Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect for Data & AI, Global Government

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Solutions Architect to support our US DoW and Federal Civilian Government customers in the DC Metro area.

Do you like helping U.S. Government customers 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 data. AWS is looking for a solutions architect for our Data 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 Global Government customers to enable large-scale 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 US Federal 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 DoW and FedCIV Community. They think outside of the box to deliver results and provide solutions that are cost-effective mission-focused and secure. On our team you will work backwards from our customers to develop AWS data solutions and migrate complex workloads to the AWS cloud.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance

Key job responsibilities
Be a subject matter expert on AWS data services including Glue Athena Redshift and OpenSearch for our Account teams and customers.
Have experience in architecture design and engineering of data platforms and DataOps solutions
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 data strategies
Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs whitepapers reference architectures and public-speaking 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
Why AWS
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Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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- 10 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- 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

- Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering)
- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Experience in information security and compliance
- Experience architecting securing and operating Amazon Web Services
- Experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities

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

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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 VA Herndon - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually