Data Solutions Architect, National Security Data Specialists Solutions Architecture Team

Amazon - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Herndon, VA

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About the position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Solutions Architect to support our US Government customers in the DC Metro area. This role is pivotal for those who enjoy assisting U.S. Intelligence Community agencies in implementing innovative cloud computing solutions and addressing technical challenges. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of application architectures and integration approaches, along with the consultative and leadership skills necessary to set projects on a successful path. Familiarity with security best practices for applications, servers, and networks is essential. This position is not just about sales; it involves being a valued technical resource in planning and strategy sessions. As a Solutions Architect for our Data team, you will serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in designing complex solutions that leverage AWS services. You will collaborate closely with National Security customers to enable large-scale use cases and promote the adoption of advanced AWS services. Your role will involve interacting with other Solution Architects, providing guidance on customer engagements, and creating white papers, blogs, reference implementations, and presentations to help customers maximize their use of AWS. Our Specialist Solutions Architects are recognized as technical thought leaders within the Intelligence Community, advocating for emerging technologies both conceptually and practically. They play a crucial role in advancing cloud computing capabilities within the Intelligence Community, delivering cost-effective, mission-focused, and secure solutions. You will be expected to work backwards from customer needs to develop AWS data solutions and facilitate the migration of complex workloads to the AWS cloud. This position requires the candidate to possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph, and to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Responsibilities

• Be a subject matter expert on AWS data services including Glue, Athena, Redshift, and OpenSearch for our Account teams and customers.
• Have experience in architecture, design, and engineering of data platforms and DataOps solutions.
• Represent the voice of the customer; bring customer feedback to product teams to influence feature development and future product roadmap.
• Provide advanced technical knowledge to unblock our customers' largest and most critical business challenges.
• Deploy data strategies leveraging technical depth and business experience.
• Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, and public-speaking events.
• Partner with Sales Specialist teams to define the technical components of best-in-class GTM concepts, solutions, and initiatives.
• Develop and support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter experts worldwide.
• Create field enablement materials for the broader SA population to help them understand how to integrate Amazon Web Services solutions into customer architectures.

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.
• 5+ 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).
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting.
• Experience working with enterprise scale data platforms.
• Familiarity with data modeling concepts.
• Familiarity with GenAI Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Machine Learning (ML).
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers.
• Strong written communication skills.
• AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise.

Benefits

• Flexibility in working hours to promote work-life balance.
• Mentorship and career growth opportunities within the team.
• Inclusive team culture with employee-led affinity groups and ongoing learning experiences.