GovTech Solutions Architect — AI, Data & Cloud Strategy

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 154,000 - 208,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking aSenior Solutions Architect to guide GovTech ISVs in reimagining their software on AWS, focusing on generative AI, agentic architectures, and the data foundations needed for regulated environments. You will build prototypes, lead architectural deep dives, and unblock engineers without shipping production features.

You will engage with ISV leadership to modernize legacy platforms, address CJIS/FedRAMP/HIPAA data residency, and deliver architectures that scale.

Qualifications

8+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
5+ years of cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network and operating system experience, or AWS Professional level certification
Experience facilitating discussions with senior leadership regarding technical / architectural trade-offs, best practices, and risk mitigation
Experience leading engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage
Experience with designing and building applications using container and serverless technologies

Responsibilities

Guide ISV architecture decisions across compute, data, networking, identity, and databases. Advise on the trade-offs and prescribe a solution.
Run discovery with ISV engineering and product teams to understand their platform, constraints, and customers' requirements before recommending an architecture path.
Lead generative AI work on Amazon Bedrock: agentic patterns, retrieval-augmented generation, guardrails, evaluation, and responsible AI practices that hold up in a public sector procurement review.
Help ISVs turn AI prototypes into production systems that meet the bar their public sector buyers require.
Help ISVs modernize legacy platforms onto AWS with phased strategies such as strangler fig, replatforming, and domain decomposition.
Explain how compliance shapes architecture in regulated state and local environments, including CJIS, StateRAMP, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and data residency.
Communicate architecture decisions to ISV CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and government CIOs. Structure the trade-off discussion, defend the recommendation, and adjust depth to the audience.
Help ISVs adopt AI-assisted development tools such as Kiro and Amazon Q Developer to accelerate their own engineering teams.