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The Sr Enterprise Cloud Solution Architect-CTJ-Top Secret operates as a technical advisor to help customers adopt AI at scale and navigate digital transformations. This role involves managing business and technical risks, identifying industry trends, and mapping architecture to business outcomes. You will build repeatable intellectual property, develop proof-of-concept solutions, and provide technical leadership for mission-critical workloads. Key responsibilities include bridging communication between technical and business decision makers, influencing product roadmaps, and mentoring team members on technical readiness. You will utilize expertise in Azure workloads, including Azure AI Foundry, GitHub, App Services, Databricks, and Fabric. The role requires solving complex problems related to security, resilience, and production-scale AI readiness while ensuring that cloud solutions deliver measurable business value and long-term platform adoption for government agency customers.
Design and implement cloud architectures for AI, applications, infrastructure, and data to ensure performance and security.
Lead technical projects by providing orchestration, removing blockers, and ensuring on-time delivery aligned with customer objectives.
Engage with C-level executives to align technical solutions with security, compliance, and business risk requirements.
Develop repeatable intellectual property and proof-of-concept solutions to accelerate customer digital transformation and consumption.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and executive-level messaging for senior stakeholders.
Identify and mitigate technical risks while advocating for alternative architectures that enhance customer experiences.
Provide technical pre-sales support and guidance to partners to help them develop repeatable offerings and products.
Act as a mentor by leading upskilling activities and sharing technical best practices across the organization.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 12+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, IT consulting, systems administration, network operations, software development, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting.
Master's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting.
Equivalent experience to the degree and years of experience requirements.
6+ years of experience working in a customer-facing role.
6+ years of experience leading technical projects.
Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google) (preferred).
U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
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