We are seeking an experienced AWS Solutions Architect to join our Presales team. In this role, you will work closely with sales teams and customers to craft innovative cloud solutions using AWS services. You will be instrumental in helping customers understand and adopt AWS technologies while contributing to the company's growth in the Middle East region.
Responsibilities
- Partner with sales teams to drive revenue growth through technical consultation and solution design
- Develop and present compelling technical presentations and demonstrations to customers and partners
- Create detailed technical architectures and proposals that address customer business challenges
- Lead technical discovery sessions with customers to understand their requirements and constraints
- Design scaleable, secure, and cost-effective solutions using AWS services and best practices
- Provide technical guidance on complex cloud migrations and transformation projects
- Stay current with new AWS services and features to effectively advocate for their adoption
- Build proof of concepts and technical prototypes to demonstrate solution viability
- Document solution architectures using AWS best practices and frameworks
- Conduct AWS Well Architected Reviews on customer solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in technical architecture, solutions design, or similar roles
- Strong understanding of AWS services and their integration
- 2+ years in a presales, solution engineering, or technical consulting capacity, ideally in cloud or enterprise IT
- Current AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Associate certification
- Experience with enterprise architecture patterns and cloud migration strategies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic
- Proven track record in presales or technical consulting roles
- Strong presentation and customer-facing skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in the Middle East region
- Additional AWS certifications (Security, DevOps)
- Knowledge of competing cloud platforms (Azure, GCP)
- Experience with containerization and microservices architectures
- Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices
Technical Skills:
- Deep knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS)
- Experience with serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway)
- Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools
- Knowledge of distributed systems and application architecture
- Tools & Platform Exposure: CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline), Monitoring & logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus), API management tools (e.g., Postman, Apigee, Mulesoft)
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What We Do
ZainTECH is a regional integrated digital solutions provider, unifying Zain Group’s ICT assets to offer a unique value proposition of comprehensive digital solutions and services under one roof. The company is positioned to drive the transformation of enterprise and government customers in the MENA region by providing a center of excellence and managed solutions across the ICT stack, including cloud, cybersecurity, modern infrastructure, big data, IoT, AI, smart cities, drones and robotics, and emerging technologies.
ZainTECH leverages Zain’s global reach, unique regional footprint, and infrastructure across its operations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as in other key markets in the Middle East.
ZainTECH forms a key pillar in the evolution of Zain’s core telecom business to maximize value and build on the company’s many strengths to selectively create and invest in growth verticals beyond standard mobile services. This ultimately supports Zain’s vision of becoming a leading ICT and digital lifestyle provider.
