Senior Solutions Architect, AWS WWPS State and Local Government

Amazon • Sacramento, CA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hiring a Solutions Architect (SA) to work with our California State and Local Government customers. As an SA, you'll provide trusted technical guidance to customers in the context of their mission, directing them toward the best technical outcomes. You will collaborate with other Amazonians to achieve revenue and business goals. You will develop technical content such as workshops, samples, and blog posts. You will contribute back to Amazon by collecting customer feedback, mentoring other SAs, and helping scale the business.

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
• Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group presentations
• Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing
• Operational – Web site/services operations, management, and security
• Ability to travel 30%

Nice To Haves

• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud

Responsibilities

• Design and architect end-to-end cloud solutions for customers, combining business acumen with deep technical expertise to solve complex, interconnected system challenges
• Lead technical discussions and presentations with customer teams, providing best practices guidance and driving consensus on solution designs that meet both technical and business requirements
• Develop and deliver technical thought leadership content including whitepapers, blog posts, reference architectures, and presentations to enable broader AWS adoption
• Own the root cause resolution of complex technical problems and serve as a trusted advisor to customers, building relationships with senior leadership to influence long-term technology strategy
• Collaborate with internal AWS teams including sales, business development, product, and engineering to gather customer feedback and translate requirements into actionable product enhancements

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed