Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a Principal Solutions Architect to join our thriving technical community and growing public sector business in the UK. You would be part of a friendly and supportive team, working together to bring the latest in cloud computing technologies to organisations serving the public.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor across UK Public Sector, providing sales leadership guidance and developing market-specific technical strategies.
• Inform AWS senior leaders' business and technical decisions, leveraging broad market awareness to anticipate industry trends and customer needs.
• Support broader organizational initiatives across multiple industries and help customers solve business challenges at an executive level.
• Create and share best practices, technical content, and new reference architectures; evangelise and educate about AWS technology.
• Contribute to shaping the future of cloud computing technology across the UK Public Sector.
• Act as a technical leader and strategic influencer, decomposing complex problems into clear, elegant solutions.
• Influence long-term strategic direction with customers, identifying risks and advising on trade-offs to meet long-term goals.
• Build consensus across diverse teams to deliver impactful solutions and mentor other Solutions Architects to grow the community.

About The Team / Company

Diverse experiences are valued at AWS. AWS encourages applications from candidates with varied backgrounds and non-traditional paths. The company emphasises inclusion, mentorship, and career growth, aiming to empower employees and deliver customer value.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing
• Experience in technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data and analytics
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications
• Experience producing technology strategies and thought leadership across multiple Public Sector industries

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent
• Knowledge of large-scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
• Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent
• Strong presentation and whiteboarding skills with comfort speaking to executives, IT management, and developers
• Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on protected characteristics. For privacy and data handling details, please review the Privacy Notice. If you require accommodations during the application process, visit the AWS accommodations page.

Company - AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)

Job ID: A3041539

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Consulting, Information Technology, and Engineering
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

Location: London, England, United Kingdom