Sr. Solutions Architect

Amazon - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

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About the position

The Solutions Architect role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) focuses on leading innovation challenges for public sector institutions. This position requires a hands-on approach to design and implement solutions that address complex societal issues using cloud technology. The architect will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create prototypes and mentor interns, while also engaging with high-level stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical thought leadership and own the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific innovation challenge projects; define potential implementation architectures.
• Collaborate with AWS sales and support teams to help customers and interns learn and use AWS Services.
• Devise strategy and engage with Account Managers, Professional Services, and Partners to define a technology approach to a customer business problem.
• Create assets which capture and share best-practice knowledge across the public sector and wider AWS community.

Requirements

• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience.
• 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience.
• Experience with large-scale cloud native solutions and migrations.
• Understanding of cloud architecture concepts, services, and best practices.
• 2+ years of software development, DevOps engineering, systems administration, Network Administration, IT Security, Systems Architecture or other technical discipline.
• 2+ years of experience leading or developing high quality, enterprise scale software products using modern software development practices (such as agile /SCRUM) and modern languages (such as Java, Python, C++, or C# including object-oriented design).
• 7+ years of enterprise IT application experience, building large-scale web services or distributed systems.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience.
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services.
• Experience with design thinking workshops and working backwards from customer needs or experience in educational roles or conducting technical workshops.
• Experience developing functional specifications, hardware architecture specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Prior experience speaking with and presenting to groups of technologists, mission owners, and executives through formal presentations, white boarding, large and small group presentations.
• Understanding of application and network security requirements such as ICD 503, NIST 800-53, DoD CC SRG, FISMA, and FedRAMP.
• Ability to assess business impacts, such as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Return on Investment (ROI), etc.
• Experience working with undergrad and grad students in some capacity.

Benefits

• Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
• Work-life balance with flexible working culture.
• Employee-led affinity groups fostering inclusion.
• Ongoing events and learning experiences for diversity.