Senior Architect

Senior Architect

Onsite

Description:

DSI is searching for a Senior Architect who will lead the design, development, and implementation of a modern application infrastructure utilizing Vector Databases, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. This initiative is crucial for significantly enhancing internal users' ability to find applicable documents, content, and information required to be knowledgeable about Department policies and initiatives.

The Senior Architect contractor is required due to the specialized nature of implementing AI/ML infrastructure, particularly Vector Databases and RAG systems, and the need for immediate, focused expertise that is not currently available internally.

Responsibilities:

Design & Development: Define the end-to-end technical architecture for the new AI-powered search system, including selection and integration of the Vector Database, RAG framework, and associated AI models.

Implementation: Oversee and execute the deployment of the new application infrastructure, ensuring it meets highly-available and highly-performant requirements for real-time internal querying.

Consultation & Analysis: Consult with internal stakeholders (clients) to define user needs, analyze current content structures, and advise on optimal data preparation and indexing strategies for the Vector Database.

Vision & Problem Solving: Provide the technical vision for leveraging generative AI to solve complex content retrieval problems, anticipating future scaling needs and data volume challenges.

Independent Execution: Utilize their proven experience in defining systems and application architecture to perform a variety of complicated tasks with minimal or no direct supervision, ensuring rapid, high-quality delivery of the solution.

Requirements:

Experience with utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) in data retrieval.

Experience with implementing Large Language Models (LLM's)

Experience with implementing Vector Databases within an enterprise.

Experience safeguarding confidential information.

Experience working with the government sector.

Ability to lead a team.

Strong communication/ leadership skills.

Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

About Diversified Systems

Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.

Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.