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Senior Solutions Architect Google Cloud PlatformEmerging Tech, Cloud Intelligence
Job Location:
Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 153600 - 207800
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Own AWSs competitive point of view on Google Cloud. As a Senior GCP Cloud Intelligence SA your analysis shapes how thousands of AWS field teams win and feeds directly into our product roadmap and go-to-market strategy. This is a rare seat where deep Google Cloud expertise doesnt just close individual deals; it changes how AWS competes at scale. Youll be a technical and business leader who influences the AWS field on sales strategy and helps design cloud-native solutions for customers. Youll build and maintain cloud migration and modernization acumen across AWS and other public clouds then scale that expertise by documenting your insights sharpening our product offerings and strengthening our go-to-market campaigns.
The ideal candidate lives and breathes public cloud and is energized by continual learning as new offerings and industry shifts emerge. You partner naturally across product go-to-market and field leadership think strategically about customers complex business and technical needs and move fluidly between C-level executives and technical decision makers. You bring a proven track record as a consultant advisor or key stakeholder delivering cloud-native solutions.
Key job responsibilities
Serve as the subject matter expert on GCP technology and go-to-market strategy for the AWS field.
Partner with field SAs and BDs to translate customers business and technical requirements into the best-fit AWS approach and present those recommendations directly to CxO and technical audiences (Architect/Director).
Analyze competitive trends and offerings to generate technical and business insights and grow a community of compete specialists who build on your work.
Create technical content that scales your expertise decks whitepapers and recordings and deliver presentations and trainings to field SAs BDMs and product stakeholders.
Manage a fast-moving pipeline of technical engagements with operational excellence delivering rapidly and reprioritizing as opportunities shift.
A day in the life
The AWS Cloud Intelligence team is a specialty services organization providing cloud compete expertise globally. Were the subject matter experts on top and emerging competitors key domains and industry segments enabling field teams to unblock customers quickly by removing business and technical barriers in the sales cycle. We advise account teams and their customers through at-scale content gather and analyze insights on comparable cloud providers and surface the product and positioning gaps customers experience so we can continuously improve AWSs overall value proposition. Alongside on-demand self-service resources we provide targeted one-to-one support on specific competitive opportunities. We hire SAs and BDMs who are SMEs in one or more public clouds to advise AWS field teams on the best strategies for building compelling business cases that support customers co-existing and partnering with competing public cloud services.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
- 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
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience
- 4 years of technology role experience
- 4 years experience architecting cloud solutions in GCP
- 6 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- 4 years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure AWS GCP OCI etc. experience
- AWS Certification (Cloud Technologist Solutions Architect SysOps Administrator Developer) or equivalent
- 4 years working with AWS specializing in compute storage databases ML/AI and analytics
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The ideal candidate lives and breathes public cloud and is energized by continual learning as new offerings and industry shifts emerge. You partner naturally across product go-to-market and field leadership think strategically about customers complex business and technical needs and move fluidly between C-level executives and technical decision makers. You bring a proven track record as a consultant advisor or key stakeholder delivering cloud-native solutions.
Key job responsibilities
Serve as the subject matter expert on GCP technology and go-to-market strategy for the AWS field.
Partner with field SAs and BDs to translate customers business and technical requirements into the best-fit AWS approach and present those recommendations directly to CxO and technical audiences (Architect/Director).
Analyze competitive trends and offerings to generate technical and business insights and grow a community of compete specialists who build on your work.
Create technical content that scales your expertise decks whitepapers and recordings and deliver presentations and trainings to field SAs BDMs and product stakeholders.
Manage a fast-moving pipeline of technical engagements with operational excellence delivering rapidly and reprioritizing as opportunities shift.
A day in the life
The AWS Cloud Intelligence team is a specialty services organization providing cloud compete expertise globally. Were the subject matter experts on top and emerging competitors key domains and industry segments enabling field teams to unblock customers quickly by removing business and technical barriers in the sales cycle. We advise account teams and their customers through at-scale content gather and analyze insights on comparable cloud providers and surface the product and positioning gaps customers experience so we can continuously improve AWSs overall value proposition. Alongside on-demand self-service resources we provide targeted one-to-one support on specific competitive opportunities. We hire SAs and BDMs who are SMEs in one or more public clouds to advise AWS field teams on the best strategies for building compelling business cases that support customers co-existing and partnering with competing public cloud services.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
- 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
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience
- 4 years of technology role experience
- 4 years experience architecting cloud solutions in GCP
- 6 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- 4 years of architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure AWS GCP OCI etc. experience
- AWS Certification (Cloud Technologist Solutions Architect SysOps Administrator Developer) or equivalent
- 4 years working with AWS specializing in compute storage databases ML/AI and analytics
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 CA Irvine - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA CA San Francisco - 176600.00 - 239000.00 USD annually
USA GA Atlanta - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA IL Chicago - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA MA Boston - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 169000.00 - 228600.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA TX Dallas - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
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