Clouds Solution Architect
J5 Consulting · VA
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Jul 26, 2026
VA
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Cloud Solutions Architect role supporting Intelligence Community programs, focused on designing and building AI/ML and cloud-based systems that automate workflows and business processes. Day-to-day work involves data modeling, software architecture, training and integrating machine learning models, and developing ETL pipelines, primarily within AWS. Suits candidates with hands-on experience in frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow who hold an active Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,107 (middle half $108,024–$176,763).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The title 'Cloud Solutions Architect' and the job narrative emphasize AI/ML design and implementation as the primary day-to-day work (model training, ML frameworks, data modeling, algorithm development), making 15-2051 Data Scientists the best fit; 15-1252 Software Developers is a plausible runner-up given the software architecture and integration responsibilities.
The clearance requirement is explicitly stated as 'Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph,' which maps to TopSecretSci.
PyTorch and TensorFlow are listed together as examples of required ML frameworks ('such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, etc.'); they are interchangeable examples of the same requirement and are captured as alternatives of each other. Both are marked required because the section is a hard-gate 'Required Skills' block.
The posting mentions 'Jav' alongside Python and C++ — this appears to be a typo for 'Java'; however, since it is ambiguous and may not be intentional, Java has been omitted rather than assumed.
Conda is listed in the required skills section alongside Python and C++ as an AI/ML programming environment; it is retained as a distinct named tool.
AWS and ETL pipelines appear only under 'Highly Desired Skills,' so they are marked as preferred.
No compensation range or employment type is stated in the posting.
No minimum total years of experience is explicitly stated at the role level.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI/ML model training.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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