Amazon
Sr. Mainframe Modernization Architect , CCOE
Amazon, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for highly talented hands on technical architects to help accelerate our growing partner business. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies.
As a Mainframe Solution Architect, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS) as well as the specific mainframe migration and modernization tools across the GSI community. Your responsibilities will include owning the technical engagement with strategic mainframe partners.
The ideal candidate will possess deep technical skill in mainframes, mainframe migration tools, mainframe modernization approaches as well as customer facing skills to engage with CTOs/CIOs/Chief architects. The ideal candidate should also have demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.
Up to 25% travel may be required
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.
10010
Key job responsibilities
As a strategic member of the Partner Solution Architecture team, you will act as a trusted advisor to our partners for mainframe migrations and modernizations. This will include:
Serving as a key member in helping to drive overall AWS mainframe technical strategy
Enable and align partners with AWS mainframe modernization approach and methodology
Create joint offerings which can include AWS services, ProServe, consulting partners, technology partners in order to deliver higher value propositions to customers with mainframes
Advise customers and commercial sales teams on the AWS mainframe modernization approach and recommend qualified partners to support customer needs
Showcase customer success from mainframe projects with partner case studies and thought leadership
Provide the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful partner engagements worldwide
Capture and share best-practice knowledge with our broader Solution Architect community
Share customer/partner feedback to internal product management and engineering teams to help drive the future of AWS
Technical content composition and delivery: blogs, whitepapers, technical presentations at worldwide major conferences
About the team
About AWS
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
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 computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in a professional field or military
10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
10+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
10+ years of Mainframe/Legacy Migration/Modernization Experience.
10+ years of experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking
Experience working with end user or developer communities
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for highly talented hands on technical architects to help accelerate our growing partner business. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies.
As a Mainframe Solution Architect, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build mind share and broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS) as well as the specific mainframe migration and modernization tools across the GSI community. Your responsibilities will include owning the technical engagement with strategic mainframe partners.
The ideal candidate will possess deep technical skill in mainframes, mainframe migration tools, mainframe modernization approaches as well as customer facing skills to engage with CTOs/CIOs/Chief architects. The ideal candidate should also have demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges.
Up to 25% travel may be required
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.
10010
Key job responsibilities
As a strategic member of the Partner Solution Architecture team, you will act as a trusted advisor to our partners for mainframe migrations and modernizations. This will include:
Serving as a key member in helping to drive overall AWS mainframe technical strategy
Enable and align partners with AWS mainframe modernization approach and methodology
Create joint offerings which can include AWS services, ProServe, consulting partners, technology partners in order to deliver higher value propositions to customers with mainframes
Advise customers and commercial sales teams on the AWS mainframe modernization approach and recommend qualified partners to support customer needs
Showcase customer success from mainframe projects with partner case studies and thought leadership
Provide the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful partner engagements worldwide
Capture and share best-practice knowledge with our broader Solution Architect community
Share customer/partner feedback to internal product management and engineering teams to help drive the future of AWS
Technical content composition and delivery: blogs, whitepapers, technical presentations at worldwide major conferences
About the team
About AWS
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
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 computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in a professional field or military
10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
10+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
10+ years of Mainframe/Legacy Migration/Modernization Experience.
10+ years of experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking
Experience working with end user or developer communities
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.