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Guidehouse · 1 day ago

AWS Solutions Architect

District of Columbia, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$226K/yr - $376K/yr

8+ years exp

Guidehouse is seeking a visionary AWS Solutions Architect to join their newly established Solutioning and Sales Center of Excellence within the Technology Cloud and Application Development team. This role involves leading solutioning efforts to create innovative AWS-based architectures and drive modernization practices across the enterprise.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Shape the Future of Solution Architecture: Be a cornerstone of our new Solution Architecture Center of Excellence, driving modernization, standardization, and acceleration of solutioning practices across the enterprise

Architect World-Class AWS Solutions: Design and scale AWS-based architectures grounded in the AWS Well-Architected Framework, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, cost-optimized, and operationally excellent

Deliver Predictable Outcomes: Define golden paths for repeatable solution delivery, leveraging AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon SageMaker, and AWS Glue

Lead Go-to-Market Innovation: Create reusable solution assets, demo environments, delivery playbooks, and CI/CD pipelines that empower sales and delivery teams to operate with precision and speed

Elevate Our Brand: Partner with proposal teams to craft compelling, technically sound proposals and ensure our architectural vision shines in every client interaction and marketing initiative

Drive Business Outcomes: Collaborate with proposal teams to estimate level of effort and pricing for solutions you define, ensuring proposals are competitive and achievable

Champion Agile & DevSecOps: Embed Agile delivery principles, DevSecOps practices, and AI-enabled development tools into solution designs for faster, secure, and intelligent delivery

Influence the Ecosystem: Build strategic relationships with AWS and industry leaders, positioning Guidehouse as a trusted innovator and thought leader

Inspire Talent: Attract, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of architects and engineers—leveraging your network and reputation to build a culture of excellence

Qualification

AWS Solutions ArchitectAWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAWS Well-Architected FrameworkCloud EngineeringAWS services familiarityMicroservicesDevSecOpsCI/CDAgile principlesProposal supportTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD 'PUBLIC TRUST'; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse

Minimum 8 years of experience in solution architecture, cloud engineering, or enterprise application development

At least 5 years in a solution architect role guiding architecture teams or centers of excellence

Ability to travel 50%

Proven track record of building and scaling AWS-based cloud-native solutions across multiple industries or verticals

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Deep familiarity with AWS services: S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SageMaker, Glue, and AWS DevOps tools

Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework, microservices, containerization (ECS/EKS), CI/CD, DevSecOps, and API-first design

Experience developing demo environments, reusable assets, and delivery playbooks for sales and implementation teams

Strong executive presence with the ability to inspire cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders

Experience supporting strategic proposals, client marketing efforts, and brand-building initiatives

Based on our contractual obligations, candidate must be located within the United States and a US Citizen

Preferred

Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

Master's degree preferred

Additional certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty, AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, and AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty are highly valued