Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Services

AWS is hiring a Bilingual Senior Solutions Architect focused on Financial Services & Insurance (FSI) customers, based in Toronto, Ontario . This is a full-time role with a base salary range of $146,000–$211,600 CAD annually .

You will work directly with FSI customers, AWS Sales, and internal engineering teams to design scalable, resilient cloud architectures that address real business problems and accelerate adoption of AWS services.

About the Role: Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Services

The core of this position is building trusted advisor relationships with financial services and insurance customers. You will guide them through cloud adoption decisions, from early architecture discussions to production deployment, with a focus on their most critical workloads.

You will partner with the sales team to support revenue growth by helping customers migrate applications, software, and services onto the AWS platform. This includes educating customers on AWS's value proposition and participating in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed to succeed in the cloud.

The role also carries an internal knowledge-sharing component. You will contribute to white-papers, blogs, and other AWS publications , and serve as a liaison between customers, service engineering teams, and support to resolve customer needs.

AWS invests in the technical development of its Solutions Architects through a comprehensive learning programme that includes self-paced learning, instructor-led training, hands-on projects, and job shadowing opportunities.

Benefits and Salary

The base salary range for this position is $146,000–$211,600 CAD annually . Final compensation depends on experience, qualifications, and location. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may also include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs) .

AWS offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life and AD&D), a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) , a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) , paid time off, and additional resources to support health and well-being.

Workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process is available on request, including support for interviews and onboarding.

Responsibilities

This position combines customer-facing architecture work with internal knowledge contribution. You will operate across technical and executive audiences, shaping cloud strategy for FSI customers while also helping to build AWS's broader thought leadership in the sector.

• Build deep relationships with customers to become a trusted advisor for their most critical workloads supporting digital transformation and their journey to the cloud.
• Support revenue objectives by driving adoption and migration of applications, software, and services onto the AWS platform in partnership with the sales team.
• Educate customers on the value proposition of AWS and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful cloud deployment.
• Contribute to publications such as white-papers and blogs (both internal and customer-facing) as a means of scaling your knowledge across the organization.
• Act as a liaison between customers, service engineering teams, and support to address customer needs.
• Shape and execute strategy to build mindshare and broaden the use of the AWS platform across customer organizations.

Requirements / Skills

The posting distinguishes between basic qualifications, which are required, and preferred qualifications. You will need a substantial background in IT development or consulting, with depth in at least one technical domain and hands-on experience designing or implementing cloud and infrastructure solutions. Bilingual capability is also stated as part of the role.

Preferred qualifications include cloud certifications and direct experience with enterprise cloud deployments. Candidates who bring knowledge of AWS services and large-scale automation will be at an advantage.

Basic Qualifications (required):

• 10+ years of experience in IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries
• 7+ years of experience in specific technology domain areas such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data and analytics
• 3+ years of experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
• Communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive-level stakeholders or clients

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud Technology Certification such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional, or Cloud DevOps Engineering (preferred)
• Experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise customers (preferred)
• Knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base, and industry verticals (preferred)
• Knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent (preferred)

Cloud Technology Certification such as Solutions Architecture, Cloud Security Professional or Cloud DevOps Engineering; experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise customers; knowledge of AWS services, market segments, customer base and industry verticals; knowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalent