Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect - Communications Development Services, CDS, AWS WWSO ProdApps EUC&Other

This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy recruiting development and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges.

Do you have an extensive background in delivering strategic outcomes for security and compliance and a passion for working with customers to solve complex technical challenges to help them safely transition workloads to the cloud

Increasingly companies are using AWS to move their core business applications to the cloud. AWS is looking for passionate and experienced security professionals to work with these customers to help guide their vision address risks and implement their security resilience and compliance strategies on the AWS platform. This role will provide thought leadership and operate with a high degree of autonomy and visibility as part of our worldwide specialist team. This role will be located in the United States and have global responsibilities working with sales product marketing and product management. The role will focus on providing Technical Thought Leadership for the Communication Developer Services organization and will be service aligned to AWS Wickr.

This role will advise and deliver strategic outcomes across a wide range of industry sectors and challenging environments. They will challenge dive in to the details and show how AWS can support complex security availability and compliance strategies to customer Security Architects and CISOs.

This key position requires broad industry experience and will have high visibility at the most senior levels of customer organizations including frequent interaction with customer board their staff and AWS senior leadership. The position as part of the AWS worldwide specialist organization will act as the security interface with AWS customers and service teams working closely with AWS Sales and Solutions Architect teams. The candidate will already have and continue to foster key relationships be able to interpret the impacts of industry and regulatory changes and track and report on industry trends.


Key job responsibilities
- Lead the conversation on security risk and compliance with large AWS customers
- Manage disparate senior stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and drive positive customer outcomes on the AWS
- Help customers understand how they can integrate AWS security controls into their own control frameworks and demonstrate approaches to implement their controls on AWS.
- Partner directly with AWS customers to help them understand the implementation of AWS security requirements and how they can achieve ongoing assurance over their security resilience and compliance needs
- Direct AWS Solutions Architects Sales and Partner teams across multiple engagements within each customer to drive targeted outcomes and consistent advice and outcomes
- Work with customers to resolve complex security concerns and problems and achieve security resilience and compliance outcomes are on the AWS platform through deep dive discussions strategic presentations/recommendations and hands on demonstrations in the AWS environment
- Develop industry leading security related customer-facing resources based on projected customer needs and current demand
- Build great relationships and confidence to help customers understand how to react and respond to security incidents
- Assist the AWS compliance team in determining the strategic direction of the various AWS compliance programs based on customer interaction and demonstrative metrics.
- Be and remain connected with industry trends throughout the world as it relates to industry regulations and requirements.
- Develop and maintain personal relationships with key industry personnel and policy makers.

Looking for candidates with:
- Experience in directly supporting public sector customers
- Experience in a customer-facing sales-aligned role such as consultant solutions engineer or solutions architect.
- Experience in directly supporting public sector customers
- A background working in a regulated industry such as financial services healthcare or defense
- Experience working with IT and Security leadership to articulate identity and security strategies and plans
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services

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- 5 years of professional or military experience
- 3 years of design implementation or consulting experience in applications or infrastructures
- 8 years within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics)
- 7 years of experience in the design implementation and operation of complex systems
- 5 years of experience in an information security or compliance role

- Experience working internationally and being able to confidently traverse different corporate cultures
- Deep understanding of cloud computing
- Demonstration of innovative security resilience and compliance approaches to solve complex security resilience and compliance challenges
- Experience and proficiency in public speaking and can hold own in senior-level presentations and discussions
- Experience defining security resilience and compliance strategies and ensuring that committed outcomes are delivered on schedule
- A degree in computer science MIS engineering or related discipline and relevant industry certifications (CISSP CISA/M CIPP/CIPM/CIPT)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.