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Description

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a Senior GameTech Advisory Consultant to shape and transform how enterprises leverage cloud technology. As a Consulting Cloud Architect specializing in GameTech, you will design, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions tailored to the unique needs of gaming industry clients. You will work closely with companies like Riot Games, Epic Games, and Take-Two Interactive to architect scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud environments. Your expertise will enable game developers to enhance game performance, streamline development pipelines, and deliver seamless player experiences.

Possessing a deep understanding of AWS products and services, as a Senior GameTech Delivery Consultant you will drive innovation and influence executive-level stakeholders across multiple organizations. You’ll work closely with stakeholders as trusted advisors providing guidance on industry trends, enterprise cloud transformation, and innovative cloud solutions. You will be responsible sales support, ensuring alignment to customer business outcomes and value realization.

The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that help customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We work together with customer teams and the AWS Partner Network (APN) to execute enterprise cloud computing initiatives. Our team provides assistance through a collection of offerings which help customers achieve specific outcomes related to enterprise cloud adoption. We also deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries.

Key job responsibilities

As an experienced GameTech industry business and IT Advisory professional, you will be responsible for:

• Solution Design: Architect cloud solutions on AWS to support game development, live operations, and player engagement. Design scalable infrastructure for multiplayer games, matchmaking, leaderboards, and in-game economies.

• Client Collaboration: Partner with GameTech clients to understand their technical requirements, such as low-latency networking, high-availability servers, and real-time analytics for player retention. Translate business needs into cloud architectures.

• Optimization: Leverage tools like AWS for Games and Unreal Engine integrations to optimize game development pipelines, reduce compilation times, and manage cloud costs.

• Scalability and Performance: Design cloud infrastructure to handle massive player concurrency (e.g., supporting millions of simultaneous players for titles like Fortnite). Ensure low-latency, high-reliability systems for global game deployments.

• Security and Compliance: Implement secure cloud environments, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) and protecting intellectual property for game assets and player data.

• Consulting and Advisory: Provide technical guidance to clients on cloud-native technologies, microservices architecture, and containerization. Advise on integrating AI, machine learning, or analytics for personalized player experiences.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with internal teams and external partners to deliver end-to-end solutions. Collaborate with game teams to integrate cloud services with Unreal Engine or proprietary engines.

• Innovation and Trends: Stay updated on GameTech trends, such as cloud gaming, cross-platform play, and esports infrastructure. Prototype new technologies and evaluate their feasibility for client use cases.

A day in the life

Advisory Team partners with our customers to increase their shareholder value and assist in disrupting their business models. We enable our customers to drive competitive advantage by enhancing their digital capabilities that will enable them to innovate on new products and services.

Our key focus areas include: Cloud Strategy and Business Value Alignment (Enterprise Transformation), Cloud Operating Models & Governance, Cloud Migration Readiness and Planning, Organizational Change & Enablement, Data & AI Transformation, Supply Chain, Telco, Media, Gaming and Entertainment.

About the team

About AWS:

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Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud architecture, IT consulting, or solutions engineering, with at least 2 years focused on GameTech.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience

• 2+ yrs experience with game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity) and their integration with cloud services (e.g., AWS GameLift, Epic Online Services).

• Understanding of game development workflows, including build pipelines, version control, and CI/CD integration.

• 3+ years experience with sales targets, business development, and driving customer satisfaction

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS experience preferred, with proficiency in a wide range of AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and GameLift.)

• AWS Professional level certifications (e.g., AWS Certified AI Practitioner, Machine Learning, Solutions Architect)

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Proficiency in cloud networking, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and cloud-native technologies.

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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.