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Senior Solution Architect roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field. Employers filing LCAs must certify they're paying the DOL prevailing wage for your specific architecture discipline and work location.
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Join Amazon Ads as a Senior Solution Architect and become the trusted technical partner for publishers seeking to maximize their advertising revenue. You'll work at the intersection of customer needs and product innovation, solving complex technical challenges while shaping the future of our advertising platform that serves billions of queries daily.
Key job responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical consultant for publisher customers, understanding their business objectives and recommending tailored advertising solutions
- Collaborate with publishers, monetization specialists, and internal product and engineering teams to design and implement technical strategies
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues for customers, providing clear explanations and sustainable solutions
- Gather and synthesize customer feedback to identify product gaps and opportunities, communicating these insights to our development teams
- Develop actionable recommendations that help customers optimize their advertising performance and revenue
A day in the life
As an Ads Solutions Architect, you'll spend your time deeply understanding publisher challenges and translating those insights into technical solutions. One moment you're reviewing a publisher's monetization performance, the next you're collaborating with our engineering team to design a custom implementation strategy. You could be troubleshooting a technical integration issue while simultaneously documenting a new feature request that will inform our product roadmap. You'll move fluidly between strategic planning sessions with publishers and hands-on technical problem-solving with our internal teams, ensuring that both sides understand each other's needs and constraints.
About the team
We're a collaborative group of technologists and strategists dedicated to building advertising solutions that create real value for publishers. Our team works closely with some of the largest publishers in the industry, understanding their unique challenges and helping them grow their advertising business. We're focused on making our platform more intuitive, scalable, and profitable for our customers. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that values technical depth, customer empathy, and creative problem-solving. We're excited to bring someone on board who can bridge the gap between what our customers need and what our product teams can build.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of professional or military experience
- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures
- 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- Advertising industry experience including ad tech, ad serving and measurement, identity graphs, audience and contextual signals and targeting.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
Join Amazon Ads as a Senior Solution Architect and become the trusted technical partner for publishers seeking to maximize their advertising revenue. You'll work at the intersection of customer needs and product innovation, solving complex technical challenges while shaping the future of our advertising platform that serves billions of queries daily.
Key job responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical consultant for publisher customers, understanding their business objectives and recommending tailored advertising solutions
- Collaborate with publishers, monetization specialists, and internal product and engineering teams to design and implement technical strategies
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues for customers, providing clear explanations and sustainable solutions
- Gather and synthesize customer feedback to identify product gaps and opportunities, communicating these insights to our development teams
- Develop actionable recommendations that help customers optimize their advertising performance and revenue
A day in the life
As an Ads Solutions Architect, you'll spend your time deeply understanding publisher challenges and translating those insights into technical solutions. One moment you're reviewing a publisher's monetization performance, the next you're collaborating with our engineering team to design a custom implementation strategy. You could be troubleshooting a technical integration issue while simultaneously documenting a new feature request that will inform our product roadmap. You'll move fluidly between strategic planning sessions with publishers and hands-on technical problem-solving with our internal teams, ensuring that both sides understand each other's needs and constraints.
About the team
We're a collaborative group of technologists and strategists dedicated to building advertising solutions that create real value for publishers. Our team works closely with some of the largest publishers in the industry, understanding their unique challenges and helping them grow their advertising business. We're focused on making our platform more intuitive, scalable, and profitable for our customers. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that values technical depth, customer empathy, and creative problem-solving. We're excited to bring someone on board who can bridge the gap between what our customers need and what our product teams can build.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of professional or military experience
- 8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures
- 5+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- Advertising industry experience including ad tech, ad serving and measurement, identity graphs, audience and contextual signals and targeting.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, NY, New York - 169,000.00 - 228,600.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
USCIS evaluates whether your degree directly relates to solution architecture work. A computer science or systems engineering degree strengthens your petition, but a business degree alone may trigger an RFE if your role involves deep technical design.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing pathways
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research entities are cap-exempt H-1B sponsors. Senior Solution Architect roles in higher education IT or research infrastructure let you bypass the annual lottery entirely.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified H-1B sponsors
Search Senior Solution Architect roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed LCA filing history for this occupation. That filing record tells you the employer has sponsored this role before, not just that they're open to it.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the Level II or III wage for solution architects in that metro, and underfiling creates compliance risk for both parties.
Request premium processing when timelines are tight
If your start date is fixed, ask your employer to file with USCIS premium processing for a 15-business-day adjudication window. Solution architect roles often start mid-project and a delayed I-129 approval can push your start date past a critical delivery milestone.
Document your architecture portfolio for the specialty occupation case
Collect design documents, cloud architecture diagrams, and project sign-off letters that show your work requires specialized theoretical knowledge. Adjudicators increasingly scrutinize IT roles, so concrete artifacts from past projects strengthen the employer's specialty occupation argument.
H-1B Visa Senior Solution Architect: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Solution Architect role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer can show the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical discipline such as computer science, systems engineering, or software architecture. Generic IT management roles sometimes face RFEs, so the job description should emphasize the theoretical and technical depth required, not just leadership responsibilities.
Which employers actually sponsor H-1B visas for Senior Solution Architect positions?
Cloud platform providers, large enterprise software firms, consulting practices, financial services companies, and federal contractors all sponsor this role regularly. The most reliable way to find verified sponsors is Migrate Mate, which shows employers with actual LCA filing history for solution architect occupations so you're not guessing from a job description.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect solution architect job offers?
Your employer's LCA must certify that your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for solution architects in your specific work location, typically at Level II or higher for senior roles. You can verify the applicable wage tier using the OFLC Wage Search before you enter negotiations, which helps you understand whether an offer is compliant.
Can I switch employers as a Senior Solution Architect without losing my H-1B status?
Yes, H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new I-129 petition, provided your existing H-1B has been approved and you're moving to a same or similar specialty occupation role. Solution architect positions are generally portable to roles involving equivalent design and systems responsibilities.
What O*NET classification applies to Senior Solution Architect roles for H-1B petitions?
Most Senior Solution Architect positions map to computer and information systems managers or software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers in O*NET, depending on how heavily the role weights design versus management. Your employer's attorney will select the SOC code that best reflects the actual duties, which then drives the prevailing wage determination through DOL.