VP of Solutions Architect - AI at Robots and Pencils
United States
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Robots & Pencils is seeking a seasoned AWS AI Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of complex, enterprise-grade generative and agentic AI systems built on Amazon Web Services. You will architect scalable, secure, and production-ready AI platforms leveraging Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Strands Agents, AWS AgentCore Gateway, Nova Forge, Nova 2 Sonic, and related AWS AI/ML services.</span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="auto">As an AWS AI Solutions Architect, you will serve as a strategic technical advisor—translating ambiguity into structured AWS-native architectures, validating designs through hands-on prototyping, and ensuring every solution aligns with the AWS Well-Architected Framework (including ML Lens) while delivering measurable business value.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Key Responsibilities</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Client Engagement & AWS Solution</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3"> Architecture</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Serve as the primary AWS AI architecture partner for strategic clients, driving generative and agentic AI system design from discovery through production.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead architecture design using Amazon Bedrock (including foundation models and custom models), Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Strands Agents, and AWS AgentCore Gateway.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Design advanced RAG, Agentic RAG, and multi-agent orchestration architectures leveraging AWS-native services such as Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Aurora (pgvector), and OpenSearch.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Produce AWS reference architectures, architecture decision records (ADRs), and implementation roadmaps aligned to business objectives.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Validate feasibility through hands-on prototyping in Python using Bedrock SDKs, SageMaker, and serverless services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Ensure architectures follow AWS security best practices (IAM, KMS, VPC, PrivateLink) and cost optimization principles.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Outcome Ownership & Business Impact</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own architectural integrity from concept through production deployment on AWS.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Align solutions with AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Guide clients through tradeoff decisions across model selection (Bedrock FMs vs custom SageMaker models), latency, cost, governance, and compliance.</span> <br><span data-contrast="auto">Accelerate time-to-value through reusable AWS accelerators, Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform/CDK), and CI/CD automation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Continuously evaluate emerging AWS AI capabilities (Nova Forge, Nova 2 Sonic, Bedrock updates, and new AgentCore capabilities).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Engineering Leadership & Delivery Excellence</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Provide architectural oversight to Forward Deployed Engineers and AWS delivery teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Establish best practices for MLOps on AWS including model lifecycle management, monitoring, and observability using SageMaker, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Define governance, responsible AI guardrails, Bedrock Guardrails configuration, and security controls for enterprise environments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Mentor engineers on AWS AI service integration, distributed systems design, and secure multi-account strategies.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Make principled tradeoffs under constraints related to privacy, compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR), cost, and operational complexity.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Cross-Functional Collaboration</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with internal product, engineering, research, and customer success teams to evolve AWS-based AI offerings.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute AWS reference architectures and reusable infrastructure modules to internal accelerators.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Support pre-sales engagements including architecture workshops, AWS migration strategy, and solution scoping.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate across distributed teams and client stakeholders across North America.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Required Skills & Qualifications</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">10+ years of experience in software engineering or cloud architecture with deep AWS ownership.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Deep expertise in Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Strands Agents, AgentCore Gateway, and related AWS AI services.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong familiarity with SageMaker (training, deployment, pipelines), deep learning fundamentals, and model fine-tuning strategies.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience architecting RAG, multi-agent, and orchestration systems using AWS-native services.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and serverless patterns.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform).</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on development capability in Python and AWS SDKs.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience implementing observability and monitoring strategies in AWS environments.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Proven success leading enterprise-scale AWS transformations.</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Exceptional communication skills for both technical and executive audiences.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">AWS Professional Certifications highly preferred (AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Nice to Have</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"> AWS Specialty certifications (Machine Learning – Specialty, Security – Specialty).</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with advanced agentic reasoning patterns (ReAct,CoT, Tree-of-Thoughts) implemented on Bedrock.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience building secure multi-account AWS organizations using Control Tower.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Exposure to data engineering services such as Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Consulting or professional services background.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Personal Competencies</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"> Accountability – Owns AWS architectural direction and client outcomes with rigor.</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Adaptability – Rapidly adopts new AWS AI releases and evolving generative AI capabilities.</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Collaboration – Builds trust across engineering and executive stakeholders.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Execution-Focused – Balances innovation with production-ready AWS delivery.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Innovation-Minded – Experiments responsibly with emerging AWS AI services.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Craftsmanship – Designs secure, scalable, and well-documented AWS systems.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Leadership with Courage – Drives architectural alignment in complex environments.</span> </li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Comfort in Ambiguity – Translates unclear AI requirements into AWS-native solution architectures.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Why Join Robots & Pencils?</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We build smart systems for a human world — blending creativity, engineering, and AWS-powered AI to help organizations reimagine how they work. As an AWS AI Solutions Architect, you will shape enterprise-scale generative and agentic AI platforms using the most advanced AWS services available. You will define architectures that deliver measurable business value, mentor teams, and directly influence the evolution of our AWS AI practice.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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