Solution Architect – AWS, AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Convert client challenges into technical solutions and take ownership of the architecture that the engineering team utilizes.

• Direct the design of solutions for engagements, covering aspects such as architecture, technology selection, integration, security, and cost considerations.

• Create technical specifications, solution architecture documents, architecture decision records, non-functional requirements, and diagrams.

• Transform business needs into designs and roadmaps while articulating trade-offs in business terminology.

• Collaborate with the Lead Engineer on decisions regarding architecture and implementation.

• Assist in pursuits by providing solution design, estimates, proposals, statements of work, presentations, demos, and proof-of-concept developments.

• Guide engineers on design patterns and architectural frameworks.

• Develop AWS cloud-native architectures utilizing serverless, event-driven, and container-based services that incorporate generative and agentic AI features.

• Construct comprehensive AWS architectures encompassing compute, data, networking, security, and AI services, and evaluate them against the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

• Facilitate discovery sessions with client stakeholders to outline the current state, requirements, constraints, integrations, and risks.

• Specify agentic delivery tools, roles, conversion tools, templates, and validation checkpoints.

• Employ Claude Code and Kiro to prototype architectural decisions, create reference implementations, and validate design assumptions.

• Determine the role of AI within solutions and manage the implications for integration, data, security, and cost.

• Establish and uphold the architecture quality standards for delivery teams.

• Allocate time roughly equally between billable client delivery and pre-sales activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software, infrastructure, or data, with a significant focus on solution architecture.

• Proficient in designing end-to-end solutions that encompass application, data, infrastructure, and security dimensions.

• Excellent client communication skills with the capability to conduct architecture reviews for executives and engineers.

• Practical experience in prototyping or validating designs using AI development tools such as Claude Code or Kiro.

• Proven background in building full-stack, cloud-native applications featuring AI capabilities, with technologies like React or Angular for front-end, Python or TypeScript for services, and Amazon Bedrock.

• At least 5 years of experience in designing production architectures on AWS, possessing knowledge of cost, scaling, security, and failure modes.

• Current AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Solid business acumen in linking architecture decisions to cost, risk, time to value, and business justification.

• Demonstrated experience in scoping systems and producing architectural and design documentation.

• Experience in pre-sales or consulting, including conducting discovery workshops, crafting solution proposals, estimates, and demos.

• Additional certifications such as AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Professional Services experience, and a retail background are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• 401(k)

• Equal opportunity, inclusive, and safe work environment