BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect, Public Sector Industry Leader (Defense & Security, Civil Sector)

About the role

Boston Consulting Group is seeking a Lead AI Tech Architect to join our Architecture practice within BCG Platinion. This role is specifically seeking a leader to serve primarily in the US Public Sector, but also open to commercial and private sector engagements where required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to develop leading IT concepts and architectural solutions.
• Apply sound technical know-how, understanding of business contexts, and analytical skills to enable organizations to technically transform.
• Support IT functions during mergers and acquisitions, restructuring IT processes and organization, and optimizing application development processes.
• Design work packages/modules in IT implementation projects, evaluate products, SW packages, and solutions, assess quality assurance for IT implementation, and craft compelling narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Manage junior team members, mentor and coach them, provide quality assurance oversight, and facilitate technical and strategic working sessions and workshops with both client and internal teams.
• Drive innovation, foster a growth mindset, build relationships with key clients, assist with business development through writing proposals and scoping projects, and promote an overall positive experience for junior staff.

Requirements

• US Citizenship and active security clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Prior expertise with portfolio and project management of US federal government agencies in a technology consulting context is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in information technology, business administration, computer science, business management, or system controls & engineering or a related field.
• Master's Degree in related fields not required but preferred.
• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering with more than 4 years in architecture discipline.
• Superior technical knowledge, engineering rigor, and creative problem-solving.
• Ability to explain complex technology topics to senior executives.
• Extensive technical expertise and knowledge of various technology stacks, mainframe architecture (nice to have), cloud native applications and cloud services architecture, omnichannel architecture, integration methodologies and tools, API and Microservices architecture, structured and unstructured databases and usage patterns, high-speed, high-volume, high-frequency transaction processing systems, real-time logging, monitoring and resiliency approaches, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, next gen capabilities (e.g. AI/ML, IoT, Blockchain) and component technologies, data analytics architecture (e.g. Data Lake), programming paradigms and approaches (e.g. object-oriented), process automation approaches and tooling (e.g. DevOps, AIOps), experience in agile engineering and tooling support, an agile mindset that moves past blockers, and a vision to iteratively migrate to the next/modern set of architecture capabilities with a lens of business benefits/value, and Gen AI tool fluency (e.g., proven usage of GenAI such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of response.
• Willingness to travel to work with clients and BCG teams.

Skills

• IT Architecture and Solution Design
• IT Optimization and Transformation
• Implementation Management and Support
• Communication and Collaboration
• Team Management
• Innovation and Growth

Benefits

At BCG, we offer best in class benefits to support you personally and professionally, including:

• Zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• $10(USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
• Up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits for dental coverage.
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
• Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost.
• E-Verify Employer.