Senior Cloud AI Architect

JOB
SUMMARY:

The Senior Cloud and AI
Architect is an experienced, advanced -level professional responsible for
creating the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and ethical AI
solutions to support government and public service missions. This role combines
deep AI/ML expertise with architectural leadership to modernize public sector
operations, improve citizen engagement, and drive data -informed decision -making
— all while maintaining compliance, transparency, and trust. This position
requires advanced skills in multiple areas of architecture, with expert or specialized
knowledge in cloud platforms and AI. The architect will communicate with
stakeholders at all levels, support multiple teams and projects, and mentor
other architects. A key responsibility is to work with GTA to design, develop,
and implement IT architecture, AWS cloud implementations, and advanced AI/ML
solutions across State Agencies.

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.  
  

Minimum
Qualifications: Must meet one of the following requirements:

●      
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or
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 GCP).
  

Requirements

Required/Desired Skills