AWS Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise in critical security domains. As part of the AWS sales organization, SSAs work with customers facing complex identity and access management challenges that require expert-level knowledge to solve. SSAs craft secure, scalable, and resilient technical architectures that address these challenges while maintaining the highest security standards. Do you enjoy solving novel and unique technical challenges for customers? Become an AWS Specialist SA! This position is part of the AWS Specialist and Partner Organization (ASP). Specialists own the end-to-market strategy for their respective technology domains, providing the business and technical expertise to help our customers succeed. Partner teams own the strategy, recruiting, development, and growth of our key technology and consulting partners. Together they provide our customers with the expertise and scale needed to build innovative solutions for their most complex challenges.
* Design and implement enterprise-scale identity solutions leveraging AWS IAM, IAM Identity Center, and related services
* Lead technical strategy for workforce identity architectures, including hybrid and multi-cloud environments
* Provide security expertise and support for customers implementing AI technologies, ensuring secure, compliant, and trustworthy deployments.
* Stay up to date with new and evolving AI security threats and mechanisms for defending against those threats, to continuously improve our security guidance to customers.
* Create and deliver internal/external training, workshops, and conference presentations on identity security
* Collaborate with service teams, GTM, and security specialists to capture and share technical insights
* Author identity security best practices, reference architectures, and prescriptive guidance
* Design and implement scalable programs and automation tools that amplify identity best practices
Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.
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- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 4+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or a related field
- Experience with AI/ML technologies
- Experience in design, implementation, support, and evaluation of security-focused tools and services
- Experience with Active Directory, or experience in software development and experience in managing and troubleshooting network
- Experience writing high-quality technical content for technical audiences (e.g., engineers, developers, scientists)
- Deep technical expertise with AWS IAM (policies, permission boundaries, data perimeters, STS)
- Extensive experience with AWS IAM Identity Center and Access Analyzer
- Strong background in security architecture and AWS Well-Architected Framework
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The Colorado base pay for this position ranges from $153,600/year up to $207,800/year. The National base pay for this position ranges from $138,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.