Amazon

Sr. Solutions Architect, Media & Entertainment, Games and Sports (MEGS), Media & Entertainment, Games and Sports (MEGS)

Amazon • $153K — $207K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in technology domains like software development, cloud computing, or data analytics.
  • 3+ years in design, implementation, or consulting for applications and infrastructures.
  • 10+ years in IT development or consulting within software or Internet industries.
  • Proven experience architecting and operating AWS solutions.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deliver innovative solutions using AWS services for enterprise workloads.
  • Engage with customers and partners to promote AWS's transformative potential.
  • Build trusted relationships with corporate IT and security leadership.
  • Create architectural guidance, demos, and executive presentations to accelerate cloud adoption.
  • Educate teams on AWS capabilities and GenAI technologies.
  • Communicate effectively on data center consolidation and operational agility.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) matching to support retirement savings.
  • Paid time off to promote work-life balance.
  • Parental leave for family support.
  • Access to mental health support and employee assistance programs.
Full Job Description
AWS is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join our Media & Entertainment, Games and Sports (MEGS) Industry Business Unit. You'll support the Corporate Enterprise Technology and Data organization of one of the world's largest entertainment companies as part of a dedicated AWS Account team.

You will be responsible for educating customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on emerging technologies and solutions that are transforming the M&E, Games, and Sports industries. You'll provide hands-on architectural guidance and design technical solutions that include AWS services, open-source, and Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/partners. You'll work with customers remotely and in person, sharing your expertise and insights. This role involves domestic and potential international travel.

Key job responsibilities

- Architect and deliver innovative, customer-obsessed solutions leveraging AWS services and partner offerings to modernize business-critical enterprise and shared-services workloads on AWS.

- Engage with customers, partners, and industry events to inspire and educate on the transformative potential of AWS solutions, and drive thought leadership.

- Build trusted relationships across corporate IT, security, and vendor-management leadership to strengthen strategic partnerships and inform multi-cloud governance.

- Create architectural guidance, demos, POCs, and executive presentations that accelerate cloud adoption.

- Educate IT operations, reliability engineering, and security teams on AWS and GenAI capabilities.

- Communicate clearly on data center consolidation, FinOps, security, and lifecycle automation, positioning AWS as the platform of choice for lowering TCO and improving operational agility.

About the team

The AWS Industries team is committed to helping industry customers enable their digital transformation journeys. Our primary goal is to meet customers where they are in their cloud journey and work backwards from their industry specific needs to transform their business and their entire industry. Our team speaks the language of our industry customers, which means that we focus on business outcomes and industry use cases on behalf of our customers, whether that is how we build products and solutions, how we sell, how we deliver, or how we partner.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience

- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience

- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience

- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS

- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders

- Experience solving problems with technology in the Media & Entertainment Industry

- Experience using AI-assisted development tools in academic or professional settings

- Experience in performance optimization and cost management for cloud environments

- Experience leading large enterprise transformations with AWS/cloud services

- Knowledge of production agentic AI systems, including multi-agent orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, and enterprise deployment patterns.

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, CA, Irvine - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Santa Monica - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually

About Amazon

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Amazon Careers

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