Tax Solution Architect, Strategic Tax Planning
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $131,300 to $177,600
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA
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- LocationSeattle, WA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (4 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Amazon's Tax Planning & Restructures organization is seeking a Solutions Architect to join its technology enablement team. This is an embedded, forward-deployed builder role for someone who can deeply understand tax planning work and turn that understanding into practical technology solutions. This role will work closely with tax professionals to identify workflow pain points, design better processes, and build tools that improve speed, quality, visibility, and control. The ideal candidate has direct tax experience, strong technical instincts, and the ability to use modern development tools to move quickly from ambiguous business problems to working solutions.
Key job responsibilities
Own the end-to-end creation of automation solutions from discovery through design, build, deployment, testing, and adoption and maintenance, including:
- Designing UI/UX frontends and workflows
- Scripting business logic
- Provisioning AWS resources
- Setting up data pipelines and ETLs
- Running integration testing and UAT
- Monitoring usage and operational excellence metrics
Gain an inside-out understanding of tax planning workflows, dependencies, key inputs and the needs/challenges of tax planning professionals.
Train and mentor tax professionals on new tech tools and best practices.
Collaborate with FinTech, IT, and other technology partners on larger initiatives, translating Tax's needs into clear requirements and helping ensure delivered solutions fit tax planning workflows.
Help define the roadmap and technology landscape for the Tax Planning & Restructures organization.
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
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of AWS services
- 4+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Direct tax experience in a corporate tax department or public accounting firm, with exposure to compliance, planning, provision, restructurings, or related workflows for large multinational or technology companies. CPA, JD, or LLM is a plus.
- Experience using programming and query languages to automate tax processes, such as Python, SQL, or Power Query.
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.
USA, WA, Seattle - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually
Source: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($131,300) is above 36% of the 95 Sales roles in Washington listed on this site; 5 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $134,100; the middle half runs from $119,000 to $158,844.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingTax Solution Architect, Strategic Tax Planning$131,300 to $177,600
Sr. HR Business Partner, NACF$130,000 to $175,900
Sr. HR Business Partner, NACF$130,000 to $175,900
Senior HR Partner (L6) — Amazon Leo, Production Operations$130,000 to $175,900
Sr. HR Business Partner, NACF$130,000 to $175,900
Sr. HR Business Partner, SSD-FC$130,000 to $175,900
Sr. HR Business Partner , SSD-FC$130,000 to $175,900
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Tax Solution Architect, Strategic Tax Planning (this listing) | $131,300 - $177,600 |
| Sr. HR Business Partner, NACF | $130,000 - $175,900 |
| Sr. HR Business Partner, NACF | $130,000 - $175,900 |
| Senior HR Partner (L6) — Amazon Leo, Production Operations | $130,000 - $175,900 |
| Sr. HR Business Partner, NACF | $130,000 - $175,900 |
| Sr. HR Business Partner, SSD-FC | $130,000 - $175,900 |
| Sr. HR Business Partner , SSD-FC | $130,000 - $175,900 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-01
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle
USA, WA, Seattle - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually
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