Amazon
Principal Solutions Architect, Strategic Accounts
$183K–$284K
Santa Clara, CA +4 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Seattle, WA
Mountain View, CA
San Francisco, CA
Cupertino, CA - Experience
- 12+ years in technology domains and 12+ years architecting or operating cloud solutions; the education requirement allows 12+ years of related work experience instead of a degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field of study, or 12+ years of related work experience.
About the job
Partners with strategic customers to design AWS cloud architectures, drive adoption, solve complex business and technology challenges, and influence customer and AWS platform strategy.
What you'll do
- Design cloud solutions and guide customers in migrating, scaling, and modernizing workloads on AWS.
- Lead technical and business discussions, shape customer cloud strategies, and influence AWS product direction using customer feedback.
- Share expertise through thought leadership, education, presentations, workshops, and guidance to the Solutions Architecture team.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of experience in specific technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data and analytics.
- Experience developing technology solutions and end-to-end roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing.
- 12+ years of experience architecting or operating solutions on a cloud service provider.
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Go, .Net, or Java, or equivalent; bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or 12+ years of related work experience.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation.
- Experience architecting, migrating, transforming, or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud; technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting experience.
Pay
210,200.00 - 284,300.00 USD annually (base salary); 182,800.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Python, JavaScript, Go, .Net
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