AMD · 2 months ago
Principal Cloud Application Engineer - AWS
Bellevue, Washington
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/StaffAMD is a leading technology company focused on building innovative products for next-generation computing experiences. The Principal Cloud Application Engineer will drive technical engagement with Amazon users of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and is responsible for achieving revenue goals for datacenter processors and accelerators across all Amazon businesses.
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Responsibilities
Nurture technical proficiency in AMD Datacenter processors and accelerators available within AWS EC2 and how the architecture of these processors impacts performance on common cloud workloads
Assist sales in the development and execution of the sales approach for various Amazon and AWS opportunities
Cultivate relationships with key technical stakeholders within Amazon
Drive architectural discussions with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful deployment of solutions in the cloud
Design and execute proofs of concept
Build a solid understanding of the competitive landscape within EC2 and customer demands to provide feedback to AMD design and product marketing teams
Self-motivated self-improvement (training and education) on relevant technical topics
Work from home with domestic travel up to 40%
Qualification
Required
AWS compute specialist or solution architect wanting to make a bigger impact
Enterprise cloud architect or cloud-native architect with extensive EC2 experience and excellent people and communications skills
Cloud developer looking to learn more about processor architecture
Technically proficient, outgoing, proactive, organized, driven, self-motivated and self-sufficient, yet collaborative and willing to assist teammates with their own unique challenges
Nurture technical proficiency in AMD Datacenter processors and accelerators available within AWS EC2 and how the architecture of these processors impacts performance on common cloud workloads
Assist sales in the development and execution of the sales approach for various Amazon and AWS opportunities
Cultivate relationships with key technical stakeholders within Amazon
Drive architectural discussions with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful deployment of solutions in the cloud
Design and execute proofs of concept
Build a solid understanding of the competitive landscape within EC2 and customer demands to provide feedback to AMD design and product marketing teams
Self-motivated self-improvement (training and education) on relevant technical topics
Work from home with domestic travel up to 40%
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred)
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Preferred
Excellent English verbal, written and presentation communications skills
Demonstrated technical proficiency in one or more of DynamoDB, EKS, ECS, EMR, Fargate, Lambda, MSK, OpenSearch, RDS, RedShift, SageMaker
History of success through applied prioritization and time management, program management, issue tracking and organizational skills
Demonstrated success working remotely
Customer-facing experience
Contribution to technical customer facing collateral such as blogs, solution briefs, whitepapers
Knowledge of software development tools
Experience in application/workload profiling, tuning and performance assessment a plus
AWS Solutions Architect Professional a plus
Benefits
Benefits offered are described: [AMD benefits at a glance](https://amd.jibeapply.com/benefits).
Company
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
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