Amazon Senior Solutions Architect National Security Defence 

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa 

911325941

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will partner with customers, sales, and other AWS technical teams to craft highly secure and resilient architectures that address customer mission challenges. As a trusted customer advocate, you will help customers adopt best practices for advanced cloud solutions. You will seek out opportunities to broaden the use of AWS across customers in National Security and Defence.About the team
Solutions Architects (SA's) are regarded as technical “thought leaders” who evangelize emerging technologies not only on a conceptual level, but also practical. Our SA’s have over the years played a critical role in the widespread adoption and advancement of cloud computing capabilities within National Security and Defence. They think outside of the box to deliver results to our customers and provide solutions that are cost-effective, time-saving, and secure. As an SA, you’ll solve problems at both the mission and technical levels by working backwards from customer requirements.About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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
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Hybrid Work

- 5+ years of technology/software sales experience
- 10+ years of professional or military experience
- 5+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- Experience in the National Security, Defence, or Public Safety industries
- Experience architecting solutions that require high levels of security and compliance (e.g. Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Medium Cloud Profile)
- Government of Canada Secret Level II clearance or ability to obtain

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or 10+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- AWS Cloud Professional level certifications.
- Experience with hyperscale cloud providers.