AWS Technical Architect

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com .

VML Enterprise Solutions is growing its technical pre-sales capability to support AWS-led growth across EMEA, with a focus on the UK and Ireland. We are looking for a hands-on technical expert who can prove the value of our AWS solutions through clear demos, high-impact POCs and scalable reference architectures. This role sits between AWS technology and VML delivery, supporting co-sell opportunities by removing technical doubt, proving feasibility and giving clients confidence we can deliver. You will work closely with Alliance Sales, Solution Leads and AWS teams across UKI and EMEA.

This is a technical pre-sales role focused on AWS co-sell across EMEA. You will lead demos, POCs and solution design, supporting opportunities from early engagement through to close. Success is measured through delivery, including POCs completed, conversion to production, quality of architectures and impact on technical win rates.

Act as the technical lead within account teams across AWS opportunities

Deliver client-facing demos and lead proof of concept (POC) engagements

Work closely with AWS Solution Architects and internal stakeholders

Contribute to RFPs and SOWs by shaping technical content and solution scope

Lead technical discussions and remove blockers to build client confidence

Create reference architectures for common AWS use cases

Build reusable demo environments and technical assets

Document best practice and stay current with AWS services

Ensure solutions reflect GDPR, UK data residency and EU data sovereignty

Support delivery teams with technical guidance

Share best practice and help build capability across EMEA

Maintain AWS certifications and work closely with AWS technical teams

You will bring experience across several of the following areas:

Generative AI and machine learning, including Bedrock and SageMaker

Data and analytics, including Amazon Marketing Cloud and Clean Rooms

Customer experience platforms such as Personalize and Connect

Modern application development using Lambda, Step Functions and APIs

Integration patterns, including event-driven architecture and microservices

Data governance, security and regional compliance

Delivering POCs that convert into production work

Creating architectures that accelerate pursuits and can be reused

Bringing credibility into client conversations and improving win rates

Experience in technical pre-sales, solution architecture or consulting

Strong track record leading client-facing technical work and converting opportunities

Comfortable shaping POCs and contributing to proposals

Hands-on AWS experience with at least an AWS Solutions Architect certification

Experience across data, AI or analytics on AWS

Confident in communicating complex ideas clearly to senior stakeholders

Based in the UK with the right to work and open to EMEA travel

Advanced AWS certifications

Experience with generative AI use cases

Exposure to marketing or advertising technology

Understanding of regional regulatory frameworks

Additional European language skills

This is a technical expert role focused on enabling co-sell success. It is not a quota-carrying sales role or a post-sale delivery position. You will build the solutions that prove capability and shape the outcome of AWS-led opportunities across EMEA.

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