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:
5-8 years of hands-on technical application architecture experience, including application build and modernization.
Experience in developing solutions architecture and evaluating architectural alternatives for private, public, and hybrid cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services).
Strong technical expertise in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.
Design secure and compliant AI/ML solutions leveraging public cloud or hybrid environments.
AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications:
Must meet one of the following requirements:
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):
Experience with state and local Government is a plus.
Experience with cutting-edge AI technologies in developing chatbots and generative AI (GenAI) and LLM deployment for public sector use cases.
Understanding of public sector security and compliance standards (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST AI RMF, NIST 800- ).
Prior work with federal, state, or municipal digital transformation programs.