AWS Solutions Architect, Commercial – Amazon – Toronto, ON
Location: Toronto, ON | Company: Amazon
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hiring an AWS Solutions Architect to join its Commercial Sales team in Canada. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced IT professionals to design scalable, secure, and innovative cloud solutions that help businesses transform with AWS. As a trusted advisor, you’ll work with customers across industries to guide their cloud adoption journey and accelerate innovation.
At AWS, Solutions Architects combine technical expertise, business acumen, and hands-on problem-solving to create meaningful impact for customers. This position is based in Toronto, Ontario, and involves collaborating with teams across Canada while supporting a diverse range of clients.
About the Role
As a Solutions Architect, you will partner with customers, AWS Sales, and technical teams to design and implement cloud architectures tailored to customer needs. You’ll drive adoption of AWS technologies, contribute to thought leadership, and play a critical role in enabling long-term success for clients migrating to or scaling within the cloud.
Key Responsibilities
- Build strong customer relationships, becoming a trusted advisor for cloud strategy and workloads.
- Support revenue growth by guiding customers in adopting AWS services and migrating applications to the cloud.
- Lead architectural discussions and educate customers on AWS value propositions.
- Contribute to AWS whitepapers, blogs, and internal knowledge-sharing materials.
- Act as a liaison between customers and AWS engineering teams to resolve technical challenges.
- Participate in proofs of concept, demos, and presentations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Travel as required (up to 15% out-of-province and occasional travel to the U.S. for training).
Job Details
📍 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
🏢 Employer: Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc.
💼 Department: AWS Global Sales – Commercial
🕒 Schedule: Full-time, Regular
Basic Qualifications
- 6+ years of IT development, implementation, or consulting experience in software or internet industries.
- 4+ years in specific technology domains (cloud, networking, security, data & analytics, infrastructure).
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting experience in applications and infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in software development or internet-related industries.
- Background in migrating or modernizing legacy solutions to the cloud.
- Hands-on experience with AWS technologies from a DevOps perspective.
Why Join AWS?
- Inclusive Culture: Employee-led affinity groups and company-supported initiatives foster collaboration and diversity.
- Mentorship & Career Growth: Continuous training, resources, and mentorship to help you excel as a professional.
- Work/Life Balance: Flexibility and support for personal and family commitments.
- Global Impact: Be part of the team behind the world’s most adopted cloud platform.
How to Apply
If you’re passionate about cloud architecture and eager to help businesses innovate with AWS, apply today for the AWS Solutions Architect, Commercial role in Toronto.
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Job Summary & Tips for Applying
Application tips: Emphasize your cloud architecture expertise, experience with AWS, and ability to translate business needs into scalable solutions. Highlight any experience in cloud migrations, DevOps practices, and customer engagement. Show how you combine technical depth with strong communication and leadership skills.
