Architect

TEKsystems • Hanover, MD

5d • $156,000 - $234,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Practice Architect II is a leadership role responsible for managing multiple consulting and delivery projects, teams, and programs. The role provides consulting and delivery assurance for clients through internal and external functions, including resource management, deliverable development, project planning and execution, contract and cost adherence, and customer interaction. Engagements may range from transactional solutions of $2–5 million to complex deliverable-based, fully outsourced, or large-scale programs. The architect leads cross-functional delivery efforts, typically for North American customers, and may travel up to 25% of the time.

The role focuses on cloud services, primarily AWS, as well as microservices and serverless architectures, cloud-native development, CI/CD, DevOps, presales, delivery, and operational excellence. The architect supports strategic client initiatives and works with partners to develop cloud offerings and holistic solutions aligned with TGS Enterprise Modernization objectives.

The position is fully remote and permanent, based out of Hanover, Maryland. It may require travel to client locations and remote collaboration with team members across time zones and regions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another engineering or technical discipline.
• At least 9 years of 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 in an equivalent role.
• At least 5 years of AWS services experience.
• At least 3 years of cloud migration experience.
• At least 3 years of microservices and serverless experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in an engineering environment, driving operational excellence and best practices.
• Ability to develop innovative solutions to complex business and technology problems.
• Track record of delivering projects of demonstrable complexity and scale.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS AI/ML and GenAI services, including SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Amazon Q, and the Strands SDK.
• Ability to design, implement, and govern modern agentic architectures on AWS, including multi-agent patterns, tool/function calling, orchestration, evaluation and observability, and secure runtime isolation.
• Hands-on experience building agent workflows and integrations with the Strands SDK, including tool definitions, agent routing and orchestration, and deployment and operations patterns.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS data services, including S3/Athena, Lake Formation, Glue, Redshift, or EMR.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS services including ECS, EKS, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, DynamoDB, Systems Manager, API Gateway, ACM, Route 53, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with enterprise AWS services, including Organizations, Control Tower, Transit Gateways, and Direct Connect.
• Experience planning and delivering migrations of legacy enterprise applications, including lift-and-shift and code refactoring.
• Experience with source code and software collaboration technologies such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Artifactory.
• Experience configuring and managing CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, and CodePipeline.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code experience, preferably with Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud-native frameworks.
• Strong hands-on scripting skills, such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of at least one application programming language, such as C#, Java, or JavaScript/Node.
• Knowledge of IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing, and firewalling.
• Practical Linux and Windows systems administration skills in cloud or virtualized environments.
• Ability to travel to client locations as needed to deliver professional services.
• Ability to work remotely with team members across time zones and regions.
• Ability to present designs to varied technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to identify and address potential design or architecture issues and work with uncertainty.
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, including communicating technical requirements and solutions to internal and external audiences.
• Professional-level AWS certification is mandatory.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in computer science or another engineering or technical discipline.
• 12 or more years of experience in information technology and/or professional services, with emphasis on subject matter expertise.
• 8 or more years of cloud architecture experience.
• 8 or more years of AWS experience.
• At least 5 years of cloud migration experience.
• At least 5 years of microservices and serverless experience.
• Prior success automating 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 CI/CD frameworks, infrastructure as code, and monitoring and logging frameworks.
• Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts.
• One or two associate-level AWS Cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

• Drive the transition phase and establish the engagement operating model for new engagements; help define metrics and support delivery of statements of work.
• Create technical architectures for complex cloud systems and lead implementation teams.
• Perform hands-on implementation work and delegate tasks to other implementation team members.
• Guide the creation and delivery of project deliverables, ensuring they meet client requirements.
• Ensure the implementation team maintains a shared vision of engagement goals.
• Maintain strong client relationships, address issues, meet client needs, and identify opportunities for further engagement.
• Support Solution Architects and Solution Executives with technical opinions, methodology recommendations, work estimates, and solution support.
• Contribute expertise and implement improvements to service offerings and back-office procedures.
• Assist with researching and developing new offerings and analyzing competing offerings to keep the practice current and competitive.
• Create and maintain practice artifacts documenting methods, processes, and delivery tools.
• Assist with interviewing, hiring, and onboarding project team members during the initial engagement phase.
• Implement central architecture standards and use tools such as JIRA and Confluence to raise and track architecture tasks, dependencies, and risks across assigned projects.
• Present designs to technical and non-technical stakeholders and identify and address design or architecture issues.
• Lead discussions and challenge technical or design decisions when standards or best practices are not met.
• Mentor team members and lead adoption of modern DevOps and architectural concepts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
• Life insurance, including voluntary life and AD&D for employees and dependents
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off, vacation, or sick leave
• Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs such as annual bonuses and profit sharing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior