Sr Solutions Architect, Strategic Accounts

Join the AWS Solutions Architecture team that partners with one of the worlds largest financial institutions serving tens of millions of customers and processing trillions of dollars in transactions this role youll design highly resilient secure AWS architectures that power core banking modernization real-time payments infrastructure and mission-critical financial workloads at global scale.

Youll work at the intersection of engineering and financial services translating complex regulatory and business challenges into elegant cloud solutions that span high-availability transaction processing data-intensive risk and fraud detection systems and generative AI experiences that transform how customers manage their financial lives. Were looking for strategic thinkers who excel in ambiguity communicate with clarity across technical and business stakeholders and are energized by mentoring others.

Why join Shape how millions of people interact with their financial institution collaborate on some of the most sophisticated and compliance-driven cloud architectures at scale and innovate in a culture that values curiosity ownership and diverse perspectives. Apply now to architect the future of digital banking and financial services.

Key job responsibilities
Own Complex Solutions End-to-End Lead the design validation and delivery of mission-critical architectures that merge deep technical expertise with business strategy to solve high-impact problems.

Lead Technical Strategy & Advocacy Drive technical discussions with customer teams diving into design choices AWS best practices and real-world use cases to align solutions with both technical excellence and business outcomes.

Prove Value Through Hands-On Innovation Build proof-of-concept architectures and technical demonstrations that de-risk decisions and shorten the path from evaluation to production.

Build Reusable Technical Content Create scalable assets sample code blogs workshops and presentations that empower teams to implement best practices consistently.

Forge Consensus Across Stakeholders Articulate clear technical and strategic visions resolve conflicts and drive unified execution across cross-functional teams.

Champion Customer Needs Back to AWS Serve as the voice of your customer inside AWS surfacing critical gaps and influencing service team roadmaps to benefit the broader financial services industry.

Multiply Impact Through Reuse Modularize solutions and leverage existing assets to reduce time-to-value and amplify impact across the customer community.

A day in the life
Your day spans internal alignment meetings customer architecture discussions and hands-on experimentation with AWS services to solve financial services challenges real-time payments fraud detection core banking modernization. Afternoons bring solutioning sessions where you craft architectures that meet complex regulatory security and resiliency requirements followed by building proof-of-concepts to de-risk high-stakes decisions. Between engagements youll partner with AWS service teams to advocate for your customers needs and influence roadmap priorities. Youll close your day evangelizing best practices across engineering compliance and C-suite stakeholders.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.


- 8 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
- 3 years of design implementation or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 10 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Bachelors degree

- 5 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Knowledge of AWS services market segments customer base and industry verticals
- Experience within specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics).
- Experience within financial services and payment institutions

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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 and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually