AmazonSr. Database Specialist SA, Media & Entertainment, ASPI MEGS, ASPI MEGS
Amazon is hiring a Sr. Database Specialist SA, Media & Entertainment, ASPI MEGS, ASPI MEGS for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $177k-$239k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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Design and architect large-scale database and data solutions on AWS, including data foundations for AI workloads.
The Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) is part of AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS), responsible for driving revenue and accelerating adoption across enterprise customers. We work backwards from our customers' most complex migration challenges to develop and execute go-to-market plans that transform legacy infrastructure into modern, cloud-native architectures. As part of WWSO, you will contribute across the full lifecycle of AWS customer migration initiatives—from initial assessment to post-migration optimization.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will translate customer infrastructure challenges into comprehensive data architecture strategies leveraging AWS. You will define and design large-scale Database/Data architectures that accelerate adoption of AWS services across storage, data, and analytics domains. You will engage with senior engineers, architects, data leaders, and executives at strategic enterprise customers to influence migration decisions and provide structured feedback to AWS product teams.
As the ideal candidate, you bring deep technical expertise in enterprise migrations and the business acumen required to lead complex data center exit programs with large enterprises. You have hands-on experience with databases, data migration strategies, application modernization patterns, database migrations, and infrastructure-as-code approaches. You are able to credibly advise senior technical and executive stakeholders on migration trade-offs, risks, and long-term optimization strategies.
Core Responsibilities:
Collaborate with business development colleagues to provide technical input into migration GTM strategy and support field marketing through technical events, campaigns, and customer engagements
Lead complex database architecture and problem solving to unblock customers' most critical data needs and modernization initiatives
Design and execute data migration strategies, design and implement relational and non-relational data architectures
Represent the voice of the customer and collaborate with field and central teams to bring migration feedback to product teams
Act as a thought leader in Database and Data technologies by sharing best practices through AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, migration patterns, and public speaking engagements such as AWS Summits and AWS re:Invent
Guide and support an internal AWS community of technical subject matter experts aligned to your customers, including the creation of field enablement materials for the broader Solution Architect population
Partner with AWS Database Competency Partners and ISVs to deliver comprehensive data solutions for M&E customers.
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
Preferred qualifications
- 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience managing relationships with SAP customers and partners
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 Company’s 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, San Francisco - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, NJ, Jersey City - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Dallas - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Sr. Database Specialist SA, Media & Entertainment, ASPI MEGS, ASPI MEGS at Amazon rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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- Tell me about a project where database architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
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- Walk me through how you've used AWS in your day-to-day work.
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