Senior Cloud AI Architect(Local to GA)

Engagement Type

Contract

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:





10+

years of overall experience, including a minimum of 5 years of enterprise,

full-life cycle architecture experience in the professional IT/Software

Development services industry.





5-8

years of hands-on technical application architecture experience, including

application build and modernization.





Extensive

experience architecting, designing, and programming applications to operate in

AWS environments.





Experience

in developing solutions architecture and evaluating architectural alternatives

for private, public, and hybrid cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud

services).





Proven

experience in designing and implementing secure, scalable, and ethical AI/ML

solutions, leveraging public cloud or hybrid environments.





Strong

technical expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language

processing.





Evaluate

and recommend AI platforms, frameworks, and tools (e.g., Azure ML, AWS

SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, PyTorch).





Design

secure and compliant AI/ML solutions

leveraging public cloud or hybrid environments.







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AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:











Minimum Qualifications:











Must meet one of

the following requirements:





Bachelor's

degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or an

equivalent work experience.





At

least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts, philosophies, and

tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying

information technologies on AWS/Public Cloud and AI/ML platforms. Preferred Qualifications:











(Preference will

be given to candidates who demonstrate some or all of the following

skills/experience):





AWS

Certified Solutions Architect.





Experience

with state and local Government is a plus.





Enterprise-wide

integration experience for both cloud and AI solutions.





Experience

with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing chatbots and generative AI

(GenAI) and LLM deployment for public sector use cases.





Knowledge

of integration standards and best practices for cloud and AI systems.





Understanding

of public sector security and compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST

AI RMF, NIST 800-53).





Experience

with AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI frameworks.





Prior

work with federal, state, or municipal digital transformation programs.





Certification

in cloud architecture or AI specialties (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required/Desired	Amount	of Experience
Experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying information technologie	Required	10.0	Years
Enterprise, full-life cycle architecture experience in the professional IT/Software Development services industry.	Required	5.0	Years
Hands-on technical application architecture experience, including application build and modernization.	Required	5.0	Years
Evaluating architectural alternatives for private, public, and hybrid cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services)	Required	5.0	Years
Experience with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing chatbots and generative AI (GenAI) and LLM deployment for public sector use cases.	Required	3.0	Years
Experience with AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI frameworks	Required	3.0	Years
AI platforms, frameworks, and tools (e.g., Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, PyTorch)	Required	3.0	Years
Design secure and compliant AI/ML solutions leveraging public cloud or hybrid environments	Required	3.0	Years
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (PLS UPLOAD CERTIFICATION)	Required
Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or an equivalent work experience.	Required
Experience with state and local Government is a plus.	Highly desired
Certification in cloud architecture or AI specialties (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform). (PLS UPLOAD CERTIFICATION)	Highly desired