Sr. Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services, WWPS SA - EDU & SLG West

  • Amazon
  • Santa Monica, California
  • Full Time

Do you like helping customers implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Do you have experience helping groups understand application architectures and migration approaches, and the skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

Are you familiar with security best practices for applications, servers, and networks? Do you want to be part of the business development team helping to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology platform?

Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate our growing Public Sector practice. As a Solutions Architect on our team, you will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to our customers while working with a world class sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practices within the AWS Solution Architect community. You will gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today.

Key job responsibilities:
- Design and architect end-to-end cloud solutions for customers, combining business acumen with deep technical expertise to solve complex, interconnected system challenges
- Lead technical discussions and presentations with customer teams, providing best practices guidance and driving consensus on solution designs that meet both technical and business requirements
- Develop and deliver technical thought leadership content including white papers, blog posts, reference architectures, and presentations to enable broader AWS adoption
- Own the root cause resolution of complex technical problems and serve as a trusted advisor to customers, building relationships with senior leadership to influence long-term technology strategy
- Collaborate with internal AWS teams including sales, business development, product, and engineering to gather customer feedback and translate requirements into actionable product enhancements

We are looking for someone who is passionate about the following:
- Helping our customers to design and create cloud computing architectures
- Our Leadership Principles - Its critical to love what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers
- The curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends

With experience in the following key areas:
- Technical presentation experience White board, small and large group presentations
- Technical Experience Designing, Developing, Deploying and/or Migrating to Cloud environments (one or more of these categories)
- Operational Web site/services operations, management, and security

This role requires the ability to travel 30%.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasnt followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, theres nothing we cant achieve.

Basic Qualifications

- 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
- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
- Experience in a technical role within a sales organization
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .

USA, CA, Irvine - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Santa Monica - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
Job ID: 523200401
Originally Posted on: 6/1/2026

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