Working At AWS - All You NEED To Know - With A National SA Manager

Working at AWS, all you need to know from Tony's perspective as National Segment Leader, and mine as a Sr Solutions Architect. We touched on the role of a solutions architect, the big part AWS certifications play in the day-to-day job, the big question of whether it's mandatory or not for an SA to be a programmer, and much, much more like working at AWS review and AWS culture of innovation

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00:00 intro
01:00 Who is Tony Colantonio
02:18 Why work at AWS?
03:45 DFW - Don't Fight the Web
06:00 Did being AWS certified help you get the job?
07:58 Don't use certs to get knowledge, use them to validate your knowledge
08:24 Leadership Principles (LPs) are paramount to AWS → www.amazon.jobs/principles
11:00 An SA is always building for the worst-case scenario
13:50 What are the success criteria for an SA
14:05 Difference between Sales Engineer and Solutions Architect
14:40 A successful SA knows how to scale
15:49 Successful SAs can easily become CTOs
16:41 Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
17:17 The harder I work, the luckier I get
17:44 What is expected from a new SA during their first 3 months
20:50 What is expected from a new SA during their first 6 months
22:10 What is expected from a new SA during their first 12 months
22:42 At AWS, you don't need a position to be open to get a promotion
25:31 Amazon's narrative culture
27:28 What are TFCs?
29:50 The advantages of being part of a TFC
32:42 You will never be an expert in 200+ services
34:56 Is a developer background required to become an SA?
37:35 An SA works hand in hand with their Account Manager (AM)
39:30 An SA is more than just a technical consultant
42:18 Outro

14 LPs: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles

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