Solutions Architect, 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 AWS, Security, Cloud Computing. 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 11, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon Web Services is seeking a Solutions Architect to support our US Government customers in the Northern Virginia / DC Metro area. (Relocation assistance is available.) As a Solutions Architect on the National Security team, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to your Intelligence Community customers. You are the “face of Amazon” to your customers, and they will consult you regarding a broad variety of technical challenges that are complex and mission-critical. You can build sample solutions, “think big,” and provide architecture designs and cloud enablement strategy that suit your customer’s business and technical needs. This is a high-visibility role where you collaborate with and influence external stakeholders (our government customers) and internal AWS teams like Sales and Platform Engineering. National Security Solutions Architects are regarded as technical “thought leaders” within the Intelligence Community who evangelize emerging technologies on a conceptual level and on a practical, architectural level. Our SAs have played a critical role in the widespread adoption and advancement of cloud computing capabilities within the Intelligence Community. SAs think outside of the box to deliver results to our customers and provide solutions that are cost-effective, time-saving, and secure. As a National Security SA, you’ll solve problems…