Solutions Architect - AWS WWPS DoW, US Army Solutions Architecture, U.S. Army Solutions Architecte

Do you like helping the U.S. Army and broader Department of War implement cloud computing solutions and solve difficult technical problems? Do you have a knack for helping these groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

As a Solutions Architect II at Amazon, you will help accelerate our rapidly growing Department of War business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. You will shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon Web Services (e.g., Amazon EKS, Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Amazon Bedrock, etc.) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers. Your work will span data services, generative AI, serverless, compute, and storage, with a particular focus on database modernization and migration efforts that improve how the Army operates and delivers on its mission. This is an opportunity to join a truly collaborative technical team while developing your skills and furthering your career at Amazon.

You will provide thoughtful technical design and offer sensitivity to our customer needs in the Defense markets for cloud computing working with a truly innovative sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community. You will have the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture.

You should apply to this role if you are passionate about:

• Creating, building, educating, training and designing cloud computing architectures, especially if it’s for Defense Department customers.
• Getting hands on to experiment, build, and demonstrate technology solutions leveraging the latest AI technologies to expedite delivery and quality.
• Deep-dive technical discussions around design and the curiosity to keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends
• Our company credo: “Work hard. Have fun. Make history.” It’s critical to love what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers.

Must be willing to travel within the US and overseas up to 35%. This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and deliver cloud architectures for Army workloads spanning data services, generative AI, serverless, compute, and storage, evaluating trade-offs across areas such as data store selection, scaling strategy, and failover mechanisms.
• Own the technical engagement and success of implementation projects, including defining implementation architectures and responding to RFPs, while developing deep expertise in AWS technologies and how applications are built on the platform.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor and security subject matter expert to Army and Department of Defense stakeholders, helping them identify opportunities and risks with their technical decisions and guiding solution adoption.
• Lead database modernization and migration engagements, leveraging repeatable design patterns and reference architectures where appropriate and creating new reusable designs when novel approaches are required.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge across the Solutions Architect community through presentations, workshops, written guidance, and peer collaboration.

A day in the life

Your morning might start with an architecture review alongside Army technical staff, where you help them evaluate database options and security controls for a migration workload. After lunch, you join a peer design review with fellow Solutions Architects to pressure-test a serverless approach you have been developing. Later in the afternoon, you work with a system integrator partner to align on an implementation architecture for an upcoming RFP, then wrap up by preparing a workshop for customer technical leadership.

About the team

Our team is a dedicated group of Solutions Architects within the World Wide Public Sector practice, focused on supporting the U.S. Army and the broader Department of Defense. We partner closely with Army stakeholders, system integrators, and solution providers to understand their goals and architect cloud solutions that create lasting operational impact. As the 16th member of this team, you will join a collaborative group that learns from each other through design reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentorship.

We are expanding our team as we increase capabilities and services for the Army through CY2027 and beyond, making this a compelling time to join. If you are excited about continuous learning and shaping how a critical government organization adopts cloud at scale, this is the team for you.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
• Bachelor's degree, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud+ or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective
• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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.

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