Gen AI Architect

Position will lead the design, development, and implementation of a modern application infrastructure utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered coding assistants, specifically GitHub Copilot, to drive the project's success. The application infrastructure will be deployed on a cloud platform (i.e., Azure). This new application is an external-facing system that must be designed for scalability to 1 million users per month

The Senior Architect contractor is required due to the specialized nature of implementing Generative AI tooling such as GitHub Copilot and the associated high-scale cloud infrastructure on platforms like Azure, and the need for immediate, focused expertise that is not currently available internally. The architect must have proven experience in defining systems and application architecture to ensure the new application is highly-available and highly-performant.

As outlined in the standard description, the Senior Architect will :

1. Define the end-to-end technical architecture for a high-availability, high-performance external application on Azure, including load balancing, auto-scaling, and secure gateway services, while governing the integration of GitHub Copilot into the C# development lifecycle.

2. Oversee and execute the deployment of the new application infrastructure, ensuring it meets highly-available and highly-performant requirements for real-time external querying by up to 1 million users.

3. Provide the technical vision for leveraging generative AI in the development process.

4. Utilize their proven experience in defining systems and application architecture to perform a variety of complicated tasks with minimal or no direct supervision.

Skills

Required / Desired

Required Amount of Experience in years

Code development utilizing AI assistants.

Required

Deploying software on cloud.

Required

C# development expertise.

Required

Scaling applications for large user base.

Desired

Experience working with the government sector.

Desired

Ability to lead a team.

Desired

Strong communication / leadership skills.

Required

Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience.

Required

Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and / or functional lines.

Required

Have excellent oral and written skills / possess strong meeting and work session facilitation skills.

Required

Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.

Required

Have strong understanding of prioritization stemming from the elicitation of system and / or user requirements.

Required

Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills

Required

Must be knowledgeable in the English language / speak clearly and understandably use the English language

Required