Sr. Database Specialist Solutions Architect, AGS Database Specialist Solutions Architects
Amazon Web Services, Inc.· startup· Cloud Computing· Sep 8, 2026 · 2mo ago
Dallas, Texas, USA
In office
Full-time
Senior
$154K–$208K
8+ years exp
Job description
AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.
Do you like to solve the most complex and high scale data challenges in the world today?
As a Database Solutions Architect you will design complete solution architectures based on AWS database services.
Have you developed complex applications?
Are you an experienced Oracle/SQL Server/NoSQL Platform Specialist?
Have you worked on Open source Database platforms like PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, ElastiCache or other NoSQL databases ?
Have you migrated Applications from one Database Engine to another?
Would you like a career that gives you opportunities to help organizations understand and use cloud computing web services to do big new things faster, at lower cost?
The specialist will collaborate with our customers and partners on key engagements. You will develop and deliver proof-of-concept projects, technical workshops, and support implementation projects in order to develop or migrate Applications from on-premise databases like Oracle/SQL*Server to AWS eg. AWS RDS, Aurora-PostgreSQL/MySQL or other Open Source platforms. You will focus on customer solutions such as high volume OLTP/OLAP environments, designing and deploying future state petabyte-scale data services and building and/or designing reference configurations to enable our customers and influence AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB and other NoSQL databases adoption.
Key job responsibilities
- Provide Enterprise customers with deep technical expertise to advance AWS Database Services adoption across their operations, from enterprise database management systems to long term data strategy.
- Collaborate with AWS specialist, sales, marketing, and product teams to develop innovative solutions for customer's most challenging business problems
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to executives, helping them navigate cloud transformation and digital innovation
- Lead architectural reviews and workshops focused on solving customer's business cases.
- Champion industry best practices through AWS blogs, white-papers, and reference architectures.
- Present at key industry events including AWS re:Invent and AWS Summits.
- Educate customers on AWS's value proposition for database workloads, ensuring solutions are optimized for production environments
- Provide feedback to AWS product teams on industry-specific requirements and act as primary point of contact for urgent customer issues in your technical specialty.
- Stay current with emerging trends to help customers innovate and maintain competitive advantage
A day in the life
A Database Specialist primary responsibility is to meet with customers, discover their challenges and business outcomes and help them in their journey into the cloud. Within the Database domain, this includes Database sizing/pricing TCO assessments, migration or modernization deep dives and ultimately migration/modernization and operational strategies.
The Database specialist will collaborate with the broader account team on prioritization and engagement strategies that best fit customer priorities.
When the Database Specialist is not engaging customers, they are expected to build/drive thought leadership through speaking events, workshop building and driving feature enhancements with our service teams.
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.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
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.
- 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
- Deep knowledge and experience on at least one commercial relational database (Oracle, SQL Server, IBM2), or open source database (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB).
- 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting
- Expertise with Open Source database technologies such as PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases like ElastiCache and DynamoDB.
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 amazon.jobs 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 amazon.jobs .
USA, AZ, TEMPE - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, CA, San Francisco - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Dallas - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
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