Senior Games Partner Solutions Architect, Partner & Industry Specialists

About the role

Application Deadline: Nov 4, 2026

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What you will do

• Work with partners and customers to develop top of funnel sales opportunities with Games industry customers.
• Partner with Account SAs, Sales, Business Development and service development teams to accelerate customer adoption of partner solutions through enablement, technical architecture, customer workshops.
• Evangelize partners’ value proposition internally throughout AWS and externally with customers
• Establish AWS as the partner’s preferred cloud platform for financial services solutions and services.
• Work alongside the AWS Partner Development Specialists to develop extensive executive and senior management relationships within partner organizations and become their trusted advisor
• Provide the architectural guidance and recommendations necessary to promote successful engagements with partners globally
• Assist solution providers with the definition of technical strategies that will enable them to sell more of their offering on the AWS platform
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge with our broader Solution Architect community
• Share customer feedback to internal product management and engineering teams to help drive the future of AWS

What you bring

• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 6+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• 6+ years experience working directly with Games industry customers on cloud and AI adoption, with demonstrated understanding of commercial game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity) and game development workflows

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree

• Experience working with and presenting to C-level executives, IT, and lines of businesses across organizations or equivalent
• Experience working with consulting partners through solution alignment, account management, product management, program management and business development engagements

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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, CA, Santa Monica - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
• USA, CO, Denver - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually

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Work/Life Balance

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About the company

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Senior Partner Solutions Architect (PSA) with domain expertise in the Media, Entertainment, Games & Sports (MEGS) sector, specifically within the Video Games industry. As a Games PSA, you will have the opportunity to shape our Industry solution strategy across our AWS Partner Network.

AWS partners include the largest software and systems integration companies, as well as hundreds of innovative software and services companies, who are using AWS as their cloud platform of choice.

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical skill in software architecture, game development pipelines including game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity), real-time multiplayer systems, game backend infrastructure, live operations (LiveOps), software deployment and cloud computing as well as customer facing and technical sales skills at all levels of a sales organization.

Equal opportunity and notices

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.