Senior Solutions Architect, WWPS Global Defense Partners

About the role

As a Senior Solutions Architect within the AWS WWPS Partner team, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of AWS services—including AI/ML, high-performance computing (HPC), advanced analytics, digital engineering, and manufacturing systems modernization—directly with our ecosystem of defense-sector systems integrators, consulting and technology partners. You will serve as a dedicated technical resource for high-growth defense partners navigating critical cloud adoption and modernization initiatives, leading strategic engagement at the executive level with minimal oversight.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and architecture for defense-sector partners undergoing cloud adoption, modernization, and digital transformation
• Own end-to-end solution architecture spanning AI/ML, HPC, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing systems, and data platforms on AWS
• Operate as a trusted advisor at the executive level, translating business objectives into AWS-native architectures with clear modernization roadmaps
• Bring defense industry expertise to engagements — understanding mission-critical workflows, compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD SRG), and the operational constraints unique to A&D partners
• Provide thought leadership and capture best-practice knowledge within the AWS Solutions Architect community
• Drive architectural decisions across multiple concurrent partner engagements, ensuring AWS is positioned as the strategic platform of choice
• Own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects
• Define implementation architectures across compute, data, machine learning, and operational tooling
• Respond to RFPs
• Develop deep expertise in AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform
• Serve as a subject matter expert on defense industry workflows, compliance frameworks, and the unique technical challenges of mission-critical environments

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 4+ years of technology-related sales, business development, or sales engineering/consulting experience
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience with AI/ML, HPC, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, or data engineering workloads on AWS
• Familiarity with defense compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, CMMC, DoD SRG, ITAR)

Pay

Base salary range: $153,600.00 - $207,800.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Schedule

This position may require up to 25% travel.

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