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

About the role

At BCG Platinion, we're bringing design to the front line of business challenges, creating work that solves problems in novel, feasible, and desirable ways. Our team applies a discovery-driven approach in order to create innovative and exciting end-to-end experiences at the intersection of people and technology.

What You'll Do

As a Senior AI Tech Architect, you will collaborate on interdisciplinary teams of designers, engineers, researchers, technical experts, and consultants to develop leading IT concepts and architectural solutions. In this role, you will apply your sound technical know-how, understanding of business contexts, and analytical skills to enable organizations to technically transform.

What You Are Good At

• IT Architecture and Solution Design
• Designing solution, application, and data architecture
• Developing feasibility studies, technical concepts, executing technical proofs of concept, and scaling software solutions
• Performing technology assessments and implementing IT architectures
• Analyzing complex IT application landscapes and status quo for IT architecture optimization
• Reviewing technical architecture and code
• IT Optimization and Transformation
• Supporting IT functions during mergers and acquisitions, including the functional and technical transformation of an organization’s IT department
• Restructuring IT processes and organization
• Optimizing the application development processes
• Implementation Management and Support
• Designing work packages/modules in IT implementation projects
• Evaluating products, SW packages, and solutions, including comparative studies across organizations’ systems (e.g., ERPs, HR systems, Data Analytics)
• Assessing quality assurance for IT implementation
• Communication and Collaboration
• Crafting compelling narratives, translating complex ideas for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Delivering impactful presentations, leading modules, presenting findings, and building consensus with clients
• Building collaboration, mentoring teams, and sharing knowledge to drive collective success
• Innovation and Growth
• Driving innovation, uncovering novel ideas and transformative solutions
• Fostering a growth mindset, continuously learning and applying new skills to grow your impact
• Assisting with business development through writing proposals and scoping projects

What You'll Bring

• 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
• 4+ years of professional experience in software engineering with more than 1 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:
• Variety of technology stacks
• Mainframe architecture (nice to have, but not must)
• 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
• Gen AI tool fluency (e.g., proven usage of GenAI such as ChatGPT, Claude)
• Willingness to travel to work with clients and BCG teams

Additional info

• What We Offer
• At BCG, we care about our people, and offer best in class benefits to support you personally and professionally including:
• An opportunity to work organically across disciplines and across BCG, we offer a unified and unrivaled opportunity that combines strategic thinking with hands-on applications.
• A unique experience to work alongside a team of passionate and driven problem-solvers with a mission to deliver innovative and valuable digital solutions in a supportive environment.
• For U.S. Applicants The first year base compensation for this role is $150,000 in USD. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution.
• BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below.
• At BCG, We Are Committed To Offering a Comprehensive Benefit Program That Includes Everything Our Employees And Their Families Need To Be Well And Live Life To The Fullest. We Pay The Full Cost Of Medical, Dental, And Vision Coverage For Employees – And Their Eligible Family Members.* That’s Zero Dollars In Premiums Taken From Employee Paychecks. All Our Plans Provide Best In Class Coverage Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children. $10(USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.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.
• To learn more about our employee benefits please check our Benefits page.

At BCG

• BCG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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