Solutions Architect IV

Senior Infrastructure Architect

When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference. You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.

• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.

• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Infrastructure Architect.

• Core Knowledge & Skills: Sets enterprise‑level infrastructure strategy; leads global architectures and integrations; manages worldwide environments; is recognized externally as a thought leader.

• Work & Complexity: Oversees multi‑region programs, coordinates global delivery, applies analytics to predict/mitigate issues, and steers strategic vendor partnerships.

• Quality & Independence: Establishes visionary, organization‑wide standards; ensures excellence on large‑scale initiatives; drives sustainable, future‑ready practices with full autonomy.

• Teamwork & Communication: Leads enterprise communication of strategy, aligns global stakeholders, mentors next‑generation leaders, and represents the organization in industry forums.

• Consulting & Engagement: Advises executives on strategy and vision, expands external offerings and partnerships, and shapes long‑term technology direction and market influence.

As your initial career assignment, you will support the priorities and vital functions of our shared services teams as a(n) Solutions Architect IV.

The Cloud Architect on this team will play a critical role in enabling our customer to modernize, secure, and optimize their technology environments through the effective design and management of cloud infrastructure. They are responsible for shaping and maintaining cloud architectures that support scalability, agility, performance, security, compliance, interoperability, and seamless integration across mission-critical systems. Leveraging deep expertise in cloud technologies and best practices, this Cloud Architect will develop innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency, enhance service delivery, and support evolving organizational needs.

• In this role, the Cloud Architect analyzes the technical and operational requirements of agency applications and services to design a robust cloud foundation capable of reliably hosting and supporting those capabilities.

• The position requires close collaboration with Cloud Engineers, Cloud Security professionals, and other stakeholders to define and implement cloud infrastructure, networking architectures, and deployment strategies that align with federal standards and mission objectives.

• By providing technical leadership and architectural guidance, the Cloud Architect ensures cloud environments are resilient, secure, cost-effective, and positioned to support both current operations and future growth

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $154,000-$232,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.