Solutions Architect II, National Security Solutions Architecture Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 131,300 - 177,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock options (RSUs)

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Solutions Architect for the National Security team supporting Intelligence Community customers. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, designing AI-powered cloud architectures and leading engagements across classified environments.

This role requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance. As a National Security SA, you will collaborate with sales, platform engineering, and AI/ML teams to deliver scalable, secure AWS solutions that accelerate

Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 4+ 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.
• Bachelor's degree, or Cloud Technology Certification (solutions architecture, cloud security, or cloud DevOps)
• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Customer Engagement: primary technical contact for IC customers, envision innovative cloud/AI solutions
• Technical Thought Leadership: evangelize AI/ML, Big Data capabilities for IC stakeholders
• Architecture Design: craft scalable, resilient cloud architectures for classified environments
• AI/ML Solution Architecture: design generative AI and ML architectures using AWS services for IC needs
• Revenue Growth: partner with sales to identify opportunities to apply emerging tech
• Product Influence: provide feedback to AWS service teams on IC requirements and parity
• Well-Architected Reviews: conduct AWS Well-Architected assessments for security, reliability, performance, cost

Skills

Cloud computing

Systems engineering

Security

Data & Analytics

IT development/consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cloud Certification

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Solutions Architect to join our National Security team supporting Intelligence Community (IC) customers. As a Solutions Architect on the AWS National Security Team, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to IC customers—you are the \"face of Amazon\" to our most mission-critical customers. You will engage across a broad variety of complex technical challenges that directly impact national security outcomes. This is a high-visibility role where you collaborate with and influence both external stakeholders and internal AWS teams, including sales, platform engineering, and AI/ML service teams.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Solutions Architect to join our National Security team supporting Intelligence Community (IC) customers. As a Solutions Architect on the AWS National Security Team, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to IC customers—you are the \"face of Amazon\" to our most mission-critical customers. You will engage across a broad variety of complex technical challenges that directly impact national security outcomes. This is a high-visibility role where you collaborate with and influence both external stakeholders and internal AWS teams, including sales, platform engineering, and AI/ML service teams.

National Security Solutions Architects (SAs) are recognized as technical thought leaders within the Intelligence Community who evangelize emerging technologies—including agentic AI, machine learning, and computer vision—not only on a conceptual level, but on a practical, architectural level. You will design and deliver AI-powered solutions that enable agencies to extract actionable intelligence from complex data at scale.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.

Key job responsibilities

• Customer Engagement: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for IC customers, working backwards from mission requirements to envision innovative cloud and AI solutions that accelerate mission outcomes


• Technical Thought Leadership: Evangelize emerging AI/ML and Big Data capabilities, including foundation models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and computer vision, to IC stakeholders at both technical and executive levels


• Architecture Design: Craft highly scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures that address IC business problems and accelerate adoption of AWS services across classified environments


• AI/ML Solution Architecture: Design and implement generative AI, machine learning, and agentic AI architectures using AWS services (Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Q) tailored to IC mission requirements within classified environments


• Revenue Growth: Partner with AWS Sales and cross-functional teams to drive revenue growth by identifying opportunities to apply emerging technologies and cloud services to mission challenges


• Product Influence: Provide direct feedback to AWS service teams on IC-specific requirements, including feature requests for classified region service parity, and contribute to the development of new tools and capabilities for the cleared environment


• Well-Architected Reviews: Conduct AWS Well-Architected assessments with customers to ensure solutions meet best practices for security, reliability, performance, cost optimization, and sustainability

About The Team

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience


• 4+ 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


• Bachelor's degree, or Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)


• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries


• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud


• Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective


• Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage

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, VA, Herndon - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10409600