Senior Solutions Architect, Associate Director

Protiviti

. Lead complex technology consulting engagements and strengthen strategic client relationships .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $163,000 - $278,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in AWS architecture, cloud strategy, and technology consulting, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality solutions and mentoring technical teams. Proven ability to build strategic client relationships and drive business growth through effective leadership and innovative engineering practices.

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAWS Architecture DesignCloud Transformation EngagementsTechnical Leadership in AWSInfrastructure as Code

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Hard Skills

AWS Platform EngineeringCloud Strategy AdvisoryArchitecture and Engineering StandardsData Architecture for Agent Knowledge BasesAPI Design and Integration PatternsIAM and VPC Design for AWSAutomation and ResilienceConsulting Economics and Scope ManagementAmazon Bedrock ExperienceAWS Step Functions

Soft Skills

Client Relationship ManagementMentoring and CoachingInfluencing Technology StrategyProblem SolvingCommunication with Senior Executives

Tools & Technologies

CDKCloudFormationERP Integration PatternsEvent-Driven PatternsKnowledge Bases

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAWS Certified Security – Specialty

Industry Keywords

Professional ServicesSystems IntegrationCloud EngagementsTechnology Risk ManagementDelivery Excellence

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex technology consulting engagements and strengthen strategic client relationships
Manage technology risk and develop practical solutions using analytics, automation, and modern tools
Provide technical and commercial leadership for the AWS Platform Engineering practice
Set architectural direction across strategic engagements and address high-risk technical challenges
Establish reusable delivery standards and develop engineers and architects
Build trusted senior-client relationships and connect delivery excellence to account growth
Identify new business, represent Protiviti in the market, and mentor teams
Provide senior technical leadership across strategic and complex AWS client engagements
Establish architecture direction and engineering standards for AWS Platform Engineering
Advise client CIO, CTO, CISO, architecture, infrastructure, and engineering leaders on cloud strategy and AWS decisions
Guide Solutions Architects and Senior Cloud Engineers through complex architecture and delivery challenges
Review major designs involving AWS infrastructure, networking, security, resilience, migration, modernization, automation, and operating models
Intervene in high-risk or highly complex delivery situations
Ensure engagements align with client outcomes, engineering quality, security expectations, and sustainable operating models
Develop reusable reference architectures, engineering frameworks, accelerators, and intellectual property
Build technical capability through mentoring, coaching, design reviews, and knowledge sharing
Partner with AWS alliance and pre-sales leaders to shape strategic opportunities
Contribute to technical solutioning, estimation, executive presentations, proposals, and statements of work
Develop senior client relationships leading to advisory and engineering opportunities
Contribute to pipeline development and conversion while meeting assigned sales quota
Represent the AWS Platform Engineering practice with AWS technical teams, strategic clients, and industry stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as MIS, IS, or Computer Science
9+ years working in professional services or industry
Required: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Preferred: AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Deep and broad expertise designing, implementing, and governing enterprise AWS environments
Ability to influence architecture and technology strategy across large or complex organizations
Experience leading multiple complex cloud engagements or portfolios of technical work
Strong architecture capability across infrastructure, networking, security, automation, resilience, governance, operations, and migration
Ability to advise senior executives while retaining credibility with deeply technical engineering teams
Significant experience shaping and estimating complex cloud transformation engagements
Ability to identify client needs and translate them into valuable consulting and engineering engagements
Experience developing technical leaders and raising engineering standards across an organization
Strong understanding of consulting economics, delivery risk, scope management, and commercial decision making
Experience in consulting, professional services, or systems integration environments strongly preferred
Experience with Amazon Bedrock, including agents, knowledge bases, and guardrails
Experience with AWS Step Functions or similar orchestration services
API design and integration patterns, including REST and event-driven patterns
Data architecture for agent knowledge bases ingesting and indexing procurement/logistics data
Infrastructure as Code using CDK or CloudFormation
IAM, networking, and VPC design for AWS environments
Familiarity with ERP integration patterns, including JDE and Oracle FBDI export format
Ability to translate procurement workflows into technical architecture
Previous leadership of agentic AI / GenAI builds, not just chatbots
Ability to maintain accountability for an assigned sales quota
Successful completion of a background check

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus plan with 16% bonus target opportunity
Discretionary stock compensation opportunities
Medical, dental, and vision coverages
FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
Life and accident insurance
Adoption and fertility assistance
Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
Short- and long-term disability
401(k) savings and investment plan with employer match of 50% on the first 6% of contributions
Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time; new hires receive up to 20 days per calendar year
Up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year
Hybrid work model combining in-person and remote work
Reasonable accommodation assistance