Amazon

Senior Solutions Architect, Fed Tech ISV Partners

Amazon$169K — $228K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in technology domains like software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, security, or data & analytics.
  • 4+ years in design, implementation, or consulting for applications and infrastructures.
  • 10+ years in IT development or consulting in the software or Internet sectors.
  • Experience with GenAI deployments is required.
  • 5+ years in infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking.
  • Knowledge of AWS services and industry-specific customer bases is preferred.
  • Experience in the Defense sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Guide partners in designing complex, multi-service workloads on AWS that drive strategic value.
  • Lead engagements with C-level technical executives and engineering teams to foster relationships.
  • Understand partners' business context and technical needs to build tailored architectures and proof-of-concepts.
  • Serve as a technical thought leader in areas like cloud strategy, security, and analytics for partners.
  • Develop and publish technical content such as blogs and whitepapers specific to Fed Tech partners.
  • Mentor junior Solutions Architects and create reusable best practices for the community.
  • Gather customer feedback to identify product feature requests influencing AWS's service roadmap.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 30% of the time.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
  • 401(k) matching to support retirement savings.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Mental health support and access to an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for additional financial flexibility.
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
Full Job Description
Solutions Architects guide AWS customers and partners in complex cloud deployments that drive business outcomes. You will work with our most strategic Federal Technology partners-where workload performance matters, delivery timelines are important, and requirements evolve constantly. You'll map their technical challenges, structure delivery approaches, and help them ship solutions fast. This includes scoping, sequencing, and architecting full-stack cloud solutions that create measurable value, while driving clarity across internal AWS teams and external stakeholders.

You will work directly with senior technology and business leaders as their technical thought partner, guiding cloud adoption, maximizing impact, and ensuring successful deployments at scale. Along the way, you'll identify reusable architectural patterns, codify best practices, and share field signal that influences AWS's product and service roadmap.

** Note that this role requires U.S. Citizenship

Key job responsibilities

You will work on the Public Sector Partners team, where you will own the technical relationship with Fed Tech partners adopting AWS-from first whiteboard session to production at scale. You'll design cloud architectures that solve real world problems, help partners ship GenAI and data solutions using the full breadth of AWS, and ensure every engagement lands with measurable impact. Specifically, you will:

- Guide our partners in designing and creating complex, multi-service workloads on AWS, driving end-to-end, strategic, technical value for public sector customers

- Lead engagement and relationship building with our partners' technical executives (C-level) and working-level engineering teams

- Look around corners for our partners, understand their business context and technical requirements, guide their architectures, and build proofs-of-concept

- Serve as our partners' technical thought leader on cloud, security, GenAI, analytics, and modernization

- Maintain and grow your technical skills and knowledge of industry trends

- Develop and deliver blogs, whitepapers, and reference architectures specific to Fed Tech partners on AWS

- Mentor junior SAs and codify best practices into reusable patterns for the broader SA community

- Identify and drive product feature requests based on customer feedback to influence AWS service roadmap

- Travel about 30% of the time

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

- 4+ 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

- Experience in GenAI deployments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience

- Experience working with end user or developer communities

- Knowledge of AWS services, customer base, and industry verticals

- Experience in the Defense sector

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

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