Are you passionate about transforming financial services through technology? Are you excited about helping not-for-profit (NFP) financial institutions, insurance providers, and credit unions (NFICUs) implement innovative cloud computing solutions to enhance their member experience and operational efficiency? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you have a talent for helping these organizations understand modern banking architectures, integration approaches, and the consultative leadership skills to drive project success?
Are you well-versed in banking security compliance, financial regulations, including FFIEC guidance, PCI DSS, SOX, & CAT, and cloud security best practices? Do you understand the unique regulatory landscape facing credit unions and NFP financial institutions? Do you want to be part of the business development team helping to establish Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the leading technology platform in the NFP financial sector, while ensuring alignment with FFIEC cloud service provider requirements? Would you like to be part of a sales organization while being valued as a technical authority in strategic planning?
Amazon Web Services is seeking a highly motivated Sr. Solutions Architect to accelerate our growing NFP financial services business as part of the World Wide Public Sector practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world-class technical teams, and work with some of the best and brightest engineers while developing your career within one of the most innovative technology companies globally.
As a Sr. Solutions Architect within AWS, you will help shape and deliver strategies to build broad adoption of Amazon's utility computing web services (e.g., Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, EC2, CloudFront) among financial institutions and our ecosystem of system integrators and software partners. Your responsibilities will include: owning technical engagements for critical banking implementations; defining secure financial architectures that meet FFIEC guidelines; responding to requests for proposals (RFPs); developing deep expertise in AWS technologies; and serving as a subject matter expert on financial services security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
You will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership to NFP financial markets for cloud computing, working with a world-class sales and business development team. You will capture and share best practices within the AWS solution architect community while collaborating with and educating some of the brightest minds in financial technology. The ideal candidate will have experience with banking industry regulations, security standards, and compliance requirements for designing large-scale cloud computing solutions.
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for someone who is passionate about:
- Creating and implementing secure, compliant cloud architectures for financial institutions
- Our company credo: "Work hard. Have fun. Make history." - taking pride in delivering value to our financial services customers
- Deep-dive technical discussions around financial system design and maintaining currency with FinTech trends
Key experience areas:
- Executive Speaking and Presentation Skills – Technical whiteboarding, stakeholder presentations
- Technical – Financial services cloud architecture, payment systems, core banking solutions
- Operational – Financial systems operations, security, and compliance management
- Regulatory – Deep understanding of FFIEC IT Examination Handbook requirements, particularly regarding cloud computing
- Economic and business – RFP support, TCO analysis, understanding banking market trends
- Advisory/Consulting experience with NFP financial institutions, credit unions, or insurance providers
- Knowledge of banking regulations (including FFIEC guidance), compliance frameworks, and financial industry standards
- Experience with FFIEC audit preparation and documentation requirements
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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