Cloud & AI Platform Architect (contract)

Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Hilton through Talent Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by Talent Solutions and will not be an employee of Hilton. Contract workers are not employees of Hilton or any of its subsidiaries, nor will they be eligible for Hilton benefits.

***US based remote role with a preference for a candidate near McLean, VA, Dallas, TX or Memphis, TN***

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader to play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and evolving enterprise-scale cloud, data, analytics, and AI platforms across global regions, including the US and China. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in cloud-native architectures, modern data platforms, advanced analytics, Generative AI, and intelligent automation, and will work in close partnership with Enterprise Architects, Data Architects, AI/ML Engineers, Data Engineers, and Solution Architects. Operating under the strategic guidance of Enterprise and Principal Architects, this individual will be instrumental in delivering scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions that align with business priorities, enterprise standards, and long-term technology strategy, while driving meaningful innovation across data, AI, and cloud ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise-scale AWS cloud, data, and AI architectures.

Lead cloud adoption, infrastructure deployments, and platform modernization initiatives.

Architect scalable data lake, warehouse, and lakehouse solutions using AWS services.

Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.

Establish architecture standards, governance, security, and operational best practices.

Design data ingestion, transformation, analytics, and semantic layer frameworks.

Develop AI-ready architectures using AWS Bedrock, vector databases, knowledge bases, and RAG solutio...