Sr. Solutions Architect, Amazon Leo for Government

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 153,600 - 207,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Sr Solutions Architect based in Arlington, VA, to work with the Amazon Leo for Government team. The role involves defining product families for government customers, collaborating with business development, and prioritizing use cases. Candidates must have significant technology experience, particularly in software development and cloud computing, and should possess a TS/SCI security clearance. A competitive salary package and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of specific technology domain experience.
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting experience.
• 10+ years of IT development or consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) team focusing on DoD customers.
• Help understand and refine use cases and operational problems.
• Create product requirements documents based on customer verticals.
• Research and identify new opportunities to innovate for customers.

Skills

Software development

Cloud computing

Systems engineering

Infrastructure

Security

Networking

Data & analytics

Job description

Overview

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The mission of Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) is to leverage Leo and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers. This position will be working on the Product Management Team within ALG with significant interaction with the Leo Government Business Development team and Government customers.

Responsibilities

• We have an immediate opening for a Sr Solutions Architect to support the Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) team focusing on DoD customers based in in the Northern Virginia area. This position will be part of the ALG team working with Business Development and customers to define Leo Government families of products within Project Leo’s broadband space network. This team works closely with customers, business development and the engineering team to ensure that the product will meet customer requirements and presents a good business opportunity.

• Work with business development and customers to help understand and refine their use cases and operational problems to solve

• Work with Engineering to invent new products or product features

• Create product requirements documents based on an intimate knowledge of the specific customer verticals (local, state, federal, DoD, intelligence community) including use case prioritization and feature definition

• Work with leadership team to set the customer strategy and make appropriate high-judgment trade-offs between features and speed-to-launch

• Research and identify new opportunities to innovate on behalf of our customers

• Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints

• Write proposals based on product and service offerings of the ALG Team.

Security Clearance

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

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

• Experience working with end user or developer communities

• 3+ years of satellite communications ground systems and operations experience

• Experience with networking fundamentals

• 5+ years of work with U.S. Federal customers experience

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, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually