Senior Solutions Architect

Overview

Senior Solutions Architect - Public Sector, Public Sector - Federal & NSD Team

Job ID: 3072675 | Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The Solutions Architect team at AWS helps customers successfully implement cloud technologies. You'll craft highly-scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that address customers' business problems and partner with internal teams to leverage AWS tools and products. This role offers daily innovation and the opportunity to shape the future of cloud computing. This position is for the Public Sector team to build mind share and broad use of AWS cloud services within strategic accounts in the Australian Government community.

The AWS Solutions Architecture team works with the Australian Government and AWS partners on architecting innovative solutions for stakeholders. Work can be highly sensitive and time critical, focusing on strategic and operational outcomes. We are committed to supporting the Public Sector community and delivering successful outcomes, with out-of-the-box thinking supported by deep technical knowledge.

The broad responsibilities include owning the technical engagement and success around specific implementation projects and developing deep expertise in AWS technologies as well as broad knowledge of how applications and services are constructed on the AWS platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills to represent Amazon in a customer environment and drive discussions with senior personnel, along with a technical background enabling interaction with software developers and architects. They should be able to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges. Candidates must Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance.

Key job responsibilities, day-to-day expectations, and requirements are detailed below.

Acknowledgement and inclusion notes and ESG statements are included at the end of this description.

Key job responsibilities

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you'll help customers plan their cloud journey and solve complex technical challenges to enable business focus. You'll craft scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures and drive technical solution discussions with customer teams.

• Build relationships to understand customers and partners. Act as a trusted technical advisor to influence stakeholders from technical teams to executives, ensuring short-term technology decisions align with long-term goals and speeding adoption of AWS services.
• Lead technical engagements and conversations, diving into details with customer teams to design and implement solutions.
• Act as a thought leader by educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers/blogs, and running workshops.
• Gather customer feedback and collaborate with engineering and service teams to influence product and service directions.

A day in the life: learning more about the role is available in AWS materials and videos as part of the AWS Solutions Architect community.

Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of experience in specific technology domains (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 7+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking experience.
• Ability to lead complex technical projects, including coordination with other teams as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders or clients.
• Experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise customers.
• Ability to create proof of concepts, demos, and/or scripts from scratch or using reusable components.
• Experience working with Federal government.
• Able to present to technical and business audiences (training, workshops, publications).

Clearance: Candidates must Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-and-suitability).

EEO and additional information

Acknowledgement of country: In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement: Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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

Why AWS? AWS is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate. Our inclusion and mentorship programs support career growth, flexibility, and balance. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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