Public Sector DB Solutions Architect – Cloud Migrations

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a database specialist Solutions Architect to guide public sector customers through complex migration and modernization journeys. You will architect solutions across RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and other AWS database services, balancing scalability, cost, and performance.

In this role, you will lead migration assessments, drive performance optimization engagements, and deliver enablement workshops.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect end-to-end database solutions for public sector customers, leading technical discussions on complex migration and modernization strategies across relational databases (Amazon RDS, Aurora), NoSQL services (DynamoDB, DocumentDB), and specialized database engines (Neptune, ElastiCache, MemoryDB)
• Lead complex database migration assessments, performance optimization engagements, and architecture reviews, applying technical judgment to evaluate trade-offs in scalability, reliability, cost optimization, and operational excellence
• Provide strategic technical guidance to customers through 1:1 advisory sessions and 1:many enablement workshops, translating business requirements into technical solutions that address their unique challenges in the competitive database landscape
• Drive database service adoption and revenue growth by contributing to go-to-market strategy, creating reusable technical content (workshops, reference architectures, best practices), and mentoring field Solutions Architects through office hours and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales, product, and engineering to gather customer feedback, influence database service roadmaps, and ensure customer requirements are translated into actionable product enhancements

Skills

5+ years of design, implementation, or

8+ years of specific technology domain

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a database specialist Solutions Architect to guide public sector customers through complex migration and modernization journeys. You will architect solutions across RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and other AWS database services, balancing scalability, cost, and performance.

In this role, you will lead migration assessments, drive performance optimization engagements, and deliver enablement workshops.