Role Description CTG is seeking to fill a Databricks Architect position for our client. Location: Remote Duration: 12 months Duties: - Design, develop, and implement scalable data and analytics platforms using Databricks and modern cloud technologies - Provide technical leadership in architecting end-to-end data solutions supporting data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence use cases - Translate business and IT requirements into modern data architecture components using established modernization frameworks - Lead the design and optimization of distributed data processing solutions leveraging Apache Spark and Delta Lake - Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, platform engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance solutions - Define and enforce best practices for data integration, ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, and data modeling - Ensure robust implementation of data security, governance, access control, and compliance within cloud environments - Perform performance tuning, cluster configuration optimization, and cost management across Databricks environments - Support DevOps and CI/CD implementation for data platforms and analytics workloads - Contribute to modernization initiatives including legacy system analysis, code restructuring, refactoring, and business logic extraction into reusable components - Enable integration of legacy and modern systems using cloud-native services and APIs for reuse by systems of engagement - Reuse and enhance digital modernization assets, methods, and collateral - Work with cloud-native services such as AWS ECS, AWS Lambda, ElasticCache, and S3 as applicable Qualifications - Strong experience designing and implementing data platforms using Databricks - MUST have familiarity with AI and Machine Learning - Deep knowledge of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and distributed data processing concepts - Proficiency in Python, Scala, or SQL for data engineering and analytics - Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure (ADF, ADLS), AWS (S3, Glue), or GCP (GCS, BigQuery) - Hands-on experience with data integration, ETL/ELT frameworks, and orchestration tools - Strong understanding of data security, governance, and access control in cloud environments - Experience with performance tuning, cluster configuration, and cost optimization - Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices for data platforms - Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders - Experience with legacy modernization, code refactoring, and integration of legacy systems Requirements - 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or analytics engineering roles - 3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks in production environments - Proven experience architecting cloud-based data platforms at scale - Demonstrated experience working on AI/ML-enabled data solutions is required - Experience leading technical teams or acting as a lead architect in enterprise environments Education - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience - Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required. To Apply To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. For additional information, please contact Laura Dominguez at Laura.Dominguez@ctg.com . Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you! The expected base salary for this position ranges from $80.00 to $85.00/hour. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. In addition to salary, a competitive benefit package is also offered.

Role Description Lumen Solution Architects work in partnership with our Sales & Customer Success Teams to identify and develop opportunities/solutions to drive customers’ desired business outcomes. You will lead technology innovation through discovery conversations, apply technical and industry expertise, and translate complex requirements into tailored solutions. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will showcase best practices and demonstrate how our offerings enable customers to achieve their goals. The professional in this position should reside in one of these states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota. Main Responsibilities - Acts as customer advocate by identifying business and technology objectives, leading technical discovery, and driving pre-sales activities—including solution design, demos, workshops, and RFP/RFI responses—to architect impactful client solutions. - Demonstrates advanced discovery and solution selling abilities. - Crafts highly complex and custom designs to provide an integrated solution that differentiates Lumen’s services and drives customers’ desired outcomes. - Designs involving high-capacity fiber, wavelength services, data center interconnect, IP transit, DIA, edge compute, network security, cloud connectivity, SASE/SD-WAN, Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), and Ethernet networking. - Prepares and delivers clear, engaging, technical proposals, architectural diagrams, and presentations with the appropriate level of business acumen for the audience. Engages with customers to deliver on outcome selling initiatives. - Collaborate with Sales and Customer Success to help build and shape pipeline, engage with broader Eco Teams to align customer designs with Lumen capabilities. - Serve as trusted advisor - ability to build trust and rapport with technical stakeholders. - Provides actionable feedback to product management, sales, and customer success teams on business value, product capabilities, and service execution. Qualifications - Proven experience in solution engineering, pre-sales, or technical consulting within cloud, data center, or SaaS environments, with a progressive track record of increasing levels of solution complexity and responsibility. - Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, SaaS environments, data center, and modern infrastructure capacity needs. - Experience designing solutions that support AI/ML use cases, high-performance workloads, multi-cloud solutions, and data-driven architecture. - Ability to map customers' challenges to technical solutions and clearly articulate the business impact. - Ability to lead & engage in complex deal discussions with internal ecosystem, driving solutions & outcomes with sales, customer success, partners. - Excellent presentation skills as well as the ability to build and present high-quality solutions to both technical and executive audiences. - Expert problem-solving skills and ability to methodically understand and resolve complex issues across multiple products to integrate into a seamless customer solution. - Highly proactive, consultative, creative, and positive with a can-do attitude. - Strong verbal and written communication. - Fundamental understanding in Security solutions. - Industry certifications. - B.S. Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience in the private sector or military. - Travel required – Estimated 10%, Largely Central USA. Compensation This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. - Location Based Pay Ranges: - $118,079 - $157,437 in these states: IN, OH, WI - $123,991 - $165,310 in these states: MI, MN - $129,891 - $173,181 in these states: IL Benefits Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

Role Description Applied Research Solutions is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to help provide guidance to program leadership, external partners, and a prime contractor to deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of the warfighter and propel strategic national security objectives. The selected individual will engage with stakeholders across the Department of Defense, dictating the alignment of IT programs and initiatives with enterprise-level IT strategy and roadmaps. This position demands a proactive leader with a customer-centric vision and an unwavering commitment to enabling the mission through groundbreaking technical solutions. This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA or Remote possibility. Responsibilities include: - Work with the team leadership to: - Translate mission needs and compliance requirements within the team’s scope of responsibility into solutions - Enhance the operational stability, resilience, scalability, and security of mission-critical systems and major commands and warfighters globally - Spearhead integration initiatives with external entities to share data - Identify opportunities for new capabilities, including ones using emerging technologies - Monitor team progress towards milestones; identify and mitigate risks and remove roadblocks - Guide decision-making on tools, frameworks, and processes - Identify cost savings and opportunities for efficiencies - Other duties as assigned Qualifications - Must be a U.S. Citizen - TS/SCI Level Clearance - Bachelor's Degree - 15 years of directly related experience, eight of which must be with the DoD - Extensive experience in the following: - Contributing to the product and platform vision, as well as defining the strategy within the broader scope of long-term organizational needs - Full-stack development using an object-oriented language with frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, and React - Design and implementation of APIs - Performance optimization and scalability principles within an enterprise-class software system - Implementing DevOps practices, including CI/CD - SQL and NoSQL databases, with the ability to design performant and reliable data persistence solutions - Automation frameworks and tools for managing complex workflows - Demonstrated success in leading agile software teams - Must have excellent analytical abilities and problem-solving skills - Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills Requirements - Preferred Qualifications: - Master's Degree and 12 years of relevant experience or PhD in a related field and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed - Comprehensive knowledge of industry-standard automated systems, networks, networking principles, and network security - Experience with DoD or Air Force acquisition programs - Deep knowledge of mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, & ops of DAF organizations to provide operational and strategic staff guidance - Expert knowledge of policies, programs, procedures, methods, TTPs, and capabilities to support the development, implementation, and sustainment of an information architecture and strategy - Ability to complete policy development, interpretation, and resolution of critical IT issues, best practices, and advancements in the areas of information exchange, DoD acquisition, and other related IT areas of operation Benefits - Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA or remote - Travel: Occasional domestic and international travel may be required but is typically limited - The expected annual salary range: $150K - $165K. Salary is dependent upon the role, associated responsibilities, candidate's experience and qualifications to include education/training and key skills

Role Description The AI Enterprise Architect will be responsible for providing top-level AI-enablement of Digital Core and Data Product solution consulting to our partners, as well as internal C5MI processes. This role will analyze customer requirements to design and architect an effective and optimal technical solution to meet the customer needs. This individual will be delivering capabilities for U.S. government partners (customers) while working on multiple projects simultaneously that consist of deploying SAP-based digital and data solutions. This individual will also provide configuration, setup, and ongoing support of demonstrations and prototypes for our commercial and government partners. Leveraging their functional and technical skills, this role will support internal test, development, and demonstration lab services, incorporating on premise software in an IaaS environment and broader PaaS and SaaS solution integration. Essential Functions & Responsibilities - Drives innovative customer success, providing designs, reviews, escalations, and direct support at an Enterprise level for strategic multi-year plans. - Monitors and drives maturity in C5MI internal organization design in optimizing business solutions, managing platform capacity, reducing integration complexity, performance bottlenecks, and maintaining sustainable application health. - Innovates and influences overall AI-enablement solution selection including usage of AI-accelerated prototyping, design, and implementation at the Enterprise level over long term planning horizons. - Advises and coaches internal teams on optimizing various AI enablement options from workgroup software such as M365 CoPilot and custom solutions built from C5MI Partner capabilities. - Demonstrates deep knowledge of AI, DevOps, and Data based on Digital Core systems and other common business system platforms. - Participates in a team and performs assessments at the customer sites as needed. - Incorporates and defines new or adjacent architect roles such as Cloud Platform Engineer, SAP Development Architect, etc. - Innovates new technical ecosystems, including documentation and architectural diagrams. - Leverages practical experience to communicate technical concepts to the Business and IT leadership at all levels. - Provides technical analysis and support for AI-enabling, ML-using, Natural Language-based user interface, and Data Products focused on SAP solutions, and other best of breed solutions. - Leads the creation and documentation of standard operating procedures through playbook/runbook creation and automation. - Understands, assesses and incorporates key design decisions and/or any proposed changes to the solution. - Observes and coaches the implementation teams in addressing any potential gaps in the solution by implementing root cause analysis, identifying preventative solutions, and designing proactive reliability improvement. - Addresses cross-program collaboration between technical and functional teams. - Provides generalized skills to project teams and for other tasks using existing knowledge to expand into new technologies and platforms as required. - Assists with driving and maneuvering organizational requirements in this area as C5MI continues to grow rapidly. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field, OR equivalent years of experience. - Must have industry experience of 8 years. - 5 years of experience in SAP or similar Enterprise COTS or bespoke solutions, Data and User Experience software engineering as a Developer, Administrator, Functional Lead, or similar role. - 2 years of demonstrated experience as an Enterprise Architect or Systems Engineer for a major IT program involving multiple teams and/or projects. - 3 Years of experience as an SAP, Web, Cloud-native Software Engineer, Administrator, or similar role. - Experience running SAP or similar Enterprise solutions on multiple database platforms, operating systems, virtualization and automation solutions. - At least 2 years of experience in supporting application security practices, including data classification and security role design. - At least 1 year of experience in extending SAP solutions utilizing SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) or other Platform as a Service (PaaS) toolsets from AWS, Azure, or GCP. - Experience with utilizing Enterprise Architecture frameworks, toolsets, modeling including SAP, TOGAF, and DoDAF would be a plus. - At least 1 year of experience in supporting automated testing tools, including authoring, data provisioning, execution, and remediation. - Must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance. - Experience with hybrid Cloud implementations and migrations, including experience with IPaaS and SaaS integration design and governance. - Full lifecycle implementation experience; manufacturing and warehouse experience would be a plus. - SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, SAP Basis, or SAP S/4HANA certification would be a plus. - Experience with the Department of Defense or another federal agency would be a plus. Benefits - Market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage. - 401(k) plan. - Bonus opportunities. - Paid holidays. - Paid time off. Company Description C5MI is not your typical consulting firm. We are a high-performance team of SAP and supply chain experts who solve complex, mission critical challenges for organizations that cannot afford failure. Our culture rewards initiative, accountability, and continuous growth. This is a place where your expertise is valued, your work is meaningful, and your performance truly matters. If you’re energized by learning through real-world challenges, collaborating with top-tier talent, and expanding your capabilities every day, C5MI is where strong consultants level up.