solution architect

Title: Solution Architect
Location:Sacramento, CA (2-3 days/hybrid)
Duration: Long-term contract

Responsibilities:

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.

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.

At least seven (7) years of experience of architecting, designing & implementing AI/ML use cases or GenAI solutions.

At least five (5) years of experience in leading cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP) for large or complex environments (multi-tier apps, enterprise integrations, or migrations), and proven delivery of end-to-end cloud solutions (not just components).

At least three (3) years of experience in designing high availability & fault-tolerant systems, and cost optimization strategies on SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, etc.

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.

At least two (2) years of experience in designing Microservices, distributed systems, event-driven and API-based architecture.

Required skillsets

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

At least two (2) years of experience providing IT consulting services in technical solution implementations to large public/governmental agencies.

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.

Have a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related fields from an accredited or government sanctioned college/university. Client may request a copy of the diploma/degree.

The proposed onsite project person will be able to adhere to the hybrid working model by working on-site 2 to 3 business days per week at Client Headquarters, West Sacramento, CA. (no points).