Onsite Data & AI Solutions Architect – DHS Clearance

Piper Companies; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site work

Performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Equity programs

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Resident Solutions Architect to support a federal-focused data and AI modernization program in McLean, VA. The RSA will design, build, and operationalize large-scale data platforms and AI workloads while engaging directly with customer engineering teams.

The role requires DHS EOD clearance, strong Python/Scala coding, and expertise in Spark and multi-cloud environments. On-site work with responsibilities spanning architecture, CI/CD, and MLOps awaits.

Qualifications

• Active DHS EOD clearance required.
• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics.
• Strong coding proficiency in Python or Scala.
• Deep experience with Apache Spark and distributed computing concepts.
• Two cloud platforms with expertise in one (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience designing and deploying end-to-end data architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and production deployment workflows.
• Knowledge of MLOps concepts and tooling.
• Experience delivering technical projects and managing timelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead short- and medium-term customer engagements focused on data engineering, analytics, and cloud architecture.
• Design and implement scalable reference architectures, data pipelines, and distributed compute solutions.
• Guide customers through modernization efforts, migrations, and end-to-end deployment of big-data and AI workloads.
• Provide architectural consulting, technical design guidance, and best practices for platform adoption.
• Deliver hands-on development using Python or Scala, including Spark-based processing.
• Support integration of cloud services across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
• Provide escalated technical support for customer operational issues and rapid resolution.
• Collaborate with project managers, architects, and engineering teams to meet requirements.
• Contribute to CI/CD workflows, production deployment strategies, and MLOps practices.
• Document architectures and communicate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Scala

Apache Spark

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

MLOps

Data architecture

Customer facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Resident Solutions Architect to support a federal-focused data and AI modernization program in McLean, VA. The RSA will design, build, and operationalize large-scale data platforms and AI workloads while engaging directly with customer engineering teams.

The role requires DHS EOD clearance, strong Python/Scala coding, and expertise in Spark and multi-cloud environments. On-site work with responsibilities spanning architecture, CI/CD, and MLOps awaits.