--- title: Specialist Solutions Architect Data Lake description: Amazon is hiring for the Specialist Solutions Architect Data Lake Semantics/Analytics role in Dallas, TX. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/specialist-solutions-architect-data-lake-semantics-analytics-at-amazon-01a14718-5748-71e0-9f5c-19378df065df date: 2026-10-17T00:24:25Z og_description: Join Amazon as Specialist Solutions Architect Data Lake Semantics/Analytics in Dallas, TX. Pays $151K–$204.3K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/7pvpsk.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Amazon](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/amazon?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Dallas, TX | | **Salary** | $151K/yr - $204.3K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 16, 2026 | ## Description Data Lake and Analytics Specialist Solutions Architects are technical contributors who combine solid business understanding with strong technical skills to drive data, analytics, and AI conversations with Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) customers. They work with customers to architect well-designed solutions to complex technical problems, translating business requirements into scalable architectures grounded in AWS best practices. They operate in environments where business objectives may not be fully defined, and they help customers clarify requirements and identify the right technical path forward. What You Will Do You will serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer engineering and architecture teams, helping them design and implement data lake, analytics, and semantic layer solutions on AWS. You will lead technical discussions around data platforms, analytics architectures, and AI readiness, and you will be comfortable diving deep into the details of services like S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Redshift, Athena, SageMaker, and Bedrock while also understanding how these fit into a customer's broader data strategy. You will work closely with account teams, senior SAs, and service teams to deliver high-quality technical engagements. You will own the design and delivery of technical solutions for your assigned customers, ensuring architectures are sound, scalable, and aligned with the customer's business goals. Solutions you deliver should be well-documented and reusable, contributing to a growing library of reference architectures and patterns that other SAs can leverage. Basic Qualifications \- 5+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, consulting, or solutions architecture \- 3+ years of hands-on experience with data lake, data warehouse, or analytics platforms \- Experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS or comparable cloud platforms \- Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT patterns, and analytics architectures \- Familiarity with healthcare or life sciences data domains is preferred \- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and non-technical audiences Preferred Qualifications \- Experience with AWS analytics services (S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, Athena, EMR, QuickSight) \- Exposure to AI/ML concepts and services, including data readiness for AI and generative AI patterns \- Experience with semantic layers, knowledge graphs, or ontology-driven data architectures \- Familiarity with healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, OMOP, claims data models) \- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics, or Machine Learning specialty) \- Experience working with enterprise customers in regulated industries Key job responsibilities Technical Leadership and Content You will contribute to the development and delivery of technical content including whitepapers, blog posts, reference architectures, and workshop materials. You will participate in the review process for technical artifacts created by peers and help maintain the quality bar for content within the Data Lake and Analytics specialty. You will stay current on AWS services, industry trends, and emerging patterns in data and analytics, and you will share what you learn with your team and the broader SA community. Customer Engagement and Feedback You will identify gaps in AWS products and services based on your customer engagements and contribute to effective feedback mechanisms that reach the right service teams. You will anticipate near-term customer needs and proactively bring solutions and recommendations to the table. You will build strong working relationships with customer technical teams and earn their trust through consistent delivery and deep technical credibility. Community and Collaboration You will be an active and engaged member of the Solutions Architect community. You will build connections across SA organizations, contribute to internal knowledge sharing, participate in technical discussions, and help raise awareness of common challenges and proven solutions in the data and analytics space. You will seek out opportunities to learn from more senior SAs and contribute your own expertise to help others grow. ## Basic Qualifications \- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience \- 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience \- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience ## Preferred Qualifications \- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries \- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud \- Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at . USA, CA, San Francisco - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually USA, NY, New York - 144,500.00 - 195,400.00 USD annually USA, TX, Dallas - 131,300.00 - 177,600.00 USD annually ## Skills - Cloud Computing - Data Models - Amazon Web Services - Analytics - Ontology (Data Modeling) - Extract Transform Load (Etl) - Systems Engineering - Amazon S3 - Pre-Sales - Amazon Redshift - Solution Architecture - Artificial Intelligence - FHIR - Software Development - Knowledge Graph - OMOP Common Data Model - Semantic Layer - Data Architecture - Generative AI - Amazon Athena - AWS Glue - Amazon QuickSight - Data Modeling - Hl7 - Data Analysis - Communication - Machine Learning - Data Lakes - AWS Lake Formation - Generative AI Foundations - Business Requirements - Healthcare Data Standards - Electronic Medical Record - Software Architecture - Data Warehousing ## Benefits - Mental Health - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Parental Leave - Paid Time Off (Pto) - 401(k) Plans - Employee Stock Options (ESOs) ## Related - [More jobs at Amazon](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/amazon?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Cloud & DevOps jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cloud-and-devops?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Solutions Architect jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/cloud-and-devops/solutions-architect?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Texas](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 254007 jobs - [Internet Marketplace Platforms](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/internet-marketplace-platforms?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 71526 jobs - [Dallas, TX](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas/dallas?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 25291 jobs - [Amazon](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/amazon?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 23772 jobs ## Related pages - [Texas](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 254007 jobs - [Internet Marketplace Platforms](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/internet-marketplace-platforms?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 71526 jobs - [Dallas, TX](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/texas/dallas?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 25291 jobs - [Amazon](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/amazon?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 23772 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)