Are you a Database Specialist? Do you like to
solve the most complex and large-scale database challenges in the world
today? Do you want to have an impact in the development and use of new
database technologies? Would you like a career that gives you
opportunities to help customers and partners use Cloud computing web
services to build new solutions, faster, and at lower cost? Do you like
to gain the deepest customer and partner insights using Cloud computing
technologies?
Amazon aims to be the most customer centric company
on earth. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable,
scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers
critical applications for hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190
countries around the world.
At AWS, we’re hiring highly technical
cloud computing architects to collaborate with our customers and
partners on migrating their Database and Analytics Solutions to the
cloud. This role will specifically focus on AWS Database Services such
as Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora and Amazon Database Migration Services.
You
would be one of the founding members of a dynamic EMEA team bringing
the latest in disruptive, cutting-edge cloud computing technologies to
bear on the difficult cost and agility challenges facing many
organizations. The business development and accounting management teams
will help accelerate the adoption of AWS as the leading cloud technology
platform.
As this role will cover EMEA the ideal candidate can be located in; Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France or Italy.
The ideal candidate will …
Be
great fun to work with. Our company credo is “Work hard. Have fun. Make
history”. As the right candidate, you will love what you do, and
instinctively know how to make work fun. You will be dynamic and
creative, and willing to take on any challenge.
Enjoy working
with customers and partners. You have a passion for educating, training,
designing, and building cloud computing systems for some of the world’s
largest and most important organizations.
Roles & Responsibilities:
·
Design Customer Solutions, collaborate with AWS field sales, presales,
training and support teams to help partners and customers learn and use
AWS Database services such Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS),
Amazon Aurora and Amazon Database Migration Services.
· Devise
Strategy and Engage with Solution Architects, Account Managers
Professional Services and Partners to define a Database & Analytics
Engagement strategy for AWS operational territories and key accounts.
·
Thought Leadership – Provide thought leadership on Database solutions
that benefit customers through the use of AWS Services. This takes the
form of contribution to external publications such as the AWS Big Data
Blog, Whitepapers and Reference architectures, as well as internal
training of Solution Architects, Professional Services Consultants,
Technical Account Managers, and AWS Partners.
· Serve as a key member
of the business development and account management team in helping to
ensure customer success in building and migrating applications, software
and services on the AWS platform.
· Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the EMEA AWS solution architect community.
If
you are someone who enjoys innovating, likes solving hard problems and
working on cutting edge technology, we would love to have you on the
team. The role would require to travel to support the business across
the EMEA region.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
·
The candidate will possess both technical and customer-facing skills
that will allow them to be a "trusted advisor" to customers.
· They
will be able to facilitate relationships with senior personnel, as well
as easily interact and give guidance to software developers, IT pros,
and system architects.
· The ideal candidate will also have a
demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and
technical challenges.
· Highly technical and analytical, with a
successful track record in implementation, operation and/or technical
sales experience of Relational Database services.
· Very strong Oracle and/or SQL Server experience.
·
In depth experience with Database, administration, performance tuning
and troubleshooting on one or more of following: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL
Server, Oracle. Experience setting up and monitoring / alarming for
production Database environments
· Exposure to security concepts / best practices
· Knowledge of the underlying infrastructure requirements such as Networking, Storage, and Hardware Optimization.
·
Implementation and tuning experience of Databases including knowledge
of Schema Design, Query Tuning and Optimization, and Data Migration and
Integration. Experience of requirements for the analytics presentation
layer including Dashboards, Reporting, and OLAP.
· Experience in database migrations e.g. Oracle to OpenSource or Cloud-based database.
·
Strong understanding of database licensing schemes. Ability to develop
TCO models and assess business impacts, ROI etc highly desirable.
·
Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as
the ability to work effectively across internal and external
organizations and virtual teams.
· A talent for being able to
influence and build mind-share convincingly with any audience. Confident
and experienced in public speaking to large audiences.
· Ability to work across an EMEA context
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Experience with “NoSQL Database” such as Mongo-DB, Cassandra etc
·
Experience managing full application stacks from the Operating System
up through Front End applications. Understanding of application, server,
and network security is highly desired
· Demonstrated industry leadership in the fields of Database and/or Data Warehousing.
·
Hands on experience as a database, data warehouse or big data
developer. Scripting / Programming experience in database related fields
· Hands on experience leading large-scale database projects.
·
Working knowledge of modern software development practices and
technologies such as agile methodologies and DevOps is highly desired.
· Executive speaking and presentation skills – Formal presentations, white boarding, large and small group presentations.
·
Track record of implementing AWS services in a variety of business
environments such as large enterprises and start-ups. AWS
Certifications, e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
highly desirable.
· Technical degrees in computer science, software engineering, or math highly desired.