Principal Security Solutions Architect , AWS Financial Services
Amazon · New York City, NY · Solutions Architect
About this role
Amazon is hiring a principal-level Solutions Architect in the software engineering function based in New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Networking, Distributed Systems, System Design. Compensation is listed at $201,000–$272,000 per year.
- Role
- Solutions Architect
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Department
- Solutions Architect
- Posted
- Dec 22, 2025
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Job description
from Amazon careersAre you passionate about the impact of cloud computing and AI on Financial Services, with a special focus on security? Do you have a unique combination of broad and deep security knowledge, coupled with business acumen and strong interpersonal skills? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a specialized Security Solutions Architect to work with our largest Financial Services customers. In this vital role, you will help customers achieve their business goals on AWS by identifying and tackling major security, risk, and compliance questions from stakeholders within financial institutions, and by building and maintaining CIO/CISO/CRO and executive-level relationships with policy approvers and owners. You will work directly with customer security, audit, risk and compliance teams to help them understand how to confidently utilize AWS, identify risk and design controls, setup ongoing assurance, and establish automated compliance. Key job responsibilities Responsibilities - Help overcome barriers to AWS adoption in Financial Services accounts by identifying and tackling major security, risk and compliance questions from stakeholders within financial institutions. - Participate in architecture discussions to work through risk, security, and compliance concerns. - Work with customer stakeholders to identify controls, as well as educating auditors and examiners by helping them understand how to assess…