Solutions Architect - AWS WWPS DOD - Air Force, AWS - WWPS - DoD Air Force Team - RF

Amazon.com Inc

Herndon, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Air Force, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Integration, Best Practices, Business Development, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Computer Services, Consulting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Government, Industry/Trade Analysis, Internet/Online Service, Leadership, Market Trend Analysis, Mentoring, Operations Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Radio Frequency, Regulatory Compliance, Request for Proposals (RFP), Sales, Security Clearance, Startup, Strategic Planning, System Integration (SI), Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Thought Leadership, Top Secret Clearance, United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Utility Computing, Web Programming, Web Services
LOCATION
Herndon, VA
POSTED
20 days ago

Do you like helping U.S. Department of War organizations implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a knack for helping these groups understand application architectures and integration approaches, and the consultative and leadership skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

Are you familiar with security best practices for applications, servers, and networks? Do you want to be part of the business development team helping to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a leading technology platform? Would you like to be part of a sales group, but have your opinion valued as a technical resource as part of planning and strategies?

Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated Solutions Architect to help accelerate our growing U.S. War Department business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

As a Solutions Architect within AWS, you will have the opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon"s utility computing web services (e.g., Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon CloudFront) directly with customers and our ecosystem of system integrators and solution providers. Your broad responsibilities will include: 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; and being a subject matter expert on security as it relates to customer applications and services.

As a Solutions Architect, you will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to the Defense markets for cloud computing working with a world class sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community. You will gain the opportunity to learn from, collaborate with, and educate some of the brightest technical minds in the industry today across the breadth of enterprise architecture. The ideal candidate will have experience working with industry best practices for security, standards and compliance for designing large scale cloud computing solutions.

You are passionate about:

  • Creating, building, educating, training and designing cloud computing architectures for our War Department customers.
  • Our company credo: "Work hard. Have fun. Make history." It's critical to love what you do and take pride in your value proposition to our customers.
  • Deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends

Experience in the following key areas:

  • Executive Speaking and Presentation Skills - White board, small and large group presentations
  • Technical - Web Services development/deployment experience, cloud computing
  • Operational - Web site/services operations, management, and security
  • Economic and business - RFP/Acquisition support; Technical architecture; understanding market trends; cost benefit analysis
  • Advisory/Consulting experience with Defense Department customers

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's 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

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

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About the Company

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles