GTA – Senior Cloud AI Architect

Job Description

*MUST be local to Metro Atlanta**

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.

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AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

Must meet one of
the following requirements:

● Bachelor’s
degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or an
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).