Sr. Solution Architect, Amazon Shipping

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com LLC is seeking an Enterprise Solutions Architect to lead end-to-end enterprise launches, design integrations, and partner with sales on technical validation. You will work with IT leadership, engineers, and product teams to translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures across WMS, TMS, APIs, and EDI.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud, data, and networking, with a track record of guiding complex deployments for Fortune 500 clients.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of tech domain experience in software, cloud, data, or security.
• 3+ years in design/implementation of applications or infrastructures.
• 10+ years IT development or consulting in software/Internet industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end enterprise launches: discovery, design, integration, go-live.
• Collaborate with Commercial teams for technical validation and design.
• Dive into WMS, TMS, API, and EDI flows; troubleshoot with logs.
• Architect scalable, secure, cost-optimized solutions.
• Present at executive reviews and mentor peers.

Skills

8+ years experience

3+ years design/implementation

10+ years IT development

Tools

AWS services knowledge

SAP S/4HANA

SAP Cloud Platform

Cloud ERP

Job description

Description

Who are we?

Ready to build Amazon's next $100B business? We're not just entering shipping - we're transforming how billions of packages move around the globe. By evolving Amazon's legendary fulfillment engine into an agile, intelligent shipping network, we're creating a resilient system that continuously optimizes to deliver on time, every time, for every business and every customer. Every shipment is more than just a box - it spins the flywheel faster, continuously enhancing our logistics network through scale, speed, and intelligence. As we increase density and reach, we're revolutionizing shipping for ALL businesses while simultaneously strengthening Amazon's own delivery capabilities - reducing costs and accelerating deliveries across our entire ecosystem.

You’ll Collaborate Closely With

• Commercial teams on pre-sales technical enablement and enterprise deal support
• Enterprise customers (IT leaders, engineering teams, warehouse operations) on integration design and implementation
• System integrators and 3P platforms (ProShip, EasyPost, Centiro, etc.) on technical solutions
• Product and Engineering teams on feature requirements and platform improvements
• Collaborate with Solution Architects across Amazon Supply Chain Solutions on best practices and knowledge sharing
• Tech and Operations teams on post-launch support and optimization

Key job responsibilities

Enterprise Customer Launch Leadership

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery for enterprise launches: discovery, integration design, implementation, testing, and go-live.
• Run discovery on customer objectives and systems, and design integrations that work right the first time.
• Create launch plans covering architecture, testing, risk mitigation, and success criteria.

Pre-Sales Technical Enablement

• Partner with commercial teams on enterprise deals, providing technical validation and solution design.
• Present integration strategies to customer IT leadership and run feasibility assessments.

Hands-On Technical Execution

• Dive deep into WMS, TMS, API, and EDI flows; troubleshoot using logs, monitoring, and AI-assisted analysis.
• Lead implementation with customer engineering teams, ensuring correct API usage, error handling, and operational excellence.

Architecture and Best Practices

• Architect solutions that are extensible, secure, reliable, cost-optimized, and performant.
• Build reusable patterns and reference architectures; lead architecture reviews balancing speed and scalability.

Customer Advisory and Collaboration

• Serve as trusted technical advisor to senior leaders; present at WBRs and MBRs.
• Inform Product and Engineering by translating customer needs into specifications; drive new API feature adoption.
• Document architectures and playbooks, and mentor peers across the SA team.

A day in the life

Your days balance pre-sales, technical execution, and customer advisory. Mornings involve reviewing integration metrics, joining sales calls with Fortune 500 prospects, and presenting technical capabilities for complex multi-warehouse environments.

You dive deep into customer issues—analyzing logs, identifying patterns, and implementing fixes with their engineering teams. You conduct discovery sessions, lead architecture reviews for enterprise launches, and advocate for customer feature requests to Product Management.

Afternoons focus on strategic work—creating reusable integration patterns, preparing QBRs, and mentoring teammates. You collaborate with commercial teams, customer engineers, product managers, and operations—diving deep technically while maintaining strategic relationships to turn enterprise requirements into successful integrations.

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 AWS services, market segments, customer base and industry verticals
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience in SAP S/4HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Cloud ERP and Cloud ERP Private

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.

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.

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Company

Amazon.com LLC

Job ID: A10570851