National Security Cloud Solutions Architecture Lead

Amazon; Canberra; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Canberra seeks a Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture for National Security and Defence Solution Architecture to lead a team of senior AWS solutions architects working with Australian Defence and national security customers to design and deploy cloud-based, secure, compliant systems.

You will set strategic direction, mentor staff, and engage directly with customers on high-impact engagements, ensuring alignment with Essential Eight and IRAP.

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 the solutions architecture team, aligning AWS investment with Defence and National Security objectives.
• Lead and develop a team of senior solutions architects, coaching while also delivering directly to customers when needed.
• Partner with Defence and National Security customers to translate mission requirements into cloud designs addressing security, compliance, and cost considerations (Essential Eight, IRAP).
• Collaborate with account teams, service teams, and security specialists to remove blockers and align roadmap with customer objectives.
• Establish processes that enable the team to operate independently and continuously improve delivery outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

Cloud architecture

Security/compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon in Canberra seeks a Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture for National Security and Defence Solution Architecture to lead a team of senior AWS solutions architects working with Australian Defence and national security customers to design and deploy cloud-based, secure, compliant systems.

You will set strategic direction, mentor staff, and engage directly with customers on high-impact engagements, ensuring alignment with Essential Eight and IRAP.