Sr. Solutions Architect, WWPS SA NPO Research

Our Mission

We are the trusted advisors and thought leaders who enable Nonprofits to succeed in their missions. We earn trust by listening to our customers prioritizing their needs and delivering value so they can make well-informed decisions and create a better world.

About the Role

AWS is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to join the World Wide Public Sector Nonprofits practice. Youll serve as the technical lead for a portfolio of nonprofit research organizations helping them design and implement cloud architectures that advance science at scale.

This role sits within a sales and business development team your technical expertise will directly inform planning and strategy. Youll need both the consultative and leadership skills to launch projects on a trajectory to success and the ability to help diverse groups understand application architectures and integration approaches.

What Were Looking For

Someone who is passionate about helping nonprofits achieve their missions through technology. You bring:

- Consultative skills the ability to listen understand customer needs and translate them into technical solutions
- Technical leadership comfort guiding architectural design decisions and deep-diving into implementation details
- Intellectual curiosity a drive to keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends
- Communication skills experience presenting to small and large groups from whiteboard sessions to executive briefings
- Operational awareness understanding of web site/services operations management and security

Key job responsibilities
- Own the technical engagement and success of customer implementation projects
- Design cloud architectures leveraging AWS services
- Provide thought leadership on security best practices for applications servers and networks
- Respond to RFPs and define implementation approaches
- Serve as a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services
- Lead whiteboard sessions technical deep-dives and presentations for audiences of all sizes
- Capture and share best practices across the SA community
- Collaborate with and learn from some of the brightest technical minds in enterprise architecture
- Mentor peers and customers while staying current on AWS innovations and industry trends
- Travel up to 30%


A day in the life
Youll provide architectural and technical leadership to nonprofit customers leveraging AWS at scale. Youll guide design decisions with customer obsession ensuring high availability and performance. Youll evangelize best practices mentor others and continuously grow your own expertise.



About the team
We are a dedicated team of Solutions Architects working with nonprofits to amplify their mission outcomes in the research space.

Diverse Experiences
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- 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
- 3 years of experience in healthcare and life sciences encompassing one or more of the following areas: clinical research biomedical research genomics bioinformatics and computational biology.

- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Knowledge of AWS services market segments customer base and industry verticals
- 5 years of solving problems with technology in the Healthcare/Life Sciences Industry experience
- A degree in genomics bioinformatics computational biology or similar degree field is required.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA San Diego - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA CA San Francisco - 176600.00 - 239000.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually