Solutions Architect, Automotive & Manufacturing

Company: Amazon
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow. Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate customer adoption. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical sales teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers, architects, and technical managers. You will also develop your skills and further your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere. As a Solutions Architect at AWS you will work directly with customers. We are looking for individuals who are motivated by the opportunity to work backwards from these customers' needs and help them gain competitive edge using AWS. As an experienced technologist and key member of the Account team you will help influence customers' architectural choices across broad use cases involving security, compute, storage networking as well as advanced scenarios involving serverless, analytics, and Generative AI. As a part of the role, you will provide exceptional technical design guidance and thought leadership. You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge with the AWS solution architect community. You will also gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture. Key job responsibilities • In partnership with the sales team, formulate and execute a technical sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS services. • Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud • Build deep relationships with senior technical stakeholders within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates • 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 within the AWS solutions architect community • Author or otherwise contribute to AWS customer-facing publications such as whitepapers • Act as a technical liaison between customers and product teams and help evolve the AWS platform. Advocate for AWS's GenAI strategy by building demos and PoCs to show customers the art-of-the possible A day in the life AWS is looking for Solution Architects who have been builders themselves, share a passion for cloud-native businesses and are excited to apply their expertise working with customers. Hyper-scale growth is the new norm for many of these organizations. The right candidate has the ability to anticipate challenges or “look around corners”. A key success metric is to reduce or manage blockers by applying your technical experience. You will work alongside C-Level decision makers, technical leads, developers, and infrastructure managers. You will also influence the future of the AWS platform by driving the continued success of our customers, while learning new cloud technologies. If you’re excited by engaging innovative thought leaders, have a strong technical background, and are looking to grow your cloud expertise, we want to hear from you. About the team Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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: AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. 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. - 4 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience - 2 years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience - 5 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience - Knowledge of cloud architecture - Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting - Experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, IL, Chicago - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, TX, Austin - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, TX, Dallas - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually USA, VA, Arlington - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

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