Are you a technical leader who thrives on transforming complex challenges into elegant solutions? Join us as a Principal Solutions Architect supporting one of the largest technology companies in the world. In this strategic role, you'll serve as a trusted technical advisor, guiding the customer through their technology transformation journey while setting technical strategy that drives measurable business outcomes. As a Principal Solutions Architect, you'll leverage your technical expertise across multiple domains to influence customer technical strategies and roadmaps. You'll combine business acumen with deep technical knowledge to architect solutions that address significantly complex problems. This role requires someone who can operate with complete independence in ambiguous environments, decomposing complex challenges into straightforward solutions, and establishing yourself as a thought leader in the industry. Key job responsibilities •Own and drive technical strategy for a global technology customer, influencing their long-term business and technology decisions by demonstrating how adopting new technological capabilities can impact their business outcomes. •Design and deliver large-scale architectures and technical solutions that solve significantly complex problems, creating new patterns and methodologies that can be leveraged across the organization. •Serve as a trusted advisor to customer leadership, asking strategic questions they aren't asking themselves and guiding them through technology transformation journeys. •Lead cross-organizational initiatives requiring consensus and collaboration among many teams for successful solution delivery, effectively influencing and force-multiplying. •Mentor other Solutions Architects, sharing expertise and best practices while fostering growth and development within the team A day in the life Your day begins with a strategic planning session with your customer's technical leadership team, where you're guiding discussions around their cloud architecture roadmap. Throughout the day, you'll transition between stakeholder meetings to gather critical business requirements, technical deep-dive sessions to solve complex architectural challenges, and internal collaborative sessions where you mentor fellow Solutions Architects. You'll spend time researching emerging technologies and crafting architectural recommendations About the team Our team partners with a global technology customer to transform their customer experiences through innovative technology solutions. We work at the intersection of business and technology, helping our customers navigate complex challenges and capitalize on new opportunities in an ever-changing industry. As trusted advisors, we influence technical strategy and implementation, driving business outcomes through technology excellence. We're passionate about solving complex problems and creating scalable, reliable architectures that enable our customers to deliver exceptional experiences to their travelers and guests. AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the 8 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.