Senior Security Solutions Architect Identity jobs at Amazon in United States, Chicago

Key job responsibilities
As an experienced technology professional, you will be responsible for:
1. Solve technical problems independently
2. Collaborating with others to define and implement solutions
3. Escalate risks with options, impact, and recommended solutions.
4. Is an established expert in at least 1 technology domain
5. Implement, automate, and manage scalable and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
6. Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout project delivery
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 below, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Mentorship & Career Growth - We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 3+ years of experience in cloud architecture and implementation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ year(s) of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- 3+ years experience in technology automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment

- AWS experience preferred, with proficiency in a wide range of AWS services (e.g. EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation)
- AWS Professional level certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred
- Experience with automation and scripting (e.g. Terraform, Python)
- Knowledge of security and compliance standards (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Work experience in any of the following industries: financial services (banking, capital markets, payments, insurance, or other segments), automotive, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, energy, media & entertainment, or manufacturing.
- Hands-on technical expertise in building security capabilities in code, deploying infrastructure as code, and implementing enterprise security solutions (e.g. WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, SIEM)Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application deadline: Dec 30, 2025
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.Key job responsibilities
· Serve as a key member of the NASA (North American/South American) Network Development team with a focus on the NA markets, helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
· Work closely with service owners to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Develop network infrastructure plans for approval by internal customers and stakeholders.
· Identify vendors and develop commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fiber and other network infrastructure capacity.
· Negotiate key vendor contracts from a business and technical perspective in partnership with AWS legal teams.
· Track and maintain information on overall telecom market segment trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures
· Work closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development, deal analysis, and supplier invoicing.
· Participate in strategic network topology planning for our global backbone and metro networks.
· Work closely with network planning to ensure that acquisitions meet our topology requirements and budgets.
· Work closely with internal customers to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Work/Life BalanceMentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- • 5+ years telecommunications industry experience:
- Procurement and negotiations of dark fiber and wavelengths
- Network planning or implementation at ISP, telecommunications operator, or CDN
- • Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models from scratch
- • Strong communication skills: Excellent verbal and written abilities
- - Proven track record working across internal/external organizations
- - Ability to prioritize competing demands while meeting customer deadlines
- • Willingness to travel

- Experience working at a large network operator, OTT or Internet Service Provider. · Quick and clear network strategy recognition in order to provide optimal results for the company. · Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within a company and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization. · Experience working across Multiple International Markets in LATAM. · Ability to anticipate customer requirements and build strategic plans. · Demonstrated understanding of global fiber and IP networks. · Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within your own company and externally; and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization · In-depth knowledge of and experience with major internet routing protocols; specifically BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP and ISIS. · Ability to speak multiple languages. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 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.

Key job responsibilities
As an experienced technology professional, you will be responsible for:
1. Solve technical problems independently
2. Collaborating with others to define and implement solutions
3. Escalate risks with options, impact, and recommended solutions.
4. Is an established expert in at least 1 technology domain
5. Implement, automate, and manage scalable and secure AWS solutions tailored to customer needs
6. Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support throughout project delivery
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 below, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Mentorship & Career Growth - We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 3+ years of experience in cloud architecture and implementation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ year(s) of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- 3+ years experience in technology automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment

- AWS experience preferred, with proficiency in a wide range of AWS services (e.g. EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation)
- AWS Professional level certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional) preferred
- Experience with automation and scripting (e.g. Terraform, Python)
- Knowledge of security and compliance standards (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Work experience in any of the following industries: financial services (banking, capital markets, payments, insurance, or other segments), automotive, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, energy, media & entertainment, or manufacturing.
- Hands-on technical expertise in building security capabilities in code, deploying infrastructure as code, and implementing enterprise security solutions (e.g. WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, SIEM)

As part of our dynamic team, you'll have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges and drive transformative change for our customers worldwide. You will harness the power of the cloud to automate security operations and empower our clients with unparalleled capabilities. You will thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where you can make a real difference. You will work on game-changing initiatives that deliver exceptional business outcomes globally.As a member of the AWS Professional Services Global Security, Risk, and Compliance practice you will pioneer technically advanced security solutions to enable impactful customer initiatives. Building on those experiences you’ll collaborate AWS service teams on new features, innovate with new technologies and explore new challenges. This is a customer facing role that requires travel to customer sites as needed.Key job responsibilitiesAbout 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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance

- 1+ year(s) of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- 3+ years of IT implementation experience
- BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
- Experience in technology automation, implementation, integration, and/or deployment
- Knowledge of primary AWS services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon Route 53, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

- 3+ years of experience in IT security, compliance, or risk management
- Experience and technical expertise in cloud computing technologies (design and implementation)
- Hands-on technical expertise in building security capabilities in code and deploying infrastructure as code
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Node.js, JavaScript, Bash, Ruby, Perl)
- Implementation experience with enterprise security solutions (e.g., WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, SIEM)
- Experience building enterprise security strategy for cloud adoption, leading implementation of the strategy, and driving the program’s evolution to meet new requirements
- Understanding of industry standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, NIST frameworks)

Amazon Connect was designed from the ground up to be omnichannel, it provides a seamless experience across voice and chat for your customers and agents leveraging AWS. This is a highly technical position for someone who can dive deep, build complex, AWS-optimized architectures, and help customers accelerate their adoption of AWS services. Your broad responsibilities include: owning the technical engagement and ultimate success around specific implementation projects. You should be as comfortable discussing complex technical details with a room full of engineers as you are briefing an executive audience. In addition, you will engage with other AWS solutions architects, partner and professional services organizations to drive large and highly complex sales opportunities to closure.Key job responsibilities
- Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures and public-speaking events such as AWS Summit, AWS re: Invent, etc. Participate as a leader in AWS technical communities.
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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance

- 7+ years design/implementation/consulting experience of distributed applications
- 5+ years management of technical, customer facing resources
- 5+ years of experience building integrations across WFM, CRM, and contact center solutions or experience with communications protocols and APIs such as WebRTC and SIP or similar CCaaS technology

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a highly skilled and versatile Engagement Manager (EM) to join our team and lead the delivery of complex cloud solution projects. In this role you will combine technical expertise with strong project leadership skills to drive successful implementations of AWS-based solutions for our clients. You will bridge business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating technical discussions and ensuring alignment with customer outcomes. Applying AWS frameworks like Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Framework while demonstrating technical credibility across diverse stakeholders, you will distill customer needs into clear technical requirements, decompose complex problems, and make informed trade-off decisions considering performance, scalability, security, and business impact.Possessing strong technology and program/project management experience, you will validate technical solutions against business goals, recognize when additional technical evaluation is needed, and manage technical risks. You will be expected to achieve and maintain relevant AWS certifications, develop domain-specific expertise, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and business audiences. As you progress, you’ll lead increasingly complex technical projects, shape cross-organizational technical strategies, and establish best practices in your domain. In this role you will apply your management and leadership capabilities to successfully execute project plans, proactively identify and manage risks, resolve issues, escalate when appropriate, and drive projects to successful completion, while exceeding customer expectation.
Key job responsibilities
As an experienced technology program/project manager, you will be responsible for:
• Leading and managing complex cloud migration and implementation projects
• Leveraging comprehensive knowledge of AWS services, architectures, and best practices to guide technical decisions and strategic planning
• Bridging business requirements with technical solutions, facilitating engineering discussions and ensuring alignment with customer business outcomes
• Distilling customer needs into clear technical requirements and map them to business outcomes
• Decomposing complex technical problems into actionable, deliverable solutions
• Contributing to technical documentation and define documentation standardsABOUT AWS:Diverse Experiences
Amazon 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. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Why AWS
Work/Life BalanceMentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.AWS Global Services

- Bachelor's degree in STEM field
- Experience in leading and delivering enterprise-level IT engagements
- Knowledge of the value proposition of the public cloud and cloud engagement delivery (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- 5+ years of leading multiple Agile teams (like Scrum Masters, Product Owners) concurrently or at scale experience

- active project management certification (e.g., APM, CSM, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2)
- Knowledge of technology principles and services including infrastructure, business applications, data management, security, application platforms, and consumer-facing technology
- Experience representing AWS within the customer's environment and driving discussions with senior personnel regarding trade-offs, best practices, project management, and risk mitigation
- 5+ years of delivering customer engagements in a professional services role experience

- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of science, technology, engineering or related field experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code

- Experience in professional software development
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience or strong interest in (a) building discrete event simulation tools from first principles (b) air traffic flow management (c) routing algorithms