Director, Energy Solutions Architecture, AWS Industries

Amazon • Houston, TX

2d • $241,200 - $326,400 • Onsite

About The Position

The energy industry is undergoing a significant transformation, and AWS is seeking a Director of Solutions Architecture (SA) to lead and develop its Energy technology organization. This role involves defining the technical vision for how major energy companies architect their AI and cloud future, connecting business outcomes to technology innovation across traditional and renewable energy segments. The Director will lead a global team of SAs who partner with energy customers to embed AI into enterprise processes and design, migrate, and modernize workloads in the cloud. The team will advise C-level executives, build reference architectures, deliver technical strategies, and guide customers through their AWS cloud and AI journey. The role requires setting standards for team engagement through collaboration and coaching, while building mechanisms for consistency and repeatability. Collaboration with AWS Partners, Solution Providers, and System Integrators is key to building solutions for industry challenges. This is a leader-of-leaders role requiring strategic leadership and deep technical credibility, partnering with AWS sales, business development, professional services, and service teams to align technical priorities, influence product direction, and create scalable programs. The Director will represent AWS externally as an energy industry voice at executive briefings, conferences, and customer engagements, shaping market understanding of cloud's role in the energy transition. The position will set the multi-year technical strategy for the energy vertical, identifying cross-customer patterns to inform AWS investments and building a high-performing organization of technical leaders to deliver measurable business impact for customers facing complex regulatory, operational, and sustainability challenges. The AWS Energy Solutions Architecture team is globally distributed, with builders located near their customer bases.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field or 16+ years of equivalent professional experience in solutions architecture or technical consulting
• 15+ year experience in solutions architecture, enterprise architecture, or equivalent technical leadership roles
• 10+ year experience leading and developing large teams of senior technical professionals
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering cloud-based solutions for enterprise customers in the energy sector or similarly complex regulated industries
• Deep technical knowledge of the Generative AI principles and AI landscape, as well as AWS services
• Track record of serving as a strategic technical advisor to C-level executives and influencing enterprise technology decisions at scale
• 5+ year experience defining or delivering AI/ML strategies, solutions, or programs for enterprise customers, including leadership of teams building or deploying machine learning, data analytics, or generative AI solutions at scale

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or PhD) in a technical or business discipline
• Deep familiarity with energy industry challenges including grid modernization, operational technology convergence, sustainability initiatives, and regulatory compliance
• History of creating scalable thought leadership programs, reference architectures, or technical content strategies that drive industry-wide adoption

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the AI and generative AI technical strategy for energy customers, guiding your team to architect solutions that apply machine learning, agentic AI, and foundation models to industry challenges such as predictive maintenance, grid optimization, demand forecasting, and autonomous operations.
• Identify, develop, and realize business opportunities to generate customer value and AWS revenue.
• Lead, develop, and grow a team of SAs, coaching them on solution design, customer engagement, and thought leadership while fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusion.
• Serve as a strategic technical advisor to energy industry executives (CIO, CTO, VP Engineering), building trusted relationships and influencing enterprise-wide cloud adoption decisions.
• Represent AWS as a recognized energy industry thought leader at conferences, executive briefings, and industry forums, shaping how the market perceives cloud's role in energy transformation.
• Partner with AWS service teams, business development, and professional services leadership to identify cross-customer patterns, influence product roadmaps, and create scalable mechanisms that accelerate customer outcomes.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director