AWS Solution Engineer (Pre-Sales Engineer)
Wundermanthompson · Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Posted Jul 6, 2026
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Who We Are
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.
About WPP
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 .
ALLIANCE SOLUTION ENGINEER, AWS (Pre-Sales Engineer)
Location: US
Focus: Technical Pre-Sales Co-Sell Support
Region: North America
The Opportunity
VML Enterprise Solutions is expanding our technical pre-sales capability to support AWS alliance-powered growth in North America. We're seeking a hands-on technical expert to prove the value of our joint AWS solutions—delivering demos that wow, POCs that convert, and reference architectures that accelerate pursuits.
This role bridges AWS technology and VML delivery, providing co-sell technical support that removes doubt, proves feasibility, and gives clients confidence that VML can deliver. You will work alongside Alliance Sales and Alliance Solution Leads to support pursuits with technical depth, proof-of-concept delivery, and client-facing credibility.
Your POCs become production systems. Your architectures become blueprints for transformation. Your technical credibility tips competitive pursuits in VML's favor.
Role Summary
This is a technical pre-sales role focused on enabling AWS co-sell success. You provide hands-on technical support for AWS-related pursuits across North America—building reference architectures, delivering client-facing demos, and leading POC engagements that prove VML's delivery capability.
Accountability Model: Delivery metrics. Success is measured by POCs delivered, POC-to-production conversion rate, reference architectures created, and technical win rate on supported pursuits.
Core Responsibilities
1. Co-Sell Technical Support (50%)
Provide technical pre-sales support for AWS co-sell opportunities across North America
Deliver compelling technical demos and presentations to client technical teams alongside AWS SAs
Lead POC engagements—scoping, building, and presenting proof-of-concept solutions on AWS
Present reference architectures and solution designs that address client requirements
Support RFP/RFI responses with technical content, architecture diagrams, and demo assets
Participate in technical deep-dives with client architects and engineering teams
Remove technical objections and build client confidence in VML's AWS delivery capability
Coordinate with AWS Solution Architects (SAs) and Specialist SAs on joint technical engagements
2. Reference Architecture Buildout (30%)
Create reference architectures for common AWS use cases and industry patterns
Build and maintain demo environments, assets, and reusable components on AWS
Develop technical documentation, implementation guides, and best practices
Stay current on AWS technology roadmaps, new services, and capabilities
Build expertise in priority AWS services: Bedrock, SageMaker, Personalize, AMC, Clean Rooms, Lambda, Step Functions
Collaborate with Alliance Solution Leads on architecture standards and patterns
Contribute reference architectures to AWS Partner Central and internal repositories
3. Enablement Knowledge Sharing (20%)
Train VML delivery teams on AWS technologies and implementation patterns
Support proposal teams with technical content and solution design
Share best practices, lessons learned, and reusable assets across the alliance team
Coordinate with AWS technical teams (SAs, CSAs, ProServe) on joint solutions
Maintain AWS technical certifications and stay current on new offerings
Support hackathons and technical enablement events
Technical Focus Areas
Generative AI: Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, generative AI application patterns
Data Analytics: Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC), AWS Clean Rooms, data lakes, analytics pipelines…