Enterprise Architect

Agile Tech Labs; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an AI Architect with extensive experience in multi-cloud architecture and enterprise governance. The role involves leading the design of multiple projects, advising on deployment strategies, and ensuring adherence to best practices. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and have a proven ability to innovate and evaluate emerging technologies. This is a hybrid position based in Washington D.C., demanding strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in design and delivery of enterprise architecture products.
• Experience in multi-vendor environments with executed projects.
• Up to date with new trends and tools in architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for multiple projects and maintain architectural constructs.
• Architect solutions across IT environments and business systems.
• Advise on deployment strategies for new features.

Skills

Cloud architecture workshops facilitation

Enterprise-scale multi-cloud architectures

Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies

Security, compliance, resiliency design

End-to-end solution design

Standardized integration patterns

Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Job description

Location: Washington D.C. 20433 (Hybrid, 4 days onsite a week)

Duration: 12 Months Contract (Possible Extension)

AWS or GCP Cloud preferred for AI Architect role

AWS Bedrock

No GENAI but looking for Agentic AI experience

Not a solutions Architects

Build AI Agents

Essential Job Functions

• Lead design of multiple simultaneous projects, develop and maintain core architectural constructs, provide architectural leadership to relevant teams from various location across the globe
• Architect solutions across multiple IT environments and Business system components, envision solution for projects / programs / applications
• Research, evaluate, and select from existing and emerging technologies the options best fitting business and IT strategic needs
• Communicate critical technical choices, specify requirements and constraints for design and implementation, and provide input for scoping the level effort for development projects
• Provide a long-term vision for the platform, taking into account changes in technology within the context of ITS current implementation and our feature roadmap
• Advise on deployment strategies for new features and components, assessing if rollout plans are safe, progressive, and reversible
• In-depth understanding of the business environment, its processes and complexities of the corporation and apply the knowledge towards the proposed work program.
• Design and validate solutions that are practical, flexible, scalable, reusable, and strategic
• Coordinate effort within different IT groups including Enterprise Architecture, Office of Information Security, Data Management Office as and when needed.
• Interact with the Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Platform teams to ensure that solutions are built in adherence with the defined enterprise standards
• Contribute to the development of a body of generally applicable methods, procedures, and deliverables
• Recognize and identify potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion
• Present, discuss, and walk through the merits of the solutions recommendations with a group of enterprise architects
• Institute and lead the adoption of best practices and standards, to improve the quality of the deliverables
• Ensure best practices are adhered to in the adoption of new technologies
• Manage daily technical challenges and communicate with management if there are any risks or issues
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies and tools being used to improve IT development and delivery
• Understanding of security best practices and standards

Educational Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field
• Experience in the design and delivery of enterprise architecture products and artifacts
• Experience working with clients in multiple domains and executed multi-year projects working in a multi-vendor environment.
• Up to date with new trends, best practices and range of tools used in projects and applications.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Facilitate cloud architecture workshops with business stakeholders and hyperscaler vendors
• Demonstrated experience designing and governing enterprise-scale multi‑cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI, including hybrid and on‑prem integrations.
• Proven ability to evaluate, integrate, and adopt emerging technologies, including AI/ML and agentic AI, while ensuring enterprise governance and operational readiness.
• Proven ability to embed security, compliance, resiliency, and FinOps controls by design, working closely with security and risk stakeholders.
• Strong track record leading end‑to‑end solution design for PaaS, SaaS, containerized, and AI‑enabled workloads in complex enterprise environments.
• Hands‑on experience establishing standardized integration patterns across IAM, networking, SIEM, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and observability platforms.
• Demonstrated expertise in automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with strong scripting skills to support scalable, repeatable platform delivery.
• Knowledge in the development of application standards, architecture products, artifacts, and standardization processes
• Good knowledge of one or more areas of architecture practice
• Excellent communication, writing, documentation and facilitation skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong diplomatic, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
• High level of creativity and lateral thinking
• Ability to provide training, coaching support for architecture projects
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization (this includes written and verbal communications, as well as visualizations)
• Ability to act as liaison conveying information in suitably accurate models between the business unit and their counterparts within Information Technology
• Self‑starter with the skills to lead a team
• Proven conceptual, analytical, and judgmental skills
• Ability to work directly with clients and management without supervision and to facilitate and navigate discussions with stakeholders to ensure clarity, prioritization, and consensus
• Ability to work with different points‑of‑view and lead the team to convergence, while always keeping the project objectives in sight
• Excellent personal organization skills and ability to take things to closure without follow‑ups