Solutions Architect II, National Security Solutions Architecture Team
Amazon · Herndon, VA · Solutions Architect
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Solutions Architect in the software engineering function based in Herndon, VA. The posting calls out experience with TypeScript, AWS, LLMs, RAG. Compensation is listed at $131,300–$177,600 per year.
- Role
- Solutions Architect
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Herndon, VA
- Department
- Solutions Architect
- Posted
- May 3, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Solutions Architect to join our National Security team supporting Intelligence Community (IC) customers. As a Solutions Architect on the AWS National Security Team, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to IC customers—you are the "face of Amazon" to our most mission-critical customers. You will engage across a broad variety of complex technical challenges that directly impact national security outcomes. This is a high-visibility role where you collaborate with and influence both external stakeholders and internal AWS teams, including sales, platform engineering, and AI/ML service teams. National Security Solutions Architects (SAs) are recognized as technical thought leaders within the Intelligence Community who evangelize emerging technologies—including agentic AI, machine learning, and computer vision —not only on a conceptual level, but on a practical, architectural level. You will design and deliver AI-powered solutions that enable agencies to extract actionable intelligence from complex data at scale. This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. Key job responsibilities Customer Engagement: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for IC customers, working backwards from mission requirements to envision innovative cloud and AI solutions that…