Senior Cloud Solutions Architect – AWS Public Sector

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Solutions Architect for the U.S. Army and broad public sector to design end-to-end cloud architectures, advise on security, performance and cost, and own large-scale engagements with system integrators. The role requires travel across the U.S.

and abroad up to 35% and the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance. You will lead architecture discussions, build trusted partnerships with government stakeholders, and share best practices with the AWS SA

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology domains (e.g., cloud computing, systems engineering, security)
• 10+ years IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries
• 3+ years design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
• 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)
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud architectures for Army customers, evaluating trade-offs across security, reliability, performance, cost, and operational readiness to meet mission-critical requirements.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior government stakeholders, building relationships and guiding long-term technology strategy.
• Own engagements from scoping through implementation, defining solution architectures for large-scale data workloads with SI partners.
• Lead technical discussions with customer and partner teams, identify high-risk options and engage resources for review.
• Capture and share best practices by contributing reference designs and white papers across the AWS Solutions Architect community.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Solution design

Stakeholder engagement

Public sector experience

Security clearance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Top Secret clearance eligible

Tools

Amazon EKS

S3

EC2

Bedrock

IAM

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Senior Solutions Architect for the U.S. Army and broad public sector to design end-to-end cloud architectures, advise on security, performance and cost, and own large-scale engagements with system integrators. The role requires travel across the U.S.

and abroad up to 35% and the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance. You will lead architecture discussions, build trusted partnerships with government stakeholders, and share best practices with the AWS SA