Sr. Solutions Architect, RRCPG at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$153,600–$207,800from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A pre-sales technical role focused on designing and architecting cloud solutions for enterprise customers, advising on migration strategies, and helping organizations adopt cloud services effectively. The position involves working closely with sales and other internal teams, building relationships with senior customer stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts for varied audiences, and feeding customer insights back into product development. Suits experienced technologists with a broad infrastructure and architecture background.
Senior level · 10+ years · Austin, TX · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 260 people in the Austin, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 110–380
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $106,890 (middle half $86,368–$136,487). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting lists two locations with identical salary ranges: Austin, TX and Arlington, VA. The Austin, TX CBSA is used here as the primary; the Arlington, VA (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CBSA 47900) location is equally valid.
The role is a pre-sales/technical advisory Solutions Architect — primarily customer-facing architecture consulting rather than hands-on software development, which is why 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is preferred over 15-1252 (Software Developers), though the boundary is genuinely ambiguous.
The Basic Qualifications list three overlapping experience requirements: 8+ years in a technology domain, 3+ years of design/implementation/consulting, and 10+ years of IT development or consulting. The 10-year figure is the binding overall floor and is used for the overall years minimum.
No specific named technologies beyond AWS and cloud computing are hard-gated in the Basic Qualifications. Infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking appear only under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
The JD explicitly states no degree requirement and encourages candidates with non-traditional paths to apply.
Travel is expected at 15–20% regionally post-pandemic; the role is not remote.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): systems engineering, infrastructure architecture, database architecture.
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