Lead Solutions Architect

S R INTERNATIONAL INC; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

State of Arizona – Arizona Department of Economic Security (AZDES) is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to steer enterprise application architecture with a strong focus on AI-enabled solutions. You will lead technical direction, manage teams, and shape cloud strategy across Salesforce, Azure, and GCP in an agile environment.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AI/ML experience, cloud architecture expertise, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions for executive

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years leading and managing employees.
• Hands-on AI/ML, Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, vector databases, and RAG.
• Strong enterprise and cloud architecture knowledge, distributed systems, microservices, API-first design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, AI-enabled enterprise applications.
• Develop enterprise architecture strategies and multi-year roadmaps.
• Evaluate AI models, third-party APIs, and cloud services for suitable solutions.
• Guide development teams, cloud architects, data scientists, and ML engineers.
• Ensure AI solutions meet security, privacy, compliance, and performance requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, legal and security teams.
• Manage vendors, budgets, and cloud cost optimization.
• Communicate strategies and risks to executive leadership.

Skills

Lead teams

AI/ML & Generative AI

Cloud architecture

Agile / Scrum

Jira or Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Salesforce

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Title:

Lead Solutions Architect

Job Code:

AZ 14298

Client:

State of Arizona – Arizona Department of Economic Security (AZDES)

Location:

Phoenix, Arizona

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid – 4 days per week working from home; local candidates only

Contract Duration:

Through June 30, 2027

Working Hours:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (40 hours/week; overtime available)

Work Location Address:

1400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007

Position Overview

The State of Arizona is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to lead enterprise application architecture and development, with a strong focus on AI-enabled solutions. This role combines technical leadership, employee management, cloud architecture, and AI strategy to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective enterprise systems.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience leading and managing employees, hands‑on knowledge of AI/ML and Generative AI, enterprise and cloud architecture expertise, and experience with Agile methodologies and Jira or Azure DevOps.

Required Skills

• At least 3+ years of experience in a lead role managing employees.
• Experience with AI/ML, Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, vector databases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Strong understanding of enterprise and cloud architecture, distributed systems, microservices, and API‑first design.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including AI/ML services.
• Experience with Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong technical leadership, team mentoring, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and communicate architecture decisions to executive stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• TOGAF or other enterprise architecture frameworks, such as Zachman.
• Product management experience.
• Experience with Azure AI Studio, MLOps, data engineering, CI/CD, and AI model deployment and monitoring.
• Knowledge of AI security, privacy, responsible AI practices, and compliance frameworks such as NIST AI RMF and the EU AI Act.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization, AI computing costs, and token‑based pricing models.
• Programming knowledge in Python, SQL, Java, or Go.
• Experience with technical roadmapping, budgeting, vendor management, and build‑versus‑buy evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, AI‑enabled enterprise applications.
• Develop enterprise architecture strategies and multi‑year technical roadmaps.
• Evaluate AI models, third‑party APIs, and cloud services to identify suitable solutions.
• Guide development teams, cloud architects, data scientists, and machine learning engineers.
• Ensure AI solutions meet security, privacy, compliance, and performance requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, legal teams, and security leaders.
• Manage technical vendors, budgets, and cloud cost optimization.
• Communicate technical strategies, architecture decisions, risks, and business value to executive leadership.

Primary Skills

Solutions Architecture, Application Development Management, AI/ML, Generative AI, RAG, LLMs, Salesforce, Azure, GCP, Azure AI Studio, MLOps, Data Engineering, Microservices, Agile/Scrum, Jira, Azure DevOps, TOGAF, Product Management.

Flexible work from home options available.