Head of National Security & Defence Solutions Architecture

Amazon Inc.; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture for National Security and Defence in ANZ Federal Government. You will lead a team of senior AWS solutions architects who partner with Defence and National Security customers to design and implement cloud-based systems that meet strict security and compliance requirements.

This player-coach role combines strategic direction setting with hands-on customer engagements.

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.

Skills

Management experience

Cloud architecture

Enterprise customer facing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture for National Security and Defence in ANZ Federal Government. You will lead a team of senior AWS solutions architects who partner with Defence and National Security customers to design and implement cloud-based systems that meet strict security and compliance requirements.

This player-coach role combines strategic direction setting with hands-on customer engagements.