Sr Solutions Architect - AWS WWPS DoW, US Air Force Solutions Architecture

About the role

Do you like helping U.S. Department of Defense organizations implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping these groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and do you have the consultative skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success? Come join our team as a Solutions Architect (SA) and help us accelerate our growing U.S. Defense Department business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. This SA will join a team that supports US Air Force and other Department of War customers. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's truly innovative technical teams, while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon Web Services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and AWS Lambda) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers. You will leverage generative AI to solve customer challenges and deliver POCs in their environments. You will provide thoughtful technical design and offer sensitivity to our customer needs in the Defense markets for cloud computing working with a truly innovative sales and business development team.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects
• Define implementation architectures
• 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 security and other technologies as it relates to customer applications and services
• Lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community
• Learn from, collaborate with, and educate technical minds across the breadth of enterprise architecture

Qualifications

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
• Associate's degree or above, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud+ or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above
• Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities

Skills & Experience

You should apply to this role if you are passionate about:

• Creating, building, educating, training and designing cloud computing architectures, especially for Defense Department customers
• Getting hands on to experiment, build, and demonstrate technology solutions leveraging the latest AI technologies to expedite delivery and quality
• Deep-dive technical discussions around design and the curiosity to keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends

Experience in the following key areas are helpful:

• Executive Speaking and Presentation Skills – White board, small and large group presentations
• Technical – Experience with AI/GenAI, software development, web applications services development/deployment, DevOps/DevSecOps, cloud computing, data and database architectures and analytics, or networking
• Operational – Web site/services operations, management, and security
• Economic and business – RFP/Acquisition support; technical architecture; understanding market trends; cost benefit analysis
• Advisory/Consulting experience with Defense Department customers

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance (or above)
• US Citizenship required

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)

Pay

• USA, VA, Arlington: $153,600 - $207,800 annually
• USA, VA, Herndon: $153,600 - $207,800 annually

Final compensation determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Company: Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Job ID: A10586369