Posted May 7, 2026
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud provider. AWS runs a globally distributed and resilient environment, operating at massive scale and enabling businesses and government agencies to run their operations and applications on AWS’s multi-tenant infrastructure. Through AWS’ virtual infrastructure, customers all over the world innovate faster with emerging technologies like AI/machine learning including generative AI, high performance computing, quantum, and more. Our World Wide Public Sector (WWPS) team is looking for an exceptional sales candidate who is excited about accelerating customers' journey to transform their mission areas and business functions with emerging technology. The candidate will join our fast growing AWS National Security Emerging Technology team to support sensitive and critical US Defense and Intelligence cloud technologies and activities. In this Sr. AI & Emerging Tech Specialist role, you will focus on developing customer use cases, driving adoption, and shaping the go-to-market strategy across multiple customer agencies in close collaboration with each account team. You will work backwards from customers' mission needs to develop integrated solutions that leverage AWS and partner data, analytics, generative AI, and emerging technology capabilities. As an AI & Emerging Tech Specialist, you will partner with customer executives and builders as they adopt DataOps, MLOps, and AI governance best practices to operationalize AI at scale in secure and classified environments. This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and satisfy other security related requirements. Key job responsibilities
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