Principal Solutions Architect — Dallas, TX at Amazon

About the Role

Do you want to set the standard for how builders architect AI workloads that are secure, reliable, and efficient on AWS? We are looking for a Principal Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI to own and drive the strategic vision for Architectural Guidance Best Practices across AI workloads.

You will operate at the intersection of AI technologies and cloud architecture, ensuring AI workloads achieve Well-Architected outcomes across all six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. In this position, you will influence both internal AWS teams and the broader builder community by defining the long-term technical direction for AI architectural guidance. Your mission is to translate emerging AI/ML patterns into prescriptive and actionable best practices grounded in the Well-Architected pillars, while influencing AWS service design to better serve AI builders worldwide.

A Day in the Life

Your work will span from high-level strategy to hands-on validation. You will engage directly with strategic enterprise customers to validate guidance through real-world implementations and identify emerging architectural challenges. You will partner with stakeholders and engineers across AWS service teams (such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and Q) to represent the customer voice and influence product direction based on patterns observed in production AI workloads.

Beyond customer engagement, you will drive innovation in content delivery by owning the strategy for automation tooling and pipelines that accelerate the creation and publication of guidance at scale. You will also serve as the organization's principal technical authority, publishing whitepapers, presenting at major events like re:Invent, and mentoring senior architects to build a community of practice that scales AI/ML architectural expertise across the organization.

Work location

Work model: On-site

4330, Dickason Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 75219, United States

Dallas, Texas

Key Responsibilities

check_circleDefine long-term technical vision and roadmap for AI/ML architectural guidance aligned with AWS Well-Architected pillars
check_circleServe as principal technical authority on Generative AI, Agentic AI, and responsible AI architectural patterns
check_circlePartner with AWS service teams to influence product roadmaps and validate architectural recommendations
check_circleEngage directly with strategic enterprise customers to validate guidance through real-world implementations
check_circleOwn strategy for automation tooling and pipelines to accelerate the creation and publication of architectural guidance
check_circlePublish whitepapers, reference architectures, and present at industry conferences to establish AWS thought leadership
check_circleMentor senior architects and drive hiring strategies to scale AI/ML architectural expertise across the organization
check_circleDesign and implement repeatable mechanisms for architectural review processes and guidance lifecycle management
check_circleValidate architectural recommendations through prototyping, proof-of-concept implementations, and code samples

Requirements

verifiedBachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
verified10+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience
verified7+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, or advising on Machine Learning and/or AI systems in production environments
verifiedDeep understanding of the end-to-end ML lifecycle
verifiedDemonstrated ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries without direct authority
verifiedExceptional written and verbal communication skills
verifiedTrack record of publishing authoritative technical content
verifiedExperience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform)
verifiedExperience with CI/CD practices for ML pipelines
verified

Nice to Have

Deep expertise in Generative AI architectures (large language models, foundation model hosting, RAG pipelines, vector databases, embedding strategies, prompt engineering). Hands-on experience with Agentic AI patterns (autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, tool-use architectures, planning/reasoning patterns, human-in-the-loop orchestration). Expert-level knowledge of AWS AI/ML services (Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Q, AWS Trainium/Inferentia, Amazon Kendra, Amazon OpenSearch). Experience defining or contributing to AWS Well-Architected Guidance or similar enterprise-scale architectural review guidance. Recognized thought leader with a strong publication record and conference speaking history (re:Invent, AWS Summits, industry architecture conferences). Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform) and CI/CD practices for ML pipelines (MLOps/LLMOps). Deep knowledge of responsible AI practices (fairness, explainability, safety guardrails, governance guidance, regulatory compliance). AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, Generative AI, or equivalent). Demonstrated experience mentoring senior engineers and contributing to organizational hiring and talent development strategy.

Benefits & Perks

check_circleHealth insurance including medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, and Supplemental life planscheck_circle401(k) matchingcheck_circlePaid time off and parental leavecheck_circleEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health SupportFlexible Spending Accounts

Skills, education and keywords

Skills: Machine Learning, Generative Ai, Agentic Ai, Foundation Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Rag, Fine-Tuning, Prompt Engineering, Multi-Agent Orchestration, Responsible Ai.

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.

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Amazon is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent; 10+ years of cloud architecture and solution implementation experience; 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, or advising on Machine Learning and/or AI systems in production environments; Deep understanding of the end-to-end ML lifecycle; Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries without direct authority; and Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

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