Minimum Technical Qualifications:
Solution Architect:
1. At least fifteen (15) years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) field with extensive experience in positions of technical developer/lead, software engineer, application architect, enterprise architect, etc.
2. At least ten (10) years of experience incorporating an industry's open & non-proprietary SDLC methodology to lead and manage various technical aspects of solution/software implementation projects, while facilitating and collaborating closely with organization's IT divisions and business stakeholders to follow all applicable project's implementation standards, processes, procedures, and best practices, etc.
3. At least seven (7) years of experience of architecting, designing & implementing AI/ML use cases or GenAI solutions.
4. At least five (5) years of experience in leading cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) for large or complex environments (multi-tier apps, enterprise integrations, or migrations), and proven delivery of end-to-end cloud solutions (not just components).
5. At least three (3) years of experience in designing high availability & fault-tolerant systems, and cost optimization strategies on SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, etc.
6. At least two (2) years of experience in working with AI infrastructure & agentic workflows/orchestration, Generative AI design patterns, cloud strategy & FinOps, hybrid & multi-cloud systems, security & compliance (AI Governance), etc.
7. At least two (2) years of experience in designing Microservices, distributed systems, event-driven and API-based architecture.
Desirable Technical Qualifications:
Solution Architect:
1. Holding technical certifications in the areas of cloud platform/architecture and/or GenAI or GenBI such as:
Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
2. At least two (2) years of experience providing IT consulting services in technical solution implementations to large public/governmental agencies.
3. Experience supervising and guiding the implementation using industry standards and best practices such as Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), Scaled Agile Framework, IEEE, etc. 4. Have a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related fields from an accredited or government sanctioned college/university.