Senior Solutions Architect, Federal Civilian

Do you like helping customers 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 groups understand

application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative and

leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to

help accelerate our growing US Federal Civilian business as part of the World

Wide Public Sector practice. As a solutions architect on the US Federal Civilian

team you will help civilian agencies meet their mission goals through using

cloud. You will be part of a collaborative team focused on personal and

professional growth with both mentorship and the mentoring of others. Each

Solutions Architect has a super power, and we'd love to talk about yours!

As a Solutions Architect within AWS, you will have the opportunity to help shape

and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of GenAI and Amazon's utility

computing web services (e.g., AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS Redshift, AWS Lake

Formation, AWS Glue, AWS Athena, AWS SageMaker and AWS CloudFront) directly with

customers and our ecosystem of system integrator and solution providers. Your

broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and

ultimate success around specific implementation projects; defining

implementation architectures, responding to RFPs, developing a deep expertise in

AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services

are constructed using the AWS platform; and being a subject matter expert on

security as it relates to customer applications and services.

As a Solutions Architect on our team, you will provide exceptional technical

design and thought leadership to our customers while working with a world class

sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share

best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community. You will

gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the

brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise

architecture.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the following:

- Helping our customers to design and create cloud computing architectures

- Our company credo: “Work hard. Have fun. Make history.”

It’s critical to love

what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers.

- Deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to

always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry

trends.

With experience in the following key areas:

- Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group

presentations

- Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing,

databases, big data and analytics

- Operational – Web site/services operations, management, database

administration and security

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

A day in the life

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred

qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates

to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,

or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted

cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —

that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies

trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored

affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what

makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams.

Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and

passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s

Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and

other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded

professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the

expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of

our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,

there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

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
• - 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or
• Internet industries experience

Preferred Qualifications

• - 5+ years of
• infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• - Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences,
• including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
• customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
• adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
• interview or onboarding process, please visit
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• The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits
• including 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, and parental leave.
• Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
• [https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
• USA, VA, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually