Senior Solutions Architect, AGS Tech Acceleration SolutionsThe Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect team partners with customers to design and build some of the most scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures and solutions.
AWS Solution Architects on the Powertools team help customers develop well-architected serverless applications faster using the Powertools for AWS Lambda Opensource project. This role works closely with customers, developers, and the Opensource community to design and deploy serverless application workloads on the AWS Cloud.
Solution Architects translate best practices defined in the Serverless lens of the AWS well-architected framework into utilities that simplify the integration of best practices throughout the development lifecycle. As a trusted customer advocate, the Powertools Solution Architect promotes best practices that accelerate development of serverless applications.
As part of your role, you will develop and maintain the Powertools for AWS Lambda project, contributing to its codebase in Python, TypeScript, Java, or .NET. You will continuously improve and enhance the project's features, performance, and usability based on customer feedback and industry trends. You will engage with customers to understand their serverless application requirements and provide guidance on implementing best practices using Powertools for AWS Lambda. You will contribute to the opensource community by participating in discussions, addressing issues, and reviewing pull requests related to the project. You will promote the adoption of Powertools for AWS Lambda by creating documentation, tutorials, workshops, or demos at customer events. You will mentor and guide developers and architects in implementing serverless best practices and leveraging Powertools for AWS Lambda effectively. You will participate in code reviews and provide feedback to ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
You will have the opportunity to shape a strategy to increase customer adoption of AWS Powertools for Lambda by influencing customers in the opensource community and mobilizing resources within AWS and our extensive partner network. Travel is mostly regional, and expected to be 15-20% with some international travel.
About the team
Powertools Solution Architects belong to the AGS Tech Acceleration Solution (TAS) global organization. TAS is focused on improving builder productivity and accelerating customer adoption through automated tools and dashboards and emerging technologies. TAS org strategically combines solutions builders in the AGS tech org into one unified group that plans, builds, and delivers tools and solutions on a global scale. As an incubation organization, TAS has the mission to curate and transition successful products and solutions to permanent AWS teams for ongoing support and enhancement, while continuously exploring opportunities to build new productivity and acceleration offerings for customers and internal stakeholders.
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Experience with serverless architectures, AWS Lambda, and related AWS services (e.g., API Gateway, Step Functions, DynamoDB).Experience with open-source software development, including contributing to projects, code reviews, and collaboration with proficiency in Java programming language.Applied knowledge of the AWS Well-Architected Framework, particularly the Serverless Applications Lens.Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking.Experience working with end user or developer communities.Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional, or Cloud DevOps Engineering).Experience responding to customer feature requests in OpenSource communities.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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