Account Executive II- NOAA, US Federal Civilian

ID: 7003

Type: Full-time

Category: Others

Company Name: Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Location: USA, VA, Arlington; USA, VA, Herndon - Herndon - United States

Salary: 92,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Job Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a self-starter to lead and own revenue generation in the Federal Cloud Computing business. Team player with focus on increasing awareness and adoption of Amazon Web Services by engaging with Federal clients directly and also eco-system of solutions providers who are reinventing their IT strategy by adopting and delivering cloud computing solutions.

As an Account Manager within Amazon Web Services (AWS) you will have the exciting opportunity to help drive the growth and shape the future of an emerging technology. Your broad responsibilities will include developing and managing a growing customer base across the US Department of Education and other civil Agencies. You will drive business and technical relationships and launch customers at a rapid rate by helping to define, identify, and pursue key cloud related opportunities. This includes determining the most effective go-to-market strategies, and collaborating with the Commercial Sales, Legal, Marketing, Product, Contracts and Executive leadership along the way.

You will establish deep business and technical relationships through your knowledge of the customer’s mission and the environment. You will have day-to-day interactions with these agencies and our eco-system of partners (SI’s and ISV’s) that support these customers. The ideal candidate will possess a business background that enables them to drive an engagement at the CXO level. You should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about the mission, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

Key job responsibilities
• Set a strategic sales plan for your target markets in line with the AWS strategic direction.
• Drive revenue and market share in a defined region.
• Maintain an accurate and robust pipeline and forecast of business opportunities.
• Identify specific prospects/partners/channels to approach while communicating the specific value proposition for their business and use case.
• Serve as a key member of the AWS Public Sector team in helping to drive adoption of the overall AWS market and technical strategy.
• Understand the technical considerations and certifications specific to the public sector.
• Develop and manage the sales pipeline by engaging with prospects, partners, and key customers.
• Work closely with the customer base to ensure they are successful using our web services, making sure they have the technical resources required.
• Understand the technical requirements of your customers and work closely with the internal development team to guide the direction of our product offerings for developers.
• Prepare and deliver business reviews to the senior management team regarding quarterly and yearly strategies to align with revenue growth expectations.
• Manage complex contract negotiations and liaison with the legal group.
• Accelerate customer adoption and customer satisfaction
• Limited to moderate travel required

About the team
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of sales experience
- 3+ years of technology sales selling enterprise software, networking, infrastructure, managed hosting services, or cloud computing services experience
- BS degree, or BA degree
- Experience in the field working with enterprise accounts

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in exceeding quota and key performance metrics
- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
- Technical background in AI, software applications, networking, big data analytic tools, web app development, etc.
- Direct selling experience to NOAA
- Extensive customer network

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, restricted stock units (RSUs), and sales incentives. 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.

USA, VA, Arlington - 92,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 92,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Company Information

Company Name: Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Company Website: https://aws.amazon.com

Company Address: 410 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, United States

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is the cloud computing and infrastructure arm of Amazon.com, Inc., offering a broad and evolving portfolio of on-demand cloud services, platform services, and infrastructure products for organizations of all sizes. Founded to provide scalable, reliable, and cost-effective computing resources over the internet, AWS enables customers to deploy and run applications and services without the need to build and maintain physical datacenters. The company’s public materials describe it as a provider of on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, supplying infrastructure and higher-level services that accelerate application development, data processing, storage, and global delivery. Core business activities: AWS’s primary business is the design, operation, and delivery of cloud-based computing resources and managed services. That includes offering virtualized compute capacity, object and block storage, database engines (managed relational and NoSQL), networking primitives, identity and access management, security and compliance tooling, analytics and big-data processing stacks, machine learning and AI services, developer and application deployment tools, serverless computing, container orchestration services, content delivery, and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. AWS also provides enterprise-focused offerings such as hybrid cloud solutions, migration services to assist organizations in moving on-premises workloads to the cloud, managed operations and support plans, professional services, and training and certification programs for IT professionals. Main products and services: AWS’s product set spans foundational infrastructure to highly managed, domain-specific offerings. Key foundational services include Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for virtual servers, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) for scalable object storage, and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) for isolated networking. Managed database and data services include Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Aurora (a high-performance relational database), Amazon DynamoDB (a fully managed NoSQL database), Amazon Redshift (a petabyte-scale data warehouse), and Amazon ElastiCache (in-memory caching). For compute modernization, AWS provides AWS Lambda (serverless compute), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS). AWS’s advanced and specialized services include Amazon SageMaker for building, training, and deploying machine learning models; Amazon Rekognition for computer vision; Amazon Comprehend for natural language processing; AWS Glue and AWS Data Pipeline for ETL and data integration; and AWS IoT Core for connecting and managing Internet of Things devices. Application delivery and developer tooling include Amazon API Gateway, AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure as code, AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild for CI/CD, and Amazon CloudFront for content delivery across a global edge network. The AWS Marketplace and AWS Partner Network (APN) provide channels for third-party software, consulting partners, and managed service providers to offer products and services that run on or integrate with AWS. Infrastructure, delivery model, and pricing: AWS operates a global infrastructure composed of multiple geographic Regions, each containing multiple Availability Zones—physically separate data center locations engineered for fault isolation and high availability. This global footprint supports data residency, low-latency delivery, and resilience for customers deploying distributed systems. AWS’s commercial model emphasizes flexible consumption and cost control: customers commonly choose pay-as-you-go billing for on-demand resources, with options for reserved capacity, savings plans, and spot instances to reduce costs for predictable or interruptible workloads. Support tiers and managed services are available at varying cost and service-level commitments. Security, compliance, and governance: AWS provides a suite of security and identity services—such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Key Management Service (KMS), AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config—to help customers secure environments, manage access, encrypt data, and demonstrate compliance. AWS documents participation in standard industry compliance frameworks and certifications, and publishes detailed security and compliance resources to help customers meet regulatory obligations. Customer segments and use cases: AWS serves a broad range of customers that include startups, established enterprises, public sector organizations, educational institutions, and independent software vendors. Common use cases include web and mobile application hosting, data analytics and warehousing, machine learning and AI workloads, backup and disaster recovery, IoT deployments, gaming infrastructure, and enterprise application modernization. AWS emphasizes scalability, elasticity, and rapid provisioning to support development velocity and business agility. Ecosystem, training, and partner network: AWS supports a large ecosystem of technology and consulting partners that build, certify, and deliver solutions on the platform. The company offers official training, certifications, and documentation to help developers, architects, and IT professionals gain proficiency on its services. AWS Marketplace and partner programs provide channels for third-party software procurement and professional services. Business model and positioning: AWS generates revenue principally through consumption-based fees for cloud services and through related professional services and support offerings. It competes in the global cloud infrastructure market with other major cloud providers by focusing on breadth of services, global infrastructure, developer tooling, partner ecosystem, and continuous release of new managed services. AWS positions itself as an enabler for digital transformation by reducing the capital and operational burden of running infrastructure, allowing customers to focus on application development and business innovation. For additional, up-to-date, and authoritative information on product details, global infrastructure, security programs, and service announcements, AWS’s official website and documentation pages provide comprehensive resources and customer-facing materials.

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