Solutions Architect, Worldwide Public Sector, NPO Charities

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead technical engagements for nonprofit customers, helping design and implement cloud architectures using AWS services. You will guide strategy, mentor peers, and communicate complex concepts to stakeholders.

This role requires strong consultative skills, technical leadership, and a passion for security, with travel up to 30% and opportunities to influence enterprise architecture across the nonprofit sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software/cloud infrastructure, security or data analytics domains.
• 5+ years IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries.
• 2+ years in design, implementation, or consulting for applications and infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and success of customer implementation projects
• Design cloud architectures leveraging AWS services
• Provide thought leadership on security best practices for applications, servers, and networks
• Respond to RFPs and define implementation approaches
• Serve as a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services
• Lead whiteboard sessions, technical deep-dives, and presentations for audiences of all sizes
• Capture and share best practices across the SA community
• Collaborate with and learn from some of the brightest technical minds in enterprise architecture
• Mentor peers and customers while staying current on AWS innovations and industry trends
• Travel up to 30%

Skills

Consultative skills

Technical leadership

Intellectual curiosity

Communication skills

Operational awareness

Tools

AWS services

Job description

Description

Our Mission

We are the trusted advisors and thought leaders who enable Nonprofits to succeed in their missions. We earn trust by listening to our customers, prioritizing their needs, and delivering value so they can make well-informed decisions and create a better world.

About The Role

AWS is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to join the World Wide Public Sector Nonprofits practice. You'll serve as the technical lead for a portfolio of enterprise charities organizations, helping them design and implement cloud architectures.

This role sits within a sales and business development team — your technical expertise will directly inform planning and strategy. You'll need both the consultative and leadership skills to launch projects on a trajectory to success, and the ability to help diverse groups understand application architectures and integration approaches.

What We're Looking For

• Consultative skills — the ability to listen, understand customer needs, and translate them into technical solutions
• Technical leadership — comfort guiding architectural design decisions and deep-diving into implementation details
• Intellectual curiosity — a drive to keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends
• Communication skills — experience presenting to small and large groups, from whiteboard sessions to executive briefings
• Operational awareness — understanding of web site/services operations, management, and security

Key job responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and success of customer implementation projects
• Design cloud architectures leveraging AWS services
• Provide thought leadership on security best practices for applications, servers, and networks
• Respond to RFPs and define implementation approaches
• Serve as a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services
• Lead whiteboard sessions, technical deep-dives, and presentations for audiences of all sizes
• Capture and share best practices across the SA community
• Collaborate with and learn from some of the brightest technical minds in enterprise architecture
• Mentor peers and customers while staying current on AWS innovations and industry trends
• Travel up to 30%

A day in the life

You'll provide architectural and technical leadership to nonprofit customers leveraging AWS at scale. You'll guide design decisions with customer obsession, ensuring high availability and performance. You'll evangelize best practices, mentor others, and continuously grow your own expertise.

About The Team

We are a dedicated team of Solutions Architects working with nonprofit charities organizations to amplify their mission outcomes.

Diverse Experiences

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

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

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

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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, IL, Arlington Heights - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 144,500.00 - 195,400.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Dallas - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10573519