· Are you a telecom leader (CTO, Distinguished Technologist, Distinguished Engineer, or equivalent) who has led successful end to end Telecom initiatives with Tier 1 operators? Are you looking for an exciting and fast-paced career working with both business and technology executives to leverage the cloud to accelerate the benefits from 5G?

At AWS, we’re searching for a Principal Solution Architect to join the AWS Telecom GMTS team. This Principal Solution Architect will engage with customers, service teams, proserv and partners around the globe and provide deep business and technical expertise to help customer and partners design, architect, and implement transformational 5G solutions.

You will be as comfortable white-boarding complex software architectures with a room full of engineers as are briefing an executive audience. You will author white-papers and reference architectures that will be leveraged by the global Principal Solution Architect (SA) community within AWS. You will deliver technical webinars, speak at public events and file patents for what could potentially be a future AWS product or feature.
We are seeking outcome driven and customer obsessed professionals with a balance of deep technical skills, business expertise, who are passionate about:
· Promoting customer centricity and ensuring focus on creating great customer experiences to achieve competitive advantage
· Driving business engagement to develop strategies for embedding Digital Transformation and Innovation into customer’s journey to the cloud
· Collaborating across AWS teams to drive and shape solutions that accelerate customer’s business outcomes
An ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
· Ability to fluently communicate at C-level with clients, stakeholders, boardrooms, and peers becoming the “trusted advisor”
· Designing and implementing large-scale transformation programs
· Developing repeatable products and offerings
· Leading and working in cross-functional teams to evaluate, provide insight and drive strategic outcomes that have the greatest impact on the enterprise
· Experience working with complex global organizations with proven effectiveness spanning multiple business units
· Proven ability to translate broad next generation strategies into clear, specific business deliverables and solutions
This position can be based anywhere in the US where AWS has a significant presence. Seattle, San Francisco and Dallas are preferred.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, business, or relevant fields of study
· Industry domain thought leader as evidenced through patents, product development, published works in relevant industry media, or speaking in industry conferences
· AWS certifications
· Enterprise Architecture certifications- TOGAF, Zachman, Open CA, or similar certification

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Has worked in a demonstrably senior technical leadership role- CTO, Distinguished Technologist or Engineer, or equivalent
· Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in Telecom networks and systems evolution
· 10 or more years working in telecom data architectures
· 10 or more years working with complex system integration projects
· 5 or more years working AWS, Snowflake or similar Datalake architecture platforms
· Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of telecom industry frameworks: ETSI MANO, OPNFV, TMF Frameworx, and others
· Willingness to travel between 50% annually

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, business, or relevant fields of study
· Industry domain thought leader as evidenced through patents, product development, published works in relevant industry media, or speaking in industry conferences
· AWS certifications
· Enterprise Architecture certifications- TOGAF, Zachman, Open CA, or similar certification