Strategic Cloud Networking Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 169,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Networking Solutions Architect to work with AWS Strategic customers in designing and optimizing cloud networks at scale.

You will translate business needs into detailed, secure network architectures and guide cross‑functional teams across sales, solutions architecture, and product groups. You will analyze networking for hybrid connectivity, IPv4/IPv6, SDN, and distributed application architectures, delivering PoCs, reference architectures, and best

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology domain experience (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 3+ years in design, implementation, or consulting for applications/infrastructures.
• 10+ years IT development or implementation/consulting in software/Internet industries.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture.
• 2+ years with or evaluating AI systems.
• Experience with AWS, networks and operating systems (preferred).
• Experience in large-scale distributed applications (preferred).
• Customer-facing, sales-aligned role experience (preferred).
• AWS Certification (preferred).
• Understanding of application, server, and network security (preferred).
• Hands-on operational or engineering background (preferred).
• Strong communication skills (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Convey cloud networking best practices to AWS Strategic customers, including hybrid connectivity and SDN.
• Provide SME guidance on IPv4/IPv6, layer 2, MPLS, Ethernet, and distributed app architectures.
• Design and build PoCs to tackle enterprise-scale networking challenges.
• Create technical content like white papers and reference architectures.
• Mentor AWS sales and solutions teams on networking and connectivity.
• Understand network integration models across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Represent AWS at trade events with presentations and workshops.

Skills

Networking concepts

Cloud computing

Distributed systems

Customer-facing role

AWS knowledge

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Networking Solutions Architect to work with AWS Strategic customers in designing and optimizing cloud networks at scale.

You will translate business needs into detailed, secure network architectures and guide cross‑functional teams across sales, solutions architecture, and product groups. You will analyze networking for hybrid connectivity, IPv4/IPv6, SDN, and distributed application architectures, delivering PoCs, reference architectures, and best