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Principal Solutions Architect, FSI, AWS US FSI

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Compensation
$183–247K/yr
Location
Dallas, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

AWS Solutions Architects advise Financial Services Payment organizations on advanced cloud solutions and strategies for migrating workloads. They shape adoption strategies for enterprise customers, mobilize AWS and partner resources, and help deliver resilient cloud solutions. The role includes architectural discussions, customer-facing publications, sales strategy, relationship building, and coaching other Solutions Architects. Regional travel is expected to be 15–20%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cloud Solution ArchitectureCloud MigrationTechnology RoadmappingCloud TransformationTechnical CommunicationExecutive CommunicationDistributed Systems DesignAutomationWorkflow ManagementDatabase DesignPresentation SkillsWhiteboardingCloud Modernization

Qualifications

10+ Years Technology ExperienceBachelor's in CS, Engineering, Mathematics or Equivalent

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

AWS Global Sales drives adoption of the AWS cloud worldwide, enabling customers of all sizes to innovate and expand in the cloud. Our team empowers every customer to grow by providing tailored service, unmatched technology, and bar-raising support. We dive deep to understand each customer's unique challenges, then craft innovative solutions that accelerate their success. This customer-first approach is how we built the world's most adopted cloud. Join us and help us grow.

As a trusted customer advocate, Solutions Architects help Financial Services Payment organizations understand best practices around advanced cloud-based solutions, and provide advice on strategies for migrating existing workloads to the cloud. You’ll help drive successful business outcomes across an XXL enterprise customer through your passion for educating, training, designing and building resilient cloud solutions.

You will have the opportunity to help shape and execute a strategy to build deep adoption and broad use of AWS within enterprise customers, and you will do this by mobilizing resources within AWS and working with our extensive partner network.

Key job responsibilities

  • Participate in deep architectural discussions and design exercises to create world-class solutions built on AWS while ensuring solutions are designed for successful deployment and resilience in the cloud.

  • Author and contribute to AWS customer-facing publications such as whitepapers, blogs and proof of concepts.

  • In partnership with the sales team, formulate and execute a sales strategy to exceed revenue objectives through the adoption of AWS services.

  • Build deep relationships with senior technical and business leaders and individuals within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates.

  • Player/Coach for other Solutions Architects

  • Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the AWS solutions architect community.

  • Travel is mostly regional, and is expected to be 15-20%

About the team

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.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

  • 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent

  • Experience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computing

  • Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent

  • Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent

  • Knowledge of database design and implementation or equivalent

  • Knowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and developers

  • Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, East Palo Alto - 210,200.00 - 284,300.00 USD annually

USA, CA, San Francisco - 210,200.00 - 284,300.00 USD annually

USA, NJ, Jersey City - 201,000.00 - 272,000.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 201,000.00 - 272,000.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 182,800.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Dallas - 182,800.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 8,609 open Solutions Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$183–247K/yr
  • Texas median$141–241K/yr559 salary ranges
  • US median$141–247K/yr7,675 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $215K, is 15% above the Texas median midpoint ($187K) — in the top quarter of Solutions Architect salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 653 open Solutions Architect jobs in Texas and 8,609 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Solutions Architect postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (7,632 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,146 of the 8,609 open Solutions Architect jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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