Practice Lead: AWS

Technology Scope

• Primary scope is AWS and its surrounding ecosystem, including EKS, Aurora, RDS, ElastiCache, and MSK.
• The role focuses on open-source database environments and related infrastructure architecture.
• The practice is intentionally AWS-specific rather than spread shallowly across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

About Percona

Benefits

• Benefits include flexible work hours, paid time off, remote office equipment, career development funds, connectivity allowances, and equity plan participation.
• Additional programs support work-life balance, work from anywhere, volunteering, and community initiatives.

Requirements

• Deep, real expertise in the AWS ecosystem, including AWS services surrounding open-source database environments.
• Hands-on experience advising customers on database performance, cost, reliability, architecture, and migrations in AWS environments.
• Ability to provide technically grounded recommendations that prioritize customer outcomes, including when self-managed or open-source solutions are preferable.
• Ability to architect professional service offerings such as migration assessments, cost optimization reviews, and architecture audits.
• Ability to support pre-sales cycles as a technical Solutions Architect and enable sales teams on deals with significant AWS components.
• Ability to hire and mentor a dedicated team as the AWS Practice scales.