About this role
Job Title : Senior Cloud Solutions Architect – Agentic AI, Integration & Architecture
Duration: 12 months(37.5 hrs per week)
Location: 2 Broadway, NYC 10004 (3 DAYS ONSITE & 2 DAYS REMOTE)
THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE THE CONSULTANT TO WORK 3 DAYS ONSITE & 2 DAYS REMOTE.
Certification/Experience Preferred: Cloud certification and additional relevant certifications
Position Summary
A major public-sector transportation organization is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect / Cloud Engineer/Application Architect with deep expertise in AI agentic architecture,
enterprise integration, and architecture standards. This hands-on role designs agent-based and
AI-enabled solutions, defines integration patterns, publishes application architecture standards,
and helps establish an Architecture Center of Excellence (COE). The architect will work in Azure,
AWS, and hybrid environments.
1 . AI Agentic Architecture
-Design reference architectures for agentic AI: multi-agent orchestration, tool calling, RAG,
and human-in-the-loop controls.
- Define secure patterns for integrating agents with enterprise systems and APIs (e.g., MCP,
event-driven triggers).
- Establish guardrails for agent identity, access, auditability, observability, evaluation, and
cost.
2. Integration Architecture
- Design and govern API-led, event-driven, and messaging integration patterns, including API
lifecycle and gateway strategy.
- Define integration patterns for legacy, SaaS, and cloud-native systems.
3 . Standards & Architecture COE
- Develop, publish, and maintain application, integration, API, and AI architecture standards
and reference architectures.
- Help establish and operate the COE: charter, governance forums, design reviews, training,
and playbooks.
- Define COE and standards-adoption metrics in coordination with AI IT adoption tracking.
4. Modernization, Security & Collaboration
- Guide application modernization and cloud design on Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments.
- Align designs with NIST (incl. AI RMF), CIS, ISO 27001, and transport org security requirements.
- Partner with product, engineering, DevOps, and Cybersecurity teams; communicate clearly
to business and technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of application/enterprise architecture experience, including cloud-native design
on Azure and/or AWS.
- Experience delivering AI/LLM or agentic solutions in an enterprise.
- Experience authoring standards and operating an architecture COE or review board.
- Strong integration/API expertise and executive-level communication