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Synectics Inc. · 14 hours ago

Senior Cloud AI Architect

Atlanta, GA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Synectics Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud AI Architect who is responsible for the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and ethical AI solutions for government and public service missions. This role requires deep expertise in AI/ML and architectural leadership to improve public sector operations and citizen engagement.

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Responsibilities

Plans and schedules team resources, status reporting and completion of required documentation for team assignment and projects

Analyzes and develops work or project plans for team assignments

Analyzes and implements solutions

Supervises subordinates

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

Qualification

Cloud architectureAI/ML solutionsAWS expertiseApplication modernizationMachine learningNatural language processingAI ethicsCloud certificationsStakeholder communicationTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or an equivalent work experience

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

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

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). (Must upload)

Benefits

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.