Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Cloud Computing

OptimizationSolutionsArchitect

$131–178k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Optimization Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Cost optimization, Cloud financial management, AWS. Dive deep into customer's cloud footprint. Find unique opportunities to save money”

What You'll Achieve.

Ongoing success at scale; Solutions to scale across all AWS customers

Industry & Context.

Cloud Computing
Problems you'll solve

Simple, scalable solutions; Difficult problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures, 2+ years specific technology domain areas experience, 3+ years developing, negotiating and executing business agreements, 3+ years working with, presenting to, and negotiating with C-level executives, IT, lines of business, procurement, finance, and legal and internal stakeholders

Nice to Have

AWS certification, 2+ years working with customers on substantial, strategic, and complex software or cloud services/infrastructure deals, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field of study or 12+ years of related work experience

What You'll Do.

Dive deep into customer's cloud footprint

Find unique opportunities to save money

Build relationships and mechanisms to drive change

Engage with technology leaders up to CXO level

Drive strategic financial outcomes

Simplify cost reporting and visibility

Provide insights into cost-efficient cloud operations

Provide guidance on key performance indicators

Create cost optimization reviews

Present cost optimization reviews

Implement cost optimization guidance

Develop strategies to bring business

finance and technology

Drive optimization and efficiency across customer’s cloud footprints

Formulate strategy to share learnings with AWS

Implement strategy to share learnings with AWS

Evangelize cost management with customers

Evangelize cost management with partners

Evangelize cost management at networking opportunities

Act as subject matter expert on building cost

Act as subject matter expert on cloud financial

Act as subject matter expert on cost management

Act as subject matter expert on cost-efficient cloud

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with partners; Work with C-suite decision makers; Share best practices; Knowledge sharing; Mentorship

Communication Scope

Communicate complex topics; Tell a story with data; Presenting at conferences; Executive presentations

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

The AWS Industries OPTICS (Optimization Intelligence for Cloud Systems) team has a direct impact on AWS’s largest customers’ FinOps and Cloud Financial Management strategies. The OPTICS team works to proactively optimize our customer’s deployments, identify cost savings, educate stakeholders on cloud best practices & FinOps, and create cost and usage transparency. The OPTICS team is looking for an Optimization Solutions Architect to be hands-on and passionate about working directly with the world’s largest and most complex multinational organizations as they transform their solutions & process to be optimized for the cloud. This person will be the subject matter expert on cost optimization and efficiency, leading and supporting customer conversations around cost savings, cost visibility and education on optimization of AWS. This will include generating bespoke recommendations on how customers can optimize their usage of AWS, re-engineering their internal financial processes, and working with partners to ensure ongoing success at scale. It is crucial for this person to be able to drive towards simple, scalable solutions to difficult problems, have excellent project-management skills, be able to communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences, visualize and tell a story with data, and is comfortable while interfacing with the C-suite decision makers. Working with the world's largest organizations, Optimization Solution Architects are not just expected to help their customers build more cost efficient solutions but that their solutions to scale it across all AWS customers. This could cover building solutions for example automation so these inefficiencies don't reoccur, or sharing best practices by writing blogs and presenting at conferences. Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and st

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