Solutions Architect, Financial Services (FSI) ID-8259

March 18, 2025

About the position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a highly motivated Solutions Architect to join our team focused on the Financial Services Industry (FSI). This role is pivotal in accelerating customer adoption of AWS services among financial institutions, including small- and mid-market accounts as well as enterprise-level customers. As a Solutions Architect, you will work directly with clients to understand their unique needs and help them leverage AWS to gain a competitive edge. This position offers an excellent opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in technology while furthering your career in one of the most innovative companies in the world. In this role, you will be responsible for influencing customers' architectural choices across a variety of use cases, including security, compute, storage, and networking. You will also engage in advanced scenarios involving serverless architectures, analytics, and AI/ML. Your expertise will be crucial in providing exceptional technical design guidance and thought leadership, as well as capturing and sharing best practices within the AWS solution architect community. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the Financial Services industry, particularly in designing and implementing large-scale solutions such as core banking or payment systems in regulated environments. AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet all the qualifications listed. We believe that a diverse workforce fosters innovation and creativity, which are essential for our continued success. Our inclusive team culture promotes learning and curiosity, with employee-led affinity groups and ongoing events that celebrate our differences. We are committed to mentorship and career growth, providing resources to help you develop into a well-rounded professional. Additionally, we prioritize work-life balance, ensuring that success at work does not come at the expense of personal well-being.

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Responsibilities

Work directly with Financial Services customers to understand their needs and help them adopt AWS solutions.
Influence customers' architectural choices across various use cases, including security, compute, storage, and networking.
Provide exceptional technical design guidance and thought leadership to clients.
Capture and share best-practice knowledge with the AWS solution architect community.
Collaborate with and educate technical teams on enterprise architecture best practices.
Design and implement large-scale solutions in the Financial Services industry, such as core banking or payment systems.

Requirements

2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting experience in applications and infrastructures.
4+ years of experience in specific technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, and data & analytics.
Experience working within the Financial Services industry, particularly in regulated environments.
Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud.

Nice-to-haves

Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries.
Experience with AWS services and solutions.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, financial, and other benefits packages.
Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation.
Flexible working culture to support work-life balance.

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