloud-based systems.

• - 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• - 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• - Experience working with end user or developer communities
• - Experience in a technical role within a sales organization