Amazon
Senior Solutions Architect, National Security Solutions Architecture Team
$154K–$208K
Herndon, VA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in specified technology domains and 6+ years in application/infrastructure design, implementation, or consulting; preferred: 10+ years in infrastructure, database, and networking architecture.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree, or CASP+, CCSP, Cloud+, or CSSLP.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen. Requires a current, active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph, which must be maintained; candidates must opt into commensurate agency clearances for the government work they perform.
About the job
Designs and delivers secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures for U.S. Intelligence Community customers, advising on migration and adoption while partnering with sales to grow AWS use.
What you'll do
- Develop cloud architecture designs and strategies, and help customers build or migrate applications and services on AWS.
- Partner with sales to execute adoption and revenue strategies; educate customers through training and architectural discussions.
- Coordinate customer needs with AWS engineering and support teams, and contribute reusable customer-facing materials and best practices.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data and analytics.
- 6+ years of experience in application and infrastructure design, implementation, or consulting.
- Experience communicating with technical and non-technical audiences, including executives or clients, and gathering requirements with customers and technical teams.
- U.S. citizenship and a current, active U.S. Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph; must maintain it.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking experience; enterprise cloud or virtualization architecture/deployment experience.
- Bachelor's degree, or CASP+, CCSP, Cloud+, or CSSLP; familiarity with federal security requirements such as ICD 503, FISMA, and FedRAMP.
Pay
153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Linux/Unix, Windows, ICD 503, FISMA, FedRAMP
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