Amentum

AWS Solutions Architect

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2 days ago
Bethesda, MD, USASenior

Base Salary

$80k - $181k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Meet with customers and technical teams to understand requirements, obstacles, risks, and solution constraints.
  • Lead the design, development, deployment, and operationalization of cloud, application, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture solutions.
  • Develop technical solution designs, architecture artifacts, technology roadmaps, and hardware/software/infrastructure requirements.
  • Evaluate cloud-based hosting options and recommend solutions across on-premise and cloud environments.
  • Coordinate complex work across teams, mentor team members, and promote skill enhancement through training and knowledge transfer.
  • Ensure proposed solutions comply with ODNI requirements, authorization-to-operate constraints, and approved solution baselines.
  • Integrate systems using diverse databases, schemas, and XML/JSON-based exchange specifications such as NIEM.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders, project managers, program managers, executives, and engineers to build consensus and drive progress.
  • Participate as a technical expert in pre-sales qualification when needed.

Requirements

  • Broad and deep experience with enterprise architecture, application development, end-to-end systems analysis, and cloud solutions.
  • Hands-on experience standing up, deploying, and administering cloud solutions.
  • Working knowledge of systems and solutions used by federal government departments and agencies, including the intelligence community.
  • Understanding of AWS or Azure environments and on-premise/cloud integration.
  • Hands-on experience developing software solutions using Java or other high-level programming languages is highly desirable.
  • Experience creating, managing, and integrating systems with diverse databases, schemas, and XML/JSON exchange specifications such as NIEM is highly desired.
  • Experience or certifications involving VMware, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Azure is desirable.
  • Experience with application architectures, datacenters, cyber and cyber-physical system security, electromagnetic system analysis, space architecture and resilience, identity management, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and multi-cloud solutions.
  • Ability to advise C-level executives while collaborating directly with hands-on engineers.
  • Understanding of the software development life cycle and experience coordinating technical teams and architecture standards.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching.
  • Educational reimbursement.
  • Parental leave.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Tax-saving options.
  • Disability and life insurance.
  • Pet insurance.
  • Technical focus with client-site work.
  • Position is open until filled; the original posting date is November 10, 2026, with a closing date no earlier than three days after posting, subject to change.

Tech Stack

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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About Amentum

10,000+ employees

Amentum provides engineering, operations and maintenance, logistics, and mission support services to U.S. federal agencies and allied governments, including defense and energy programs. Its business centers on large, long-term government contracts spanning defense, space, nuclear cleanup, and infrastructure, with program management and technical services at the core. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it was formed in 2020 from the spinoff of AECOM’s Management Services division.

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