AWS Federal Cloud Solutions Architect Manager

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 228,600; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a seasoned Manager of Solutions Architecture to guide federal financial customers in modernizing IT with cloud at scale. You will mentor Solutions Architects, shape strategy with sales, and drive secure, compliant architectures across agencies and institutions.

You'll rally cross‑functional partners within AWS, lead by example on security and regulatory compliance, and develop deep expertise in federal workloads while communicating a compelling vision to

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud+ or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• 9+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer‑facing resources or equivalent experience
• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.
• 9+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in one or more of the following domains: access‑control system and methodology, network security, application‑ and system‑development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security

Responsibilities

• As a key member of the Federal Financial Solutions Architecture team, ensure customers' success in building, migrating, and securing infrastructure, software, and services on the AWS platform leveraging best practices and modern architectures
• In partnership with the sales and business development teams, formulate and execute a strategy to drive successful customer outcomes across the federal financial portfolio
• Hire, onboard, train, and develop new Solutions Architects with a focus on federal financial domain expertise, security best practices, and compliance frameworks
• Coach Solutions Architects in the skills needed to conduct one-to-few and one-to-many technical engagements, including whiteboard sessions, small and large group presentations, and deep-dive workshops
• Provide best practices to customers and develop deep expertise in AWS technologies and how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform in regulated federal environments
• Capture and share best‑practice knowledge amongst the AWS Solutions Architect community, including innovations across all major cloud service providers
• Create and motivate the development of whitepapers, data sheets, solutions, quickstarts, and other high‑value customer‑facing content tailored to federal financial use cases
• Act as a conduit and liaison between customers, service engineering teams, AWS compliance and security teams, and support
• Broadly engage with Amazon leadership to communicate and drive your vision, working across the organization to advance the federal financial mission

Skills

Leadership

Cloud architecture

Federal financial domain

Team mentoring

Education

Associate's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a seasoned Manager of Solutions Architecture to guide federal financial customers in modernizing IT with cloud at scale. You will mentor Solutions Architects, shape strategy with sales, and drive secure, compliant architectures across agencies and institutions.

You'll rally cross‑functional partners within AWS, lead by example on security and regulatory compliance, and develop deep expertise in federal workloads while communicating a compelling vision to