
Solution Architect, GenAI Platform , GenAI Platform Specialist Solution Architects
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Dallas, TX
- On site
- Full-time
- $177,600 / year
- Dallas, TX
Job highlights
- Drive GenAI adoption with key customers.
- Develop and deploy scalable GenAI solutions.
- Build architectures on AWS EC2 and SageMaker.
- Create thought leadership and enablement materials.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners.
About the role
Solution Architect, GenAI Platform Specialist
AWS Global Sales drives worldwide cloud adoption, empowering customers through tailored service, unmatched technology, and customer support. We dive deep into each customer's unique challenges to craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success with the customer-first approach that built the world's most adopted cloud.
As part of the GenAI Platform team, you'll develop and deploy strategies to accelerate customer adoption across industry verticals. You'll work directly with key customers on GenAI model training and inference, helping them adopt and scale large-scale workloads like foundation models, conduct performance evaluations, and develop demos and GTM plans.
AWS Specialist Solution Architects (SSA) are technologists with deep domain expertise and business development acumen to solve customers' most complex challenges through scalable, flexible technical architectures. As members of Area Specialist and Account Teams, SSAs guide customers through application refactoring and cloud-based system designs while handling account planning and opportunity pursuit, bringing valuable insights to product teams and strengthening the roadmap.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive business development through market sizing, pipeline building, and technical proof-of-concept requirements with customers.
- Develop and execute GTM plans by working directly with customers to understand business problems and implement scalable GenAI solutions.
- Develop cloud-based GenAI solutions enabling customers to build and deploy workloads on EC2, SageMaker Hyperpod, and accelerated compute platforms.
- Create technical architectures, content, and enablement materials to train field teams and establish thought-leadership.
- Collaborate with account teams, research scientists, product teams, ISVs, and model providers to drive implementations and innovation.
- Communicate GenAI potential and technical challenges to engineering teams and C-Level executives, leveraging expertise in GPU based compute infrastructure and ML frameworks.
- Identify cross-industry patterns and trends to accelerate innovation and represent AWS best practices to customers and partners.
About The Team
Diverse Experiences
AWS 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, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience.
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
- 5+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.
- Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting.
- Knowledge of NVIDIA GPU architectures, CUDA programming, ML/DL frameworks, distributed computing, HPC, and ML training/inference optimization techniques.
Key skills/competency
- GenAI Platform Specialist Solution Architect
- AWS Global Sales
- Cloud Adoption Strategies
- GenAI Model Training and Inference
- Foundation Models
- Scalable Workloads
- Technical Architectures
- Business Development Acumen
- Application Refactoring
- Cloud-Based System Designs
Skills & topics
- GenAI Platform
- Solution Architect
- AWS
- Cloud Computing
- Machine Learning
- Generative AI
- SageMaker
- EC2
- GPU
- HPC
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in GenAI, cloud computing, and solution architecture, emphasizing AWS platforms like EC2 and SageMaker.
- Showcase technical expertise: Detail your experience with GPU architectures, ML frameworks, and large-scale workload implementations.
- Demonstrate business acumen: Provide examples of driving adoption, developing GTM plans, and communicating technical concepts to executives.
- Prepare for technical discussions: Be ready to discuss specific customer challenges and how you've architected solutions using AWS GenAI services.
- Understand AWS culture: Research AWS's customer-centric approach, commitment to innovation, and inclusive environment.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for a GenAI Platform Solution Architect at AWS?
- As a GenAI Platform Solution Architect at AWS, you will drive customer adoption of GenAI solutions, develop and implement strategies for model training and inference, design cloud-based architectures on AWS services like EC2 and SageMaker, create technical content, and collaborate with various stakeholders. Your role involves a blend of technical expertise and business development acumen to solve complex customer challenges.
- What are the preferred qualifications for the GenAI Platform Solution Architect role at AWS?
- Preferred qualifications include 3+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking. Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting is highly valued. Additionally, knowledge of NVIDIA GPU architectures, CUDA programming, ML/DL frameworks, distributed computing, HPC, and ML training/inference optimization techniques is beneficial for this role.
- How does AWS foster a positive work environment for Solution Architects?
- AWS emphasizes diverse experiences, an inclusive team culture, mentorship, career growth, and work-life harmony. They encourage candidates with non-traditional paths to apply and foster collaboration through employee-led affinity groups and inclusion events. Continuous learning and development are supported to help professionals grow.
- What are the basic qualifications required for a GenAI Platform Solution Architect at AWS?
- Basic qualifications include 5+ years of experience in specific technology domains like software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data & analytics. You'll also need 2+ years of experience in designing, implementing, or consulting on applications and infrastructures, and 5+ years of IT development or consulting experience in the software or internet industries.
- What is the salary range for a GenAI Platform Solution Architect in the US?
- The base salary range for this position in Atlanta, Austin, and Dallas, USA, is between $131,300.00 and $177,600.00 USD annually. Your final compensation will be determined by factors such as experience, qualifications, and location, and may include sign-on payments and RSUs.
- How can I highlight my suitability for the Solution Architect, GenAI Platform role at AWS?
- To highlight your suitability, focus on quantifying your achievements in GenAI, cloud architecture, and business development. Showcase specific examples of how you've designed and implemented scalable solutions, driven customer adoption, and leveraged your technical expertise in areas like ML frameworks and GPU infrastructure.