Edge Specialist SA - National Security National Security Specialty Solutions Architecture Team

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Solutions Architect to support our US Government customers in the Annapolis Junction/DC Metro area or Denver Co (relocation assistance available).

Do you like helping U.S. Intelligence Community agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies Do you have a knack for helping these groups understand application architectures and integration approaches and the consultative and leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success Are you familiar with security best practices for applications servers and networks Do you want to be part of the business development team helping to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology platform Would you like to be part of a sales group but have your opinion valued as a technical resource as part of planning and strategies

At Amazon weve been investing deeply in building the right solutions that allow you to derive the most value from your edge infrastructure. AWS is looking for a solutions architect for our Edge team who will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) helping customers to design complex solutions. As part of the team you will work closely with National Security customers to enable largescale use cases and drive the adoption of advanced AWS services. You will interact with other Solution Architects in the field providing guidance on their customer engagements and you will develop white papers blogs reference implementations and presentations to enable customers to fully leverage AWS.

Our Specialist Solutions Architects are regarded as technical thought leaders within the Intelligence Community who evangelize emerging technologies not only on a conceptual level but also on a practical architectural level. Our SAs play a critical role in the widespread adoption and advancement of cloud computing capabilities within the Intelligence Community. They think outside of the box to deliver results and provide solutions that are costeffective missionfocused and secure. On our team you will work backwards from our customers to develop AWS Edge solutions.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities
Be a subject matter expert on AWS edge services for our Account teams and customers.
Represent the voice of the customer; bring customer feedback to product teams to influence feature development and future product roadmap.
Provide advanced technical knowledge to unblock our customers largest and most critical business challenges.
You will have the technical depth and business experience to deploy edge and data strategies
Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs whitepapers reference architectures and publicspeaking events such as AWS Summit AWS re: Invent etc.
Partner with Sales Specialist teams to define the technical components of best in class GTM concepts solutions and initiatives.
Develop and support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter experts worldwide.
Create field enablement materials for the broader SA population to help them understand how to integrate Amazon Web Services solutions into customer architectures.


About the team
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3 years of design implementation or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
3 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
Bachelors degree or CASP (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
3 years of onprem and cloud storage experience
Current active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Experience in technology/software sales presales or consulting
Experience working with enterprise scale edge systems
Experience with multifaceted edge Technologies
Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
Familiarity with common enterprise services
Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives IT Management and developers.
Strong written communication skills
AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise
Computer Science /relevant degree and/or experience highly desired

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $204300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.