Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Services, Enterprise, Enterprise

Amazon Inc.; Wien; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Austria is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join the Austrian Financial Services Enterprise team in Vienna. You will lead technical engagements with large enterprise customers, designing secure reference architectures and migration strategies while evangelizing AWS technologies across the ecosystem.

The role emphasizes working with Generative AI and advanced cloud solutions, requiring strong business acumen and collaboration with Sales and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in technology domains (e.g. Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, Systems Design, Software Development, ML or Data Analytics)
• 5+ years of experience as a developer or application architect in Financial Services or consulting for Financial Services clients
• Experience engaging with Business and IT decision makers, including C-Level stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with business-fluent English

Responsibilities

• Own the technical relationship with customers, providing expert recommendations on solution design, migration strategies, security and architectures.
• Contribute to AWS knowledge base with best practices, reference architectures and reusable artifacts.
• Educate and evangelize AWS technology through workshops, user groups, meetups and conferences.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Solution Architecture

Systems Design

Software Development

Machine Learning/Analytics

Tools

AWS

Cloud Native Architectures

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Services, Enterprise, Enterprise

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join our thriving technical community and growing business in Austria. You will be part of the Austrian Financial Services Enterprise team at our Vienna office. As a senior member of our supportive team, you’ll work to bring cloud computing technologies to large enterprise financial services customers.

Key job responsibilities

In your role as an AWS Senior Solutions Architect, you’ll take ownership of the technical relationship with customers, providing expert recommendations on solution design, migration strategies, security, and best-practice architectures. Your influence will extend beyond customer interactions as a trusted advisor, as you’ll also act as an internal advocate, driving continuous improvements to the AWS platform based on customer needs and feedback. You’ll contribute to the AWS knowledge base by creating and sharing best practices, technical content, new reference architectures and re-usable artifacts (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts). Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in educating and evangelizing about AWS technology through various channels, helping to expand our reach and influence in the industry. (e.g. through workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences).

You are an experienced technology leader and bring a strong business acumen and builder mindset, with the ability to move fast, experiment, and drive innovation, particularly in emerging technologies like Generative AI and Agentic AI. Above all, we’re looking for individuals with a passion for technology and a commitment to continuous learning in this rapidly evolving industry.

About the team

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and consistent support. We dive deep to understand each customer’s unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world’s most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in specific technology domains (e.g. Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, Systems Design, Software Development, Machine Learning or Data Engineering & Analytics)
• 5+ years of experience as a developer or application architect at Financial Services companies (Banking, Capital Markets or FinTech) or Consulting for Financial Services companies
• Experience engaging with both Business and IT decision makers, including C-Level stakeholders driving strategic initiatives
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with business-fluent English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS technologies and cloud native architectures
• Experience migrating or transforming large-scale, complex legacy customer solutions to the cloud
• Experience implementing Generative AI in an enterprise context
• Cloud Technology Certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional) or other industry certifications
• Business level German language competency (C1+) is a strong plus

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