Lead Data & AI Solutions Architect for Enterprise & DoD

AIToolboard; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AIToolboard is seeking a Lead Data and AI Solutions Architect to strengthen our technical solutioning, delivery architecture, and growth capabilities across Navy accounts. You will bridge strategy, architecture, delivery, and business development in a senior role focused on data, analytics, cloud, AI/ML, and MLOps within federal environments.

You will define target-state architectures, lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor staff, and shape reusable patterns and offerings across accounts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data, analytics, cloud, AI / ML, software, or enterprise technology delivery.
• Experience designing and delivering data or analytics solutions in regulated environments such as the federal or defense environment.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Databricks, Python, SQL, ETL / ELT pipelines, and MLOps concepts and delivery patterns.
• Experience supporting technical solutioning for proposals, captures, growth opportunities, or client expansion efforts.
• Experience reviewing technical designs and advising delivery teams on architecture improvements.
• Knowledge of data architecture, cloud architecture, data engineering, analytics platforms, and AI / ML solution patterns.
• Ability to estimate technical level of effort, staffing needs, delivery timelines, and implementation tradeoffs.
• Ability to operate across delivery, growth, and leadership contexts.
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, CS, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Analytics

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of end-to-end data, analytics, cloud, AI / ML, and MLOps solutions for Navy clients.
• Translate client mission needs, business problems, and technical constraints into scalable solution architectures.
• Define target-state architectures, integration patterns, data flows, platform recommendations, and implementation roadmaps.
• Review and improve technical designs across active projects to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned to client needs.
• Establish reusable technical standards, reference architectures, delivery patterns, and best practices across data and AI engagements.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, including data scientists, data engineers, BI developers, cloud engineers, and program delivery staff.
• Identify technical risks early and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Support capture and proposal efforts by shaping technical solutions for new and recompete opportunities.
• Develop solution approaches, technical volumes, staffing models, cost estimates, implementation plans, and architecture narratives.
• Partner with account and growth teams to identify expansion opportunities within existing Navy accounts.
• Help convert client pain points into credible solution offerings and delivery concepts.
• Build reusable solution offerings, accelerators, and architecture patterns that can be leveraged across multiple pursuits.
• Participate in client discussions, solutioning workshops, technical exchanges, and verbal presentations, as needed.
• Strengthen technical delivery by improving architecture discipline, design review processes, and implementation standards.
• Help teams move from point solutions to more complete, enterprise-ready capabilities.
• Provide guidance on data pipelines, cloud data platforms, ETL / ELT, analytics environments, MLOps, APIs, and AI / ML deployment patterns.
• Support delivery teams in making appropriate tradeoffs across cost, timeline, security, scalability, maintainability, and mission impact.
• Mentor technical staff and help grow architecture and solutioning depth across the team.
• Join us. The world can't wait.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Databricks

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

MLOps

RMF/NIST compliance

DoD/Navy experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, CS, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Job description

AIToolboard is seeking a Lead Data and AI Solutions Architect to strengthen our technical solutioning, delivery architecture, and growth capabilities across Navy accounts. You will bridge strategy, architecture, delivery, and business development in a senior role focused on data, analytics, cloud, AI/ML, and MLOps within federal environments.

You will define target-state architectures, lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor staff, and shape reusable patterns and offerings across accounts.