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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AMS Cloud Architect III, AWS Managed Services (AMS) - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $153,600.0 - $207,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Apache Hadoop, Machine Learning, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Cloud Platform System, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Serverless Computing - **Published:** September 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/ED4068209CAD4F45AB28CD0B5A7B9D29/job/ ## About the Role · Deep technical skill in infrastructure, software architecture and cloud computing · Customer facing skills, ideally gained in presales or consultancy roles, allowing them to represent AWS in discussions with senior personnel · Demonstrated ability to think strategically about solutions to business, product, and technical challenges. · Awareness of technology trends and how they impact the way businesses consume IT, * 7+ years of technical specialist, design and architecture experience * 5+ years of database (eg. SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis) experience * 7+ years of consulting, design and implementation of serverless distributed solutions experience * 5+ years of software development with object oriented language experience * 3+ years of cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network and operating system experience * 7+ years of external or internal customer facing, complex and large scale project management experience * 5+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience * Bachelor's degree, or 7+ years of professional or military experience, * degree in advanced technology, or AWS Professional level certification * Knowledge of AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, databases, machine learning, and serverless technologies * Knowledge of security and compliance standards including HIPAA and GDPR * Experience in performance optimization and cost management for cloud environments * Experience communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences in pre-sales environments ## Description · Support the AWS Business development team to help formulate a strategy to help the adoption of AWS within the focus industry verticals. · Guide customers to ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services following the principles of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. · Help educate enterprise customers on the value proposition of AWS, and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud. · Help provide one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already using AWS. · Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the AWS solutions architecture community. · Author or otherwise contribute to AWS customer-facing publications such as blogs and whitepapers. · Build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates. · Act as a technical liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support. ## Related Videos - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [NoSQL Data Modeling for Front-end Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/297-nosql-data-modeling-for-front-end-developers) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path)