Solution Architect-WWPS-Army, US Army

Amazon • Raleigh, NC

115d • $138,200 - $239,000

About The Position

Join our team as a Solutions Architect and help us accelerate our growing U.S. Department of Defense business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s truly innovative technical teams, while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (e.g., Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon CloudFront) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers. Your broad responsibilities will include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects; defining implementation architectures, responding to RFPs, developing a deep expertise in the AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform; and being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services.

Requirements

• 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.
• Must be a US Citizen and possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.
• Experience working with end user or developer communities.
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients.
• Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows.
• Executive Speaking and Presentation Skills for small and large group presentations.
• Technical experience in Web Services development/deployment and cloud computing.
• Operational experience in website/services operations, management, and security.
• Economic and business experience in RFP/Acquisition support and understanding market trends.
• Advisory/Consulting experience with Defense Department customers.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects.
• Define implementation architectures and respond to RFPs.
• Develop deep expertise in AWS technologies and broad know-how around application and service construction using the AWS platform.
• Be a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services.
• Provide thoughtful technical design and sensitivity to customer needs in the Defense markets for cloud computing.
• Lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits.
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior