Senior AI/ML Enterprise Architect & Strategist

Unissant; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to federal agencies, aligning mission goals with data, AI, and secure technology.

We seek a Senior Enterprise Systems Architect, AI/ML Strategist & Evangelist for our Ashburn, VA client, to drive AI strategy and oversee scalable deployments across hybrid-cloud and on-prem environments. The role requires senior leadership to connect enterprise strategy with hands-on execution, advising executives and guiding roadmaps that align AI investments with

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise technology leadership or related roles.
• 8+ years delivering AI/ML in enterprise, regulated, or mission-critical environments.
• Experience leading enterprise architecture initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide AI/ML strategy, adoption, and roadmap development across programs, customers, and technical teams.
• Identify opportunities where AI/ML can improve mission performance and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies including Generative AI and related enterprise AI capabilities.
• Design secure, scalable enterprise AI/ML architectures across hybrid-cloud, multi-cloud, and on-premises environments.
• Guide implementation of AI platforms, MLOps environments, data pipelines, and cloud-native AI solutions.
• Partner with engineering, operations, cybersecurity, data, cloud, and enterprise architecture teams to align AI solutions with target-state architectures.
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical assessments for governance, interoperability, privacy, and security.
• Build prototypes and provide technical leadership to delivery teams.
• Serve as a senior AI advisor to customer stakeholders and executives through workshops and briefings.
• Support business development, solutioning, capture efforts, proposals, and demonstrations related to AI-enabled opportunities.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

AI/ML strategy

Architectural governance

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

TOGAF/FEAF/DoDAF

Job description

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to federal agencies, aligning mission goals with data, AI, and secure technology.

We seek a Senior Enterprise Systems Architect, AI/ML Strategist & Evangelist for our Ashburn, VA client, to drive AI strategy and oversee scalable deployments across hybrid-cloud and on-prem environments. The role requires senior leadership to connect enterprise strategy with hands-on execution, advising executives and guiding roadmaps that align AI investments with