Configure Alexa to Send State to AWS IoT

Hello all,

I want to configure my Echo Dot (first gen) to send MQTT messages periodically to AWS IoT Core (like in JSON format that indicates Echo information, State[on/off], etc). So something like:

{
...
"id": "<some id>", 
"state": "<on/off>"
...
}

I initially looked into trying to ping the Echo Dot from my laptop to confirm whether I could connect, but it looks like ICMP is disabled for Echo Dots. I'm still a novice when it comes to Alexa/AWS IoT Interactions, but what I want to happen is:

1. Alexa is configured in the physical environment
2. Periodically, Alexa will send MQTT messages to AWS IoT Core on its information and state as a base case.

Does Alexa have functionality for MQTT messaging?