Senior Solutions Architect, National Security & Defence

Amazon; Calgary; On-site; CAD 146,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to design and deliver cloud solutions for Canadian NSD customers. You will join a dynamic team and help drive mission-focused outcomes across the Defence ecosystem, partnering with sales and technical teams.

The role requires deep knowledge of government and defence environments, exceptional customer-facing skills, and the ability to craft resilient architectures while leading a team of solution architects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries.
• 5+ years of specific technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics.
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 3+ years of professional or military experience.

Responsibilities

• Learning about AWS services and solutions.
• Advancing the sales cycle by explaining AWS services and solutions to customers.
• Advocating on behalf of customers for new features and capabilities.

Skills

IT development

Cloud computing

Applications & infrastructures

Military experience

Job description

Description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Solutions Architect to help design and deliver advanced cloud computing solutions to Canadian National Security & Defence (NSD) customers. You will be a member of a dynamic team, bringing the latest in disruptive, cloud computing technology to solve mission orientated problems in this vertical. You will be a key member of the business development and sales team and part of the larger AWS Worldwide Public Sector team.

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will partner with customers, sales, and other AWS technical teams to craft highly flexible and resilient architectures that address customer mission challenges. As a trusted customer advocate, you will help organizations understand best practices around advanced cloud solutions. You will seek out opportunities to broaden the use of AWS across customer organizations.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the Canadian Government, Canadian Military, the Defense ecosystem, cloud computing landscape, application modernization initiatives, and security requirements. They also have customer-facing skills that will allow them to represent AWS within a customer's environment, present cloud computing concepts and architectures to diverse audiences, and drive discussions with technical and non-technical customer personnel at all levels of an organization. They should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, mission, product, complex architectures, and technical challenges from a customer perspective and lead a team of solution architects and other technical resources in this context.

Key job responsibilities

1. Learning about AWS services and solutions

2. Advancing the sales cycle by explaining AWS services and solutions to customers

3. Advocating on behalf of customers for new features and capabilities

A day in the life

Solutions architects are part of the sales organization. They often meet with customers to understand their business and technical challenges, crafting solutions that leverage AWS products and services. To ensure they can bring the best solutions forward a portion of their time is dedicated to learning and experimentation with the latest technologies.

About the team

The National Security and Defence Solutions Architecture team is mission focused, with team members able to use their former military experience and knowledge of IT systems, to solve problems that make an impact for the Canadian Armed Forces and broader Defence Industrial Base.

Basic Qualifications

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

• 5+ 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

• 3+ years of professional or military experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience

• Experience with presentations and speaking with executives, IT, management, and developers

• Experience in a technical role within a sales organization

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Ottawa - 146,000.00 - 211,600.00 CAD annually