Solutions Architect – FSI

Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small‑ and mid‑market accounts to enterprise‑level customers including public sector. As a Solutions Architect, primary responsibilities include owning the technical engagement and driving customer success, developing a deep expertise on the AWS technology stack as well as broad know‑how around how applications and services are constructed using the AWS platform and planning their successful cloud journey. You’ll solve complex technical challenges so customers can focus on their business, crafting scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures and driving in technical solution discussions. Building relationships to understand our customers and partners is key. As a trusted technical advisor you’ll use interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders from technical teams to executives, ensuring short‑term technology decisions align with long‑term goals and speeding up the adoption of our services. You’ll also act as a thought leader in the wider community, playing a lead in educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers, blogs, and running workshops—leading industry movements rather than just participating. As a customer‑obsessed advisor you’ll shape product and service direction by gathering feedback from customers while collaborating with engineering and service teams. Want to find out what it’s like to be a Solution Architect at AWS? Watch this video ( 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. 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Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent Cloud Technology Certification (such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering) AWS certification, such as AWS Solutions Architect, or a similar cloud certification Experience explaining complex technical concepts to various business and technical audiences Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud Experience architecting/operating solutions built on any cloud service provider like Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI, etc. 15 years’ experience as a Solution Architect or related role. Preferred Qualifications Background in any other following or related to Technology Architect, Consultant, Cloud Architect, Technical Lead, Software Developer, Engineering Lead, Sales Engineer, Pre‑Sales Engineer or Systems Engineer, etc. Experience and/or deeper understanding in one or more technology areas. Specific knowledge in multiple technology domain areas (e.g., software development/architecture, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics). Can create proof of concepts, demos, and/or scripts from scratch or leveraging reusable components. Understands and can articulate common architectural patterns and design principles. Can take the lead on a complex technical project, which may require the participation of other teams to deliver. Able to create technical content that is easily adopted and reusable by others. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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