Solutions Architect, Federal Civilian

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 131,300 - 177,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect in Arlington, VA, to help accelerate their US Federal Civilian business. The ideal candidate will possess at least 2 years of design or consulting experience, a passion for cloud architecture, and strong technical presentation skills. The role involves leading technical engagements and providing thought leadership while collaborating with a talented team. The annual salary range for this position is $131,300 - $177,600, with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and 401(k) matching.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 5+ years in specific technology domains such as cloud computing, systems engineering, or networking.
• 5+ years in IT development or consulting in the software or Internet industries.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and success around implementation projects.
• Define implementation architectures and respond to RFPs.
• Provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to customers.

Skills

Technical presentation experience

Web Services development/deployment experience

Cloud computing

Databases

Big data and analytics

Job description

Description

Do you like helping customers implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative and leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate our growing US Federal Civilian business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. As a solutions architect on the US Federal Civilian team you will help civilian agencies meet their mission goals through using cloud. You will be part of a collaborative team focused on personal and professional growth with both mentorship and the mentoring of others. Each Solutions Architect has a super power, and we’d love to talk about yours!

Key job responsibilities

As a Solutions Architect within AWS, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of GenAI and Amazon’s utility computing web services (e.g., AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS Redshift, AWS Lake Formation, AWS Glue, AWS Athena, AWS SageMaker and AWS CloudFront) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrator and solution providers. Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects; defining implementation architectures, responding to RFPs, developing a deep expertise in AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform; and being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services.

As a Solutions Architect on our team, you will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to our customers while working with a world class sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share best‑practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community. You will gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the following:

• Helping our customers to design and create cloud computing architectures
• Our company credo: “Work hard. Have fun. Make history.” It’s critical to love what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers.
• Deep‑dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends.

With experience in the following key areas:

• Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group presentations
• Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing, databases, big data and analytics
• Operational – Web site/services operations, management, database administration and security

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 5+ 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
• Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non‑technical audiences, including senior leadership

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

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, VA, Arlington – 131,300.00 – 177,600.00 USD annually