Job Information
Amazon Lead Consultant, AWS Professional Services in Bangalore, India
Description
Amazon has built a reputation for excellence with recent examples of being named #1 in customer service, #1 most trusted, and #2 most innovative. Amazon has a fast-paced environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.”
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is carrying on that tradition while leading the world in Cloud technologies. As a member of the AWS Professional Services team you will be at the forefront of this transformational technology assisting a global list of companies that are taking advantage of a growing set of services and features to run their mission-critical applications.
Professional Services engage in a wide variety of projects for customers and partners, providing collective experience from across the AWS customer base and are obsessed about strong success for the Customer. Our team collaborates across the entire AWS organization to bring access to product and service teams, to get the right solution delivered and drive feature innovation based upon customer needs. You will collaborate with our customers and/or partners on key engagements and will develop and deliver proof-of-concept projects, technical workshops, feature comparisons, and execute migration projects.
You will be based in Hyderabad / Bangalore / Pune and might have to travel globally to ensure customer success.
Key job responsibilities
Employ customer facing skills to represent AWS well within the customer’s environment and drive discussions with technical and business teams.
As a key member of the team, ensure success in designing, building and migrating applications, software, and services on the AWS platform
Participate in architectural discussions and design exercises to create large scale solutions built on AWS and also be part of the development lifecycle.
Identity workarounds for specific issues and corner scenarios observed during migration
Automate solutions for repeatable problems
Develop test plan and test cases to demonstrate application/database readiness post migration
Work closely with application teams to ensure business functionality and SLAs are met
Consult for optimal design of application environments, analyzing complex distributed production deployments, and making recommendations to optimize performance
Develop innovative solutions to complex business and technology problems
Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS and AWS services
Partner with the sales team to design solutions for customers that drive AWS adoption and revenue
Conduct technical sessions for internal teams, partners and customers
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Mathematics/ Physics or related field with 8+ years of experience in Java, J2EE and 2+ years on any Cloud Platform.
Strong programming skills in Java, J2EE, REST, SOAP, Webservices and experience in developing and deploying web applications on applications servers like Weblogic, Websphere, Tomcat, JBoss etc.
Strong UI skills using Javascript/ Typescript frameworks (Angular, React)
Hands-on experience in the design, development and deployment of business software at scale with implementation experience with primary AWS services (EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway Route53, S3).
Customer facing skills to represent AWS within the customer’s environment and drive discussions with senior personnel regarding trade-offs, best practices, project management and risk mitigation
Preferred Qualifications
Implementing experience with primary AWS services (EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway Route53 & S3).
AWS Solutions Architect Certified
Experience in programming using Python.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
Integration of AWS cloud services with on-premise technologies from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP etc.
Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements (eg. security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA etc.).