Strategic Data & AI Solutions Architect Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 201,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA seeks a senior technical leader to build and guide a team of specialist Solutions Architects focused on Data & AI within AWS Strategic Accounts.

You will set technical direction, coach senior staff, and drive prescriptive architectures across data governance, AI/ML infrastructure, and open source domains. You will engage CAIOs, CTOs, and CDOs, shaping roadmaps with service teams while influencing AWS strategy for large customers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of management of technical, enterprise customer facing resources or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.
• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc.
• Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud.
• Experience hiring, developing, and managing high-performing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Set technical vision and strategic direction for a team of specialist Solutions Architects spanning data architecture, AI/ML infrastructure, and open source domains.
• Engage with CAIOs, CTOs, CD Os, and VPs of Engineering as strategic advisor on AI readiness and data modernization.
• Architect solutions for complex, multi-service environments covering data governance, accelerator optimization, training/inference infra, and AI app design.
• Hire, onboard, and develop senior technical talent; foster an inclusive team culture.
• Coach team members on architectural thinking, executive communication, and customer engagement in data and AI domains.
• Develop prescriptive architectures, reference implementations, and competitive positioning for the SA community.
• Represent the team in conferences and public architectures to establish AWS credibility in data and AI spaces.
• Collaborate with AWS service teams to shape product roadmaps based on customer signals and trends.
• Work with peer SA leaders and services to deliver unified AI/data solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise customer engagement

Architecting cloud solutions

Open source engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI)

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA seeks a senior technical leader to build and guide a team of specialist Solutions Architects focused on Data & AI within AWS Strategic Accounts.

You will set technical direction, coach senior staff, and drive prescriptive architectures across data governance, AI/ML infrastructure, and open source domains. You will engage CAIOs, CTOs, and CDOs, shaping roadmaps with service teams while influencing AWS strategy for large customers.