Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Technology

SolutionsArchitect,NationalSecuritySolutionsArchitectureTeam

$131–178k Herndon, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Solutions Architect, National Security Solutions Architecture Team at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Solutions Architecture, Cloud Computing, National Security. Serve as trusted technical advisor. Build sample solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

Exceed revenue objectives; Accelerate adoption of AWS services; Drive revenue growth

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Solve mission-critical problems

Eligibility Requirements

TS/SCI with polygraph, Opt into clearance, 25% travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years technology domain experience, 2+ years design/implementation/consulting experience, Experience presenting to executives, Active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance, Active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Nice to Have

Software development experience, Internet-related industries experience, Migrating legacy solutions to cloud, Technology/software sales experience, Pre-sales experience, Consulting experience, Architecting/operating AWS solutions, Bachelor's degree, CASP+ certification, CCSP certification, Cloud+ certification, CSSLP certification

What You'll Do.

Serve as trusted technical advisor

Build sample solutions

Provide architecture designs

Provide cloud enablement strategy

Collaborate with external stakeholders

Collaborate with internal AWS teams

Evangelize emerging technologies

Deliver results to customers

Provide cost-effective solutions

Provide time-saving solutions

Provide secure solutions

Solve business problems

Solve technical problems

Work backwards from customer requirements

Envision new mechanisms

Envision new strategies

Figure out puzzle pieces

Deliver offering to customer

Drive AWS service roadmap

Partner with customers

Partner with AWS Sales

Craft cloud architectures

Address customer business problems

Accelerate adoption of AWS services

Help organizations understand best practices

Help organizations migrate workloads

Build broad use of AWS

Educate customers on value proposition

Participate in architectural discussions

Ensure solutions are designed for deployment

Conduct training sessions

Transfer knowledge to customers

Capture best-practice knowledge

Share best-practice knowledge

Contribute to AWS publications

Build deep relationships with customers

Act as technical liaison

Formulate sales strategy

Execute sales strategy

Ensure success in building applications

Ensure success in migrating applications

Ensure success in building services

Ensure success in migrating services

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Sales team partnership; Internal AWS teams; Intelligence Community customers; Senior technical individuals

Communication Scope

Presenting to executives; Articulate technical concepts

Full Job Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Solutions Architect to support our US Government customers in the Northern Virginia / DC Metro area. This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work. As a Solutions Architect on the National Security team, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to your Intelligence Community customers. You are the “face of Amazon” to your customers, and they will consult you regarding a broad variety of technical challenges that are complex and mission-critical. You can build sample solutions, “think big,” and provide architecture designs and cloud enablement strategy that suit your customer’s business and technical needs. This is a high-visibility role where you collaborate with and influence external stakeholders (our government customers) and internal AWS teams like Sales and Platform Engineering. National Security Solutions Architects are regarded as technical “thought leaders” within the Intelligence Community who evangelize emerging technologies on a conceptual level and on a practical, architectural level. Our SAs have played a critical role in the widespread adoption and advancement of cloud computing capabilities within the Intelligence Community. SAs think outside of the box to deliver results to our customers and provide solutions that are cost-effective, time-saving, and secure. As a National Security SA, you’ll solve problems at both the business and technical levels. You'll work backwards from our customers’ requirements and envision new mechanisms and strategies we can leverage that would enable agencies to operate more efficiently and better execute on their goals. Then, you'll figure out how to make the puzzle pieces fit together from the technical side and deliver the offering to the customer at sca

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