DESCRIPTION

Do you like helping customers enable their end-users to get work done from anywhere and on any device? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping groups understand end user computing architecture and implementation approaches? Do you have the consultative and leadership skills to help customers succeed with their cloud efforts? Are you passionate about cloud computing with a special focus on virtualized desktops, applications, and end-user computing devices?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Solutions Architect (SA) to help establish AWS End User Computing (EUC) as the market leader in end user computing. The AWS US EUC Specialist SA team helps commercial customers create and migrate large scale VDI workloads onto AWS to achieve their desired business outcomes. We built AWS EUC services to give customers agility to respond to the changing needs of their workforce. Customers can scale up or scale down on-demand, providing users with the resources they need, all without deploying and operating infrastructure.

This is a highly technical position for someone who can dive deep, build complex, AWS -optimized architectures, and help customers accelerate their adoption of AWS services. You will own the technical engagement and guide your customer through all phases of the adoption process. You should be as comfortable discussing complex technical details with a room full of engineers as you are briefing an executive audience. In addition, you will engage with other AWS solutions architects, partner and professional services organizations to drive large and highly complex sales opportunities to closure.

Key job responsibilities
Key responsibilities of this position include:
– Working with customers to assess, choose, optimize and deploy EUC services, including Amazon WorkSpaces Personal, Amazon WorkSpaces Pools, Amazon WorkSpaces Core, Amazon WorkSpaces Web, Amazon AppStream 2.0, and Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client.
– Educating customers on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud.
– Conducting one-to-few and one-to-many Immersion Days and workshops to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already using AWS.
– Capturing and sharing best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community.
– Authoring or otherwise contributing to AWS customer-facing publications such as whitepapers, videos, vlogs/blogs, and technical guides.
– Building trusted relationships with senior technical individuals within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates.
– Acting as a technical liaison between customers, partners, service engineering teams and support.

A day in the life
The AGS US EUC Specialist Solution Architect team is small and distributed, yet tight-knit and collaborative. Collectively, our team is greater than the sum of our parts. We work hard together, but find ways to have fun along the way.

About the team
About AWS
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?
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 (gender 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. 
EEO/Accommodations
AWS is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace to deliver the best results for our customers. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status; we celebrate the diverse ways we work. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please let us know and we will connect you to our accommodation team. You may also reach them directly by visiting https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
– 2+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
– 2+ years of provisioning, migrating, and managing end user computing and related services experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– At least 2 years of technical hands-on and consulting experience with VMware Horizon and/or Citrix VDI.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $204,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

USA, TX, Austin