VP, Solutions Architect - AWS

The role

You will lead technical strategy for pre-sales and act as a technical advisor to customer executives. You will architect AWS-native AI solutions and translate proposals into statements of work and staffing plans.

What you will do

• Lead technical solutioning across the sales pipeline
• Architect AWS-native generative and agentic AI solutions
• Design RAG, agentic RAG, and multi-agent orchestration architectures
• Build simple proof-of-concepts and prototypes on AWS AI products
• Translate winning proposals into statements of work, work breakdown structures, and staffing plans
• Produce reference architectures, architecture decision records, and implementation roadmaps
• Serve as the primary technical partner to Client Partners
• Act as a trusted advisor to customer executives
• Lead architecture workshops, technical deep-dives, and discovery sessions
• Build the culture and mechanics of solution architecture at R&P

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or architecture
• Deep ownership of AWS environments
• Deep expertise in Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Strands Agents, AgentCore Gateway, and the broader AWS AI/ML portfolio
• Experience architecting RAG, multi-agent, and orchestration systems using AWS-native services
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform)
• Hands-on development in Python
• Proven success leading pre-sales or solution architecture for complex, enterprise-scale AWS engagements
• Exceptional communication skills
• Experience in a consulting, systems integrator, or professional services environment
• Demonstrable use of AI tools like Claude and Claude Code

Nice to have

• AWS Professional certifications (AWS Solutions Architect – Professional)
• Exposure to data engineering services such as Glue, Redshift, and Lake Formation

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)

Before you apply

• An offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check

About the company

Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. They design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations.