Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 2 weeks ago
Solutions Architect, WWPS SA - State & Local Government -West
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$131K/yr - $178K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate their growing State and Local Government business. The role involves providing technical design and thought leadership to customers while working closely with a sales and business development team to implement cloud computing solutions.
ConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Helping our customers to design and create cloud computing architectures
Owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects
Defining implementation architectures
Responding to RFPs
Developing a deep expertise in the AWS technologies as well as broad know-how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform
Being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services
Leading efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community
Qualification
Required
2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
5+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
Technical presentation experience – White board, small and large group presentations
Technical – Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing
Operational – Web site/services operations, management, and security
Ability to travel 30%
Preferred
Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective
Working with Higher Education Industry
Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the AWS services
Prior experience in a technical role within a sales organization
Prior experience in state or local government
Understanding of infrastructure and security requirements, such as HIPAA, CJIS, etc
Demonstrated experience leading or developing high quality, enterprise scale software products using a structured system development lifecycle
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
10001+ employees
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2025-01-22Grant
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Chief Executive Officer
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