Senior Solutions Architect

Senior Solutions Architect - Public Sector Join to apply for the Senior Solutions Architect - Public Sector role at AWS . 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 is responsible for helping customers successfully implement cloud technologies. You’ll craft highly-scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that address our customers’ business problems, partnering with internal teams and leveraging a deep knowledge of our tools and products. You’ll have opportunities to innovate daily and contribute to the future of cloud computing. We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to join our Public Sector team to help shape and deliver a strategy to build mind share and broad use of AWS cloud services within our strategic accounts and own the ongoing technical relationship with customers in the Australian Government community. The AWS Solutions Architecture team works with the Australian Government and AWS partners on architecting innovative solutions for all our stakeholders. Our work can be highly sensitive and time critical, focusing on strategic and operational outcomes. We are passionate about supporting our Public Sector community and will go the extra mile to ensure we achieve successful outcomes. We are consistently challenged with unique and diverse requirements that require out-of-the-box thinking supported by deep technical knowledge. The broad responsibilities include owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects, and developing deep expertise in AWS technologies as well as broad knowledge of how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform. The ideal candidate will possess communication skills that allow them to represent Amazon well within a customer’s environment and drive discussions with senior personnel, as well as a technical background that enables them to interact and guide software developers and architects. They should have demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges. Candidates must Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see Key job responsibilities As a Senior Solutions Architect, help customers plan their cloud journey and solve complex technical challenges to enable business success. Craft scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures and drive technical solution discussions with customer teams. Build relationships with customers and partners as a trusted technical advisor, influencing stakeholders from technical teams to executives. Facilitate faster adoption of AWS services and align short-term technology decisions with long-term goals. Act as a thought leader by educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers/blogs, and running workshops. Shape product direction by gathering customer feedback and collaborating with engineering and service teams. A day in the life: Want to find out what it’s like to be a Solutions Architect at AWS? Watch this video ( About The Team This role is within the Public Sector Solutions Architecture team, working with public sector customers in the Australian Government, National Security and Defence. You will help shape and deliver a strategy to build mind share and broad use of AWS services in critical strategic accounts. About AWS: AWS values diverse experiences and is an equal opportunity employer. If you need a workplace accommodation during the application and hiring process, visit for more information. Company: Amazon Corporate Services Pty LtdJob ID: A Basic Qualifications 8+ years of experience in 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, potentially with cross-team collaboration Preferred Qualifications Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences, including executives Experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise environments Ability to create proofs of concept, demos, and/or scripts from scratch or using reusable components Experience working with Federal government Ability to present to technical and business audiences (training, workshops, publications) Other Acknowledgement Of Country: 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 protected status. If you require accommodations during the hiring process, visit the accommodations page for more information. Senior Solutions Architect, Public Sector – Canberra, ACT area listings are provided for context. #J-18808-Ljbffr