Solutions Architect, AWS Startups, Startups, AWS (France)

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 unwavering 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. Trusted by more startups around the world, AWS makes the power of cloud computing accessible for all by giving founders everywhere access to the same technology that powers the world’s largest companies. With more than 20 years supporting hundreds of thousands of startups that have come before, we help founders prove that their world-changing ideas are possible, at any stage of growth or level of funding. This is why more startups, and over 80% of unicorns, build on AWS. Startup Solutions Architects work hand in hand with AWS customers to help them make the most of the Cloud. They are at the crossroads of business and technology and engage with startups of different stages. Supporting the overall technical relationship between customers and AWS, they work to understand the customer's business needs and give prescriptive guidance on how to create business value with technology. Solutions Architects also have broader impact at scale, taking a supporting role in creating and presenting technical content and best practices. In this role you will get to practice your creativity, linking technology to tangible solutions and educating AWS customers about the art of the possible. You will have the opportunity to produce cloud-native reference architectures for a variety of use cases. You will have the support to grow your expertise in industry and technology areas of depth. Every day you will be learning something new from your customers, your peers and your own experiments. You will be part of a team that is responsible for driving adoption of AWS technologies while bringing differentiated value to customers. This is a team dedicated to Startups, an important and growing subset of customers for AWS. Startups follow unique technology adoption patterns and growth trajectories that distinguish them from traditional businesses, so you will be employing engagement strategies and programs tailored to their business needs and technical preferences. Key job responsibilities - Work directly with customers to accelerate their projects and recommend best-practice architectures in line with their long-term business outcomes. - Own the technical relationship with the customer and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide. - Share the voice of the customer to influence the roadmap of new features and services for the AWS platform. - Create and capture best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts). - Evangelize and educate about AWS technology (e.g. workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences). - Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by hiring, coaching and mentoring others. - Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes. - Collaborate within the startup ecosystem (accelerators, incubators, VCs and meetups) to educate startups and support their growth. A day in the life The Solutions Architecture team at AWS is responsible for helping customers successfully implement cloud technologies. In a typical week you will meet multiple customers and you will collaborate with them on designing and operating well-architected solutions. You will earn their trust and show them the art of the possible, educating them around the capabilities of AWS. Partnering with internal teams and experts, leveraging a deep knowledge of our tools and products,