Architect

About the role

Practice Architect ll (Full-time, Remote)

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. We value deep relationships, dedication to serving others and inclusion. We drive positive outcomes for our people and our business, and we stay true to our commitments and act in harmony with our words. We exist to create significant opportunity for people to achieve fulfillment through career success. Ready to join us?

Heres what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team requires:

The Cloud Architect position is a leadership position in the organization that is responsible for managing multiple consulting and delivery projects, teams/programs. The Sr Architect provides consulting and delivery assurance of services for clients through a range of internal and external functions. The position of Sr. Cloud Architect is distinguished from Cloud Architect positions by the nature of the engagements or programs involved; deal sizes range from transactional solutions of $2-5M. As a Sr. Cloud Architect the architect is expected to have the experience and background 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.

For a Sr Cloud Architect, these engagements will typically be delivered for North American customers or at the customer 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 and GenAI services including SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore (agentic architectures, runtimes, gateways, tool/use-case orchestration), Amazon Q (including Amazon Q Business, Amazon Q in QuickSight, and Amazon Q in Connect), and the Strands SDK for building and operating agentic systems

· Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and govern modern agentic architectures on AWS (multi-agent patterns, tool/function calling, orchestration, evaluation/observability, and secure runtime isolation) using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and related services

· Hands-on experience building agent workflows and integrations with the Strands SDK, including tool definitions, agent routing/orchestration, and deployment/operations patterns

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

Masters 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 experiece

At least 5 years cloud migration experience

At least 5 years of Microservices and serverless experience

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

Candidate must have professional level certifications in AWS Cloud

Canddiate must have 1-2 associate level certifications in AWS Cloud

Skills

aws, Agentic AI/ML, Bedrock

Additional Skills & Qualifications

see above

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Hanover, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $156000.00 - $234000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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. Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following: Medical, Dental, and Vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents) Short and Long-Term Disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation Benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Hanover, MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

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.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

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

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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