Hybrid AI Solutions Architect, Programs & Delivery Lead

Amentum; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) matching retirement benefits

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead JANUS operations, coordinate lighthouse and pilot initiatives, and align AI work with two-cloud strategies from Reston, VA. The role requires US citizenship and hybrid work with the Reston office.

You will bridge business problems to technical AI architectures, ensure governance and schedule adherence, and collaborate with governance, cyber, legal, and procurement functions to drive program success.

Qualifications

• Typically 5+ years of AI / data program architecture, AI portfolio management, or enterprise solution delivery with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience operating an enterprise intake / portfolio system for AI, data, or technology initiatives.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML solution architecture, including data pipelines, model integration patterns, and platform components.
• Hands‑on familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP also acceptable).
• Experience working with structured and semi‑structured data, databases, and integration patterns across enterprise systems.
• US Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operation of JANUS for COE intake, triage, prioritization, and lifecycle tracking of AI use cases.
• Translate business problems into technical AI solution architectures, identifying reusable patterns and platform components across AI Pilots.
• Support the AI Solution Architect — Generative AI on integration, deployment, and operational hand-off of GenAI capabilities into mission and enterprise workflows.
• Coordinate with spoke leads on lighthouse charter execution, surfacing blockers to the Chief AI Architect and the AI Advisory Council.
• Maintain the COE decision log and Council package readiness on a monthly cadence.
• Partner with vendor Forward Deployed Engineers during platform buildout, ensuring reusable patterns are documented and transitioned to internal owners with FDE exit criteria met.
• Maintain alignment between AI work and Amentum's two-cloud posture (Azure Commercial for COE, Azure Government for customer-mandated programs).

Skills

Program-architecture judgment

Executive-stakeholder collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Azure AI services

Microsoft Copilot

AWS Bedrock

Job description

Amentum is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead JANUS operations, coordinate lighthouse and pilot initiatives, and align AI work with two-cloud strategies from Reston, VA. The role requires US citizenship and hybrid work with the Reston office.

You will bridge business problems to technical AI architectures, ensure governance and schedule adherence, and collaborate with governance, cyber, legal, and procurement functions to drive program success.