Sr. Solutions Architect (SLG/EDU), Education, State and Local Government - Midwest Region

About the role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate our growing Education, State and Local Government business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. As a Solutions Architect within AWS, you will shape and deliver a strategy to build broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (e.g., AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, and AWS CloudFront) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers.

You will own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects, define implementation architectures, respond to RFPs, develop deep expertise in AWS technologies, and serve as a subject matter expert on security for customer applications and services. You will provide technical design and thought leadership while working with a world-class sales and business development team, and lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge within the AWS solution architect community.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Sales team to formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through AWS adoption.
• Ensure success in building and migrating applications, software, and services on the AWS platform as a key member of the business development and sales team.
• Educate customers on the AWS value proposition and participate in deep architectural discussions to design solutions for successful cloud deployment.
• Conduct one-to-few and one-to-many training sessions (e.g., Dev Days or Immersion Days) to transfer knowledge to customers considering or already using AWS.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge among the AWS Solutions Architect community.
• Contribute to AWS customer-facing publications such as white papers.
• Act as a technical liaison between customers, Service Teams, and Support.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in specific technology domain areas (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting experience in applications and infrastructures.
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting experience in the software or Internet industries.
• Passion for helping customers design and create cloud computing architectures.
• Deep-dive technical discussions around design and intellectual curiosity to keep technical skills current while staying informed on industry trends.
• Technical presentation experience (whiteboard, small and large group presentations).
• Web Services development/deployment experience and cloud computing knowledge.
• Web site/services operations, management, and security experience.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking experience.
• Experience working with end user or developer communities.
• Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies.

About the Team

AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates from non-traditional career paths to apply. The team fosters an inclusive culture that promotes curiosity, connection, and collaboration. Employee-led affinity groups and inclusion events empower teams to take pride in their uniqueness and drive innovation through diverse perspectives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

Base salary ranges:

• USA, IL, Chicago: $153,600.00 - $207,800.00 USD annually.
• USA, MN, Minneapolis: $153,600.00 - $207,800.00 USD annually.