Senior Solutions Architect, KSA Solution Architecture📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking experienced and motivated technologists to join its KSA Solution Architecture team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will play a key role in developing highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures for digitally native customers. This position involves close collaboration with various AWS teams and the sales department to address customer business challenges and accelerate the adoption of AWS services, contributing to revenue growth and building mindshare for AWS within a significant market segment.

The ideal candidate will have a proven background in software/technology sales or consulting, with the ability to connect technology solutions to tangible business value. You will serve as a trusted customer advocate, providing guidance on best practices for advanced cloud solutions and facilitating the migration of existing workloads to the AWS cloud. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategy and execution for broad AWS adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• As a key member of the sales team, ensure success in building and migrating applications, software, and services on the AWS platform.
• Formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS services.
• Own the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS, providing recommendations on security, cost, performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of AWS and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful cloud deployment.
• Conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already using AWS.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the AWS solutions architect community.

Qualifications and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in specific technology domain areas such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data & analytics.
• 3+ years of experience in designing, implementing, or consulting on applications and infrastructures.
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting experience in the software or internet industries.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic is required.

Required Skills

• Software Development
• Cloud Computing
• Systems Engineering
• Infrastructure
• Security
• Networking
• Data & Analytics
• Software/Technology Sales
• Consulting
• Cloud Services
• Migrations
• Modernization Projects
• Infrastructure Architecture
• Database Architecture
• Communication
• Strategic Thinking
• Problem-Solving
• Customer Advocacy
• Technical Architecture

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet all preferred qualifications. If your career path has been non-traditional or includes alternative experiences, your application is welcome. AWS is committed to fostering an inclusive team culture with opportunities for learning, mentorship, and career growth, while also valuing work-life harmony.