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Think of TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) as the growth solution for enterprises today. We unleash growth through technology, strategy, design, execution and operations with a customer-first mindset for bold business leaders. We deliver cloud, data and customer experience solutions. Our partnerships with leading cloud, design and business intelligence platforms fuel our expertise.

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Here’s what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team requires:

Position Overview

The AWS AI/ML Practice Architect II position is a leadership position in the organization that is responsible for managing multiple consulting and delivery projects, teams/programs. The AWS AI/ML Practice Architect II , provides consulting and delivery assurance of services for clients through a range of internal and external functions. The position of AWS AI/ML Practice Architect II is distinguished from other architect positions by the nature of the engagements or programs involved; deal sizes range from transactional solutions of $2-5M. Practice Architect II is expected to have the experience to perform all the duties described below for engagements that are focused on consulting/delivery management within the defined subject matter area, including resource management, deliverables development, project planning and executions, adherence to contract attributes and costing, customer interaction, and other key aspects of solution-based managed services.

AWS AI/ML Practice Architect II , engagements will typically be delivered for customers in North America or at the customer’s location, usually North America based. They are expected to have adequate level skills required for complex deliverable-based, fully outsourced, or extremely large-scale engagements or programs and lead the delivery effort to a larger cross-functional project/program. This role may require up to 25% travel.

The ideal candidate will bring their deep expertise in Cloud Services primarily on AWS, Microservices and Serverless architectures, Cloud Native Development, CI/CD and DevOps, presales, delivery, and operational excellence. They will provide expert level support for strategic ongoing and new TGS client initiatives. They will work amongst our other key partners to assist in the development of robust cloud offerings and bring holistic solutions across key focus areas of TGS Enterprise Modernization strategic objectives.

Primary responsibilities:

Delivery Support: For new engagements, drive the transition phase as well as the setup of the engagement operating model, help define metrics and support the delivery of defined statements of work.

Engagement Leadership: Create the technical architecture for complex cloud systems, and lead the implementation team. Perform hands on implementation tasks, and delegate other tasks to the rest of the implementation team. Guide the creation and delivery of project deliverables, ensuring they meet client requirements and adhere to client requirements. Ensure the implementation team maintains a shared vision of the engagement goals.

Client Interaction: Throughout the engagement, maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their needs are met and addressing any issues that arise. Help surface opportunities for further client engagement.

Additional Responsibilities as needed will include but not be limited to:

Pre-Sales Support: Support Solution Architects and Solution Executives with technical opinions, methodology recommendations, work estimates, and solution support.

Practice Support: As needed, provide input, expertise, and implement changes into the design, development and improvement of service offerings and back-office procedures; assist in the research and development of new offerings and analyze competing offerings to ensure practice is current and competitive within the market; create and maintain practice artifacts that document key methods, processes and delivery tools.

Human Resources: Assist with interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of project team members during initial engagement phase.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or other engineering or technical discipline is required

• 9+ years' experience in information technology and/or professional services, with emphasis on subject matter expertise

• At least 5 years of experience as a Cloud Architect or equivalent role

• At least 5 years of AWS services experience is required.

• At least 3 years of cloud migration experience is required

• At least 3 years of Microservices and Serverless experience is required

• Demonstrated leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices

• Develop innovative solutions to complex business and technology problems

• Strong track record of delivering projects of demonstrable complexity & scale

• Hands on knowledge of AWS AI/ML services including SageMaker, BedRock, Amazon Q

• Hands on knowledge of AWS Data services including S3/Athena, Lake Formation, Glue, RedShift or EMR

• Hands on knowledge in various AWS services like ECS, EKS, Lambda, Event Bridge, S3, DynamoDB, System Manager, API Gateway, ACM, Route53, Cloud Watch

• Experience with enterprise AWS services including Organizations, Control Tower, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect

• Experience with strategizing and solution migration of legacy enterprise app (Lift & Shift/ Code Refactoring)

• Ability to lead adoption and mentor team members on modern DevOps and architectural concepts

• Experience with source code and software collaboration technologies (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Artifactory)

• Experience configuring and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHb Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, CodePipeline)

• Strong infrastructure as code experience, preferably in Terraform

• Strong Knowledge in container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and cloud native frameworks

• Strong hands-on scripting skills (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell)

• Some knowledge of one application programming language like C#, Java, or JavaScript (Node)

• Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewalling

• Strong practical Linux and Windows-based systems administration skills in a Cloud or Virtualized environment

• Ability to travel to client locations to deliver professional services, as needed

• Remotely work with team members across a range of time zones and regions.

• Able to present designs to a varied audience across technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to identify and address potential design or architecture issues, and work with uncertainty

• Willing to lead discussion and challenge technical and design decisions where standards or best practices are not met

• Implement central architecture standards, using JIRA, confluence etc. raising and tracking architecture tasks, dependencies and risks for 2-3 inflight projects they are assigned to

• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on communicating technical requirements and solutions to internal and external audiences.

• Professional level AWS certification is mandatory

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or other engineering or technical discipline is required

• 12+ years' experience in information technology and/or professional services, with emphasis on subject matter expertise

• 8+ years of Cloud Architecture experience

• 8+ years of AWS experience

• At least 5 years cloud migration experience

• At least 5 years of Microservices and serverless experience

• Hands on knowledge of AWS AI/ML services including SageMaker, BedRock, Amazon Q

• Hands on knowledge of AWS Data services including S3/Athena, Lake Formation, Glue, RedShift or EMR

• Prior success in automating real-world production environments using Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible or cloud native equivalents

• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment

• Expertise in DevOps Technologies including but not limited to CI/CD frameworks, Infrastructure as Code and monitoring and logging frameworks

• Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts

• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on communicating technical requirements and solutions to internal and external audiences.

Certifications :

Must have professional level certifications in AWS Cloud.

Must have 1-2 associate level certifications in AWS Cloud

Skills

Aws, Cloud, Data, Architecture, Machine learning, AI, Artificial Intelligence, SageMaker, BedRock, Amazon Q

Top Skills Details

Aws,Cloud,Data,Architecture,Machine learning,AI,Artificial Intelligence,SageMaker,BedRock,Amazon Q

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Excellent Communication and presentations skills

Experience Level

Expert Level

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $165000.00 - $190000.00/yr.

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan or program terms. Our benefit plans include the following:• Medical, dental & vision• 401(k)/Roth• Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)• Short and long-term disability• Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)• Transportation benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Tuition Assistance• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Paid Family Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 5, 2025.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.