Amazon

Senior Solutions Architect, AWS Global Financial Services, Global Financial Services

Amazon$153K — $207K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, or related tech domains
  • 3+ years of experience in designing and implementing applications and infrastructures
  • 10+ years of IT development or consulting experience in software or Internet industries
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud architecture or operations, preferably with AWS
  • Experience in technical roles within sales organizations

Responsibilities

  • Partner with customers to architect and migrate applications on AWS
  • Work with sales teams to drive AWS adoption and meet revenue targets
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to Financial Services clients on technology strategy
  • Lead architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are secure and scalable
  • Create reusable architectures and best-practice content for internal teams
  • Mentor Solutions Architects to enhance team capabilities
  • Lead training sessions for customers on AWS usage
  • Provide feedback to AWS product teams based on field insights

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Mental health support and counseling services
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare costs
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy services
Full Job Description
In this role, you will partner with some of the world's largest banking, insurance, and capital markets companies - alongside AWS Sales and cross-functional teams - to design highly scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures that solve real business problems and accelerate AWS adoption.

You will serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior customer stakeholders, helping organizations understand best practices for cloud migration, cloud-native development, and AI adoption. You will also contribute to the broader SA community through mentorship, reusable content, and thought leadership.

We are looking for someone who:

- Brings deep Financial Services domain expertise and a point of view on how cloud and AI are transforming the industry

- Thrives in a collaborative, customer-obsessed environment and enjoys working with large, global enterprise customers

- Is passionate about educating, designing, and building cloud solutions for complex and diverse challenges

- Keeps their technical skills sharp and contributes meaningfully to architectural discussions and design reviews

- Actively develops others and contributes to a culture of learning and inclusion

Key job responsibilities

- Partner with customers to architect, build, and migrate applications, software, and services on the AWS platform

- Work with sales teams to develop and execute strategies that drive AWS adoption and exceed revenue objectives

- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technical leaders at Financial Services customers, influencing their long-term technology strategy

- Lead architectural discussions and design reviews, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and operationally excellent

- Develop and contribute reusable reference architectures, patterns, and best-practice content for the SA community

- Mentor and develop fellow Solutions Architects, actively contributing to team capability growth

- Act as a Financial Services thought leader through public speaking, written content, and industry engagement on cloud and AI adoption

- Conduct training sessions (one-to-few and one-to-many) to transfer knowledge to customers evaluating or already using AWS

- Provide structured feedback to AWS service and product teams based on customer needs and gaps identified in the field

- Contribute to organizational strategic planning, recruiting, and the development of team-wide initiatives

This role may require travel of up to 30% to meet with customers and attend industry events. Travel expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

A day in the life

You will start your day engaging with a global Financial Services customer - perhaps leading a cloud architecture review for a core banking migration or a generative AI proof-of-concept. You'll collaborate with AWS sales, specialist, and product teams to align on strategy and remove technical blockers. In the afternoon, you might contribute to a reference architecture document, mentor a fellow SA, or prepare a talk for an upcoming industry conference. No two days are the same, but every day involves deep technical work, customer impact, and cross-team collaboration.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience

- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS

- Experience in a technical role within a sales organization

- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud

- Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, MA, Boston - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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