Description

　　This position can be located within 1 hour commutable distance of Austin,TX; Denver,CO; Herndon,VA; Nashville,TN; Washington, DC; or Raleigh,NC.

　　Do you like helping the U.S. Army 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 skills to launch a project on a trajectory to success?

　　This is a highly technical leadership position and requires a hands-on level of expertise in many areas of communications, like routing/switching, virtualization, application development, coding, security and compliance with DoD and other Federal regulatory requirements.

　　Must be willing to travel within the US and Overseas 35%.

　　Come join our team as a Solutions Architect Manager and help us accelerate our growing U.S. Department of Defense business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s truly innovative technical teams, while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

　　In this role, 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.

　　You will provide thoughtful technical design and offer sensitivity to our customer needs in the Defense markets for cloud computing working with a truly innovative sales and business development team. You will lead efforts to capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solution architect community. You will have 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.

　　*You should apply to this role if you are passionate about:

　　Building and Leading teams of highly technical individual contributors.

　　Creating, building, educating, training and designing cloud computing architectures for our Defense 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 the curiosity to keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends

　　Experience in the following key areas are helpful:

　　** Working knowledge of the Army's tactical communications assemblages, the Army's networking and data engineering processes, and the ability to communicate with tactical and strategic members of the US Army using their vernacular and terms.

　　Hiring and developing individual contributors.

　　Leading a team as a player / coach.

　　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

　　The position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and able to obtain a secret clearance.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　You lead a team for which the business objective may be partially defined and the technology strategy is not defined. You lead with limited guidance. You simplify technical requirements, set priorities, and remove blockers by escalating and engaging other parts of the org. You define the hiring strategy (e.g. defining skills, sourcing, and structure) for your team. You contribute to the hiring strategy for teams in your org (e.g. sharing your team’s hiring strategy, coordinating with other managers and recruiters on sourcing strategies). You identify future leaders on your team, and with support of your org, are learning to mentor them. You define your team's goals and may contribute to defining the goals of your organization. You maintain a regular cadence of inspection of your team’s work.

　　A day in the life

　　As a technical leader, you will serve as a player/coach and will balance your time directly supporting a few customers while also leading a team of technical experts. Your team works with Army customers at various locations throughout the US and overseas focusing on the tactical organizations within the Army. You and your team will listen to customer requirements, analyze and determine potential solutions, often create working solutions in the AWS cloud, then assist Army customers to achieve their cloud goals.

　　About the team

　　Inclusive Team Culture

　　Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

　　Work/Life Balance

　　Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

　　Mentorship & Career Growth

　　Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Austin, TX, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Herndon, VA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | Raleigh, NC, USA | Washington Dc, DC, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　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

　　working knowledge of Army communications systems, data architectures, and networking solutions

　　ability to communicate with tactical and strategic Army personnel

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience leading and managing teams, to include performance evaluation and coaching, as well as hiring and developing a team.

　　5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience

　　Experience working with end user or developer communities

　　Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

　　Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $262,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.