Amazon
Senior Solutions Architect, AWS National Security Solutions Architecture Team
$154K–$208K
Herndon, VA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in specific technology domains; 3+ years in application and infrastructure design, implementation, or consulting; 10+ years in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or Cloud+ or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidate must be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.
About the job
Advises national security customers on AWS cloud architecture, helps drive AWS adoption, and designs mission-tailored AI solutions.
What you'll do
- Architect cloud solutions and support application building and migration on AWS.
- Partner with sales to develop strategies that grow AWS adoption and meet revenue objectives.
- Design generative AI, machine learning, and agentic AI architectures for Intelligence Community missions.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in specific technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data and analytics.
- 3+ years of experience in application and infrastructure design, implementation, or consulting.
- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting experience in the software or Internet industries.
- Bachelor's degree, or CASP+ (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner), CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional), Cloud+, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional); current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud.
- Experience architecting or operating solutions built on AWS.
Pay
153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Q
AI focus
Design and implement generative AI, machine learning, and agentic AI architectures using AWS services, tailored to Intelligence Community mission requirements.
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