DoD Cloud TAM - Strategic Advisory Lead

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is hiring a Technical Account Manager for US Federal, Enterprise Support, based in Arlington, VA (travel 10%+).

You will serve as the strategic technical advisor to Department of Defense customers, leading architectural discussions, incident response, and risk mitigation while guiding cloud adoption roadmaps. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, a strong background in cloud infrastructure and security, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud+ or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline; OR 4+ years of equivalent technical work experience
• 2+ years of technical engineering experience (cloud infrastructure, systems administration, networking, security, or software development in a distributed systems environment)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical advisor to a portfolio of DoD customers, building trusted relationships with technical and executive stakeholders
• Conduct proactive operational reviews and health assessments to identify risks, optimize costs, and improve resilience
• Lead incident management efforts as the customer's advocate — coordinating cross-team resolution and delivering root cause analysis
• Guide customers through architecture decisions using the AWS Well‑Architected Framework and security best practices
• Develop and execute strategic cloud adoption roadmaps aligned to customer mission objectives
• Collaborate with AWS service teams to influence product improvements based on customer needs
• Communicate complex technical trade‑offs clearly to both engineering teams and senior decision‑makers

Education

Bachelor's degree, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud+ or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline; OR 4+ years of equivalent technical work experience

2+ years of technical engineering experience (cloud infrastructure, systems administration, networking, security, or software development in a distributed systems environment)

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is hiring a Technical Account Manager for US Federal, Enterprise Support, based in Arlington, VA (travel 10%+).

You will serve as the strategic technical advisor to Department of Defense customers, leading architectural discussions, incident response, and risk mitigation while guiding cloud adoption roadmaps. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, a strong background in cloud infrastructure and security, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to ensure