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Senior Specialist Solutions Architect - Databases - Amazon
Solutions Architect
Senior Solutions Architect focused on designing, migrating, and optimizing database workloads on AWS, leveraging relational, NoSQL, and hybrid solutions to meet customer performance and security requirements.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with enterprise customers to design and implement scalable, secure database solutions on AWS, covering relational, NoSQL, and data‑warehouse services.
- Lead complex migration projects, assessing on‑premises environments, recommending migration strategies, and executing lift‑and‑shift or re‑platforming approaches.
- Develop reference architectures, best‑practice guides, and proof‑of‑concept implementations that showcase optimal use of AWS database services.
- Provide technical leadership during pre‑sales engagements, delivering presentations, workshops, and deep‑dive technical demos to senior stakeholders.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to influence service roadmaps based on customer feedback and emerging industry trends.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing database solutions in cloud or hybrid environments.
- Strong expertise with AWS database services such as Amazon RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, and DocumentDB.
- Proven track record of leading large‑scale database migrations and performance‑tuning initiatives.
- Deep understanding of security, compliance, and high‑availability patterns for data workloads.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for senior executives.