Senior Solution Architect, Strategic Accounts

Design and deliver production-grade AWS architectures that embed generative AI capabilities across every workload from modernizing applications with intelligent automation to transforming data pipelines security operations and developer workflows using foundation models agentic patterns and AI-powered services. Partner with customers as a trusted technical advisor to translate complex business challenges into scalable secure cost-optimized solutions while driving measurable adoption of AWS services. Influence customer technology strategy through hands-on architecture design proof-of-concept delivery and thought leadership that demonstrates how AI accelerates outcomes across the full spectrum of enterprise workloads not just ML-native ones.


Key job responsibilities
As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect within the Strategic Accounts segment you are responsible for partnering with our most valuable customers to design cloud architectures utilizing AWS services. You have strong technical depth business aptitude and the ability to lead in-depth technology discussions articulating the business value of the AWS platform and services. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required for engaging with Enterprise Architects Technical Architects Cloud Architects Directors VPs and CXOs.

You will be part of a culture of innovation where youll use AWS services to help our customers solve business challenges. Enable innovation through use of GenAI tools frameworks OSS technologies and AWS managed services to build highly scalable web & mobile applications with data store technologies includin but no limited to AWS RDS Aurora NoSQL Data warehouses streaming catalog data pipelines.
As a core member of the account team you will drive revenue growth across a specific customer. As a trusted customer advocate you will help organizations understand and implement advanced cloud-based solutions and how to migrate existing workloads to the cloud. You will have the opportunity to shape and execute a strategy to build knowledge and broad use of AWS. You will also need to be adept at interacting communicating and partnering with other teams within AWS such as services teams marketing and professional services as well as representing your team to executive management.

About the team
About the team
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the 8 description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

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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

- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Knowledge of AWS services market segments customer base and industry verticals
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS

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 Francisco - 176600.00 - 239000.00 USD annually