Sr. Solutions Architect, Amazon Leo

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable broadband connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From households to small businesses, schools, hospitals, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve communities and organizations operating in places without dependable internet access.

Amazon Leo is looking for experienced, creative, technical leaders to drive adoption of Leo broadband solutions in the telecommunications segment. This is an exciting opportunity to own definition and execution of solution development with Mobile Network Operators and telecom ecosystem partners.

Key job responsibilities
Be the voice of the customer — engage directly with mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, infrastructure teams, maritime/aviation providers, and rural broadband deployments to influence the roadmap of new features and service capabilities.
Incubate and launch new solutions — design end-to-end architectures, lead technical discovery sessions, develop reference solutions, and support proofs of concept that enable customer use cases across LEO satellite and hybrid network environments.
Translate customer requirements into product direction — understand the technical requirements of our customers and work closely with product management and engineering teams to guide the evolution of our offerings, with a focus on carrier-grade networking, WAN architectures, routing, traffic engineering, QoS, and hybrid connectivity across fiber, wireless, and satellite environments.
Solve technical and commercial blockers creatively — develop new product offerings that bridge physical network constraints with scalable IP and cloud-integrated architectures aligned to customer operational goals.
Earn trust through transparency and expertise — build long-term strategic partnerships with customers by demonstrating subject matter expertise in satellite communications, 4G/5G architectures, transport networks, backhaul systems, private wireless deployments, and distributed edge infrastructure.
Develop and share technical content — create and capture best practices, reference architectures, white papers, code samples, and blog posts covering topics such as edge compute, hybrid cloud networking, secure overlays, and latency-sensitive workloads.
Grow the Solutions Architecture organization — contribute through hiring, coaching, and mentoring others, and support knowledge sharing across the team.
What We're Looking For
The candidate brings a combination of the following:

Hands-on experience with carrier-grade IP networking: routing, WAN architecture, traffic engineering, QoS, and hybrid connectivity across fiber, wireless, and satellite environments
Familiarity with 4G/5G architectures, transport networks, backhaul systems, or private wireless deployments
Understanding of how satellite connectivity integrates into modern distributed infrastructure, including edge compute, hybrid cloud networking, secure overlays, and latency-sensitive workloads
Experience in one or more of the following verticals: mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, microwave or ptp infrastructure, maritime/aviation connectivity, or rural broadband
Comfort engaging customers to design architectures, lead technical discovery, and develop scalable solutions
Preferred backgrounds: telecommunications engineering, satellite communications, service provider networking, distributed edge infrastructure, or large-scale enterprise WAN design
Familiarity with automation tools, infrastructure APIs, and workflow scripting is a plus

Export Control Requirement:
This position may require access to information, technology, or hardware that is subject to export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment in this position is contingent upon obtaining any required export licenses or other approvals from the United States government. As such, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain any necessary export licenses or approvals based on their nationality, citizenship, and any other factors considered by the applicable export control regulations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 6+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 6+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Experience working with Microwave point to point or other point to point technologies
• Experience with 4G/5G architectures, transport networks, backhaul systems, or private wireless deployments
• Experience in one or more of the following verticals: mobile network operators, broadcasters, tower companies, microwave or ptp infrastructure, maritime/aviation connectivity, or rural broadband

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