Cloud Solutions Architecture Lead — National Security & Defence

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Canberra

On-site

AUD 240,000 - 300,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a senior leader to guide a team of senior AWS solutions architects serving Australian Defence and National Security customers. This player-coach role combines people leadership with hands-on customer engagements to design cloud-based systems that meet strict security and compliance requirements.

You will set the strategic direction for the organization, prioritize investments for maximum customer outcomes, and foster a culture of technical

Qualifications

5+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience.
5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.
Bachelor's degree
Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.

Responsibilities

Set the strategic direction for your solutions architecture team, defining priorities and team structures that align AWS investment with the areas of greatest customer impact across Defence and National Security.
Lead and develop a team of senior solutions architects as a player-coach — coaching your team on complex engagements while also delivering directly to customers when the situation calls for it.
Partner with Defence and National Security customers to translate their mission requirements into cloud architecture designs that address security, compliance, and cost considerations, including alignment with the Essential Eight and IRAP frameworks.
Collaborate with account teams, service teams, and security specialists to remove blockers, shape go-to-market priorities, and connect your team's work to broader AWS and customer objectives.
Establish processes that enable your team to operate independently, make sound decisions, and continuously improve how they deliver outcomes for customers.