EdTech Solutions Architect: AWS Cloud & Strategy

Job in Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78716, USA

Listing for: Amazon

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-30

Job specializations:

IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, IT Consultant, Systems Engineer, IT Project Manager

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 131300 - 177600 USD Yearly USD 131300.00 177600.00 YEAR

A solutions architect in AWS helps accelerate the adoption of Amazon Web Services for education technology customers. This role blends technical design, customer engagement, and thought leadership to enable cloud‑based solutions that meet business goals.

Key Job Responsibilities

Develop and execute a strategic technical account plan for platform adoption, establishing relationships with technical stakeholders.

Engage customers to qualify and validate sales opportunities, conducting architecture meetings and validating solutions.

Deliver thought‑leadership engagements to evangelize and advocate for AWS, speaking at customer and partner events.

Document and share best practices, creating public whitepapers, blogs, and code as references for accelerated deployments.

Enable customers and partners through technical workshops and immersion days.

Collect and analyze customer feedback to inform future evolution of the AWS platform.

Basic Qualifications

2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting experience in applications and infrastructure.
4+ years of experience in a specific technology domain such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data, or analytics.
10+ years of IT development or consulting experience in the software or internet industries.
Ability to travel 25-30% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in software development or internet-related industries.
Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud.
Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev‑ops perspective.
Strong technical presentation skills, including whiteboard and group presentations.
Operational experience with website or service operations, management, and security.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Salary & Benefits

US, TX, Austin – $131,300 to $177,600 annual. US, WA, Seattle – $131,300 to $177,600 annual. Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and other comprehensive programs.

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