Senior Networking Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS Industries Customer Acceleration Team

Amazon; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 153,600 - 207,800; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Dallas, TX seeks a Senior Networking Specialist Solutions Architect to drive complex networking engagements from design to deployment, enabling scalable, secure, and high‑performance enterprise connectivity across hybrid architectures.

The role blends hands‑on solution design with strategic thinking, guiding teams and shaping networking best practices while collaborating with stakeholders, partners, and product teams to deliver customer value.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across technology domains including networking, cloud, systems engineering, or security.
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 10+ years in IT development/consulting in software or internet industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex networking engagements from architectural design through implementation for key accounts.
• Develop solutions for customers' hybrid connectivity, security, and networking scalability requirements.
• Create networking designs and recommendations that align with customers' business objectives.
• Contribute to thought leadership by delivering internal and customer-facing content.
• Guide and support Solutions Architects on networking concepts and best practices.
• Provide customer feedback to product teams to help inform networking roadmap priorities.
• Contribute to reusable architectural patterns that help accelerate adoption of AWS networking technologies.
• Stay current on emerging networking technologies and their applications in enterprise environments.

Skills

Networking design

Cloud networking

Solution architecture

Stakeholder mgmt

Mentoring

Thought leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Are you passionate about helping organizations achieve transformative business value through innovative networking solutions? Do you combine deep technical expertise with practical problem‑solving skills to optimize how enterprises leverage cloud networking? AWS Industries is seeking a networking expert who can identify and architect solutions while supporting teams and contributing to our networking practice. As a trusted advisor to your customers, you’ll enable their success through modern networking strategies that drive business agility, innovation, and performance.

As a Senior Networking Specialist Solutions Architect, you’ll be the go‑to networking expert for key customers in our portfolio. This role combines hands‑on solution design with strategic thinking – you’ll deliver networking solutions that support customer objectives, provide customer insights to product teams, and contribute to best practices within the networking community. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders, Business Development, Professional Services, Customer Solutions Managers, Partner teams, and account teams to tackle challenging networking initiatives.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead complex networking engagements from architectural design through implementation for key accounts
• Develop solutions for customers' hybrid connectivity, security, and networking scalability requirements
• Create networking designs and recommendations that align with customers' business objectives
• Contribute to thought leadership by delivering internal and customer‑facing content
• Guide and support Solutions Architects on networking concepts and best practices
• Provide customer feedback to product teams to help inform networking roadmap priorities
• Contribute to reusable architectural patterns that help accelerate adoption of AWS networking technologies
• Stay current on emerging networking technologies and their applications in enterprise environments

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Knowledge of SAP systems (like SAP Business Suite, S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse, SAP HANA, SAP Business Objects, etc.) and their architecture and infrastructure needs
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience managing relationships with SAP customers and partners
• Experience in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Cloud ERP and Cloud ERP Private
• Experience in SAP clean core design concepts, including design and build using non-SAP technologies in domains such as Generative / Agentic AI, and data & analytics

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Dallas - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually