Technical Solution Architect

Job Description:

Job#: 3043248

Job Description:

Apex Systems is a world-class technology services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients’ digital visions.

Here are the details:

Position: Technical Solution Architect – eProcurement Transformation Initiative (EPIC)

Location: McCormack Building, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108 (Hybrid)

Duration: Thru 6/30/27 (with possibility of extension)

Pay Rate: $92-$96/hour

• Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Provide technical leadership across the EPIC program, translating business goals and user needs into scalable, secure, and sustainable solution architectures.
• Shape and maintain architecture guidance across applications, integrations, cloud services, data platforms, reporting, analytics, security, and operational components.
• Ensure technical solutions align with the Commonwealth’s long-term vision, business objectives, and user experience goals.
• Advise stakeholders on the balance between configurable platform capabilities, custom development, integrations, data services, and modular architecture components.
• Product & Business Collaboration
• Partner with product managers, experience designers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to develop architecture roadmaps supporting agile, iterative product delivery.
• Translate procurement, policy, operational, and user requirements into practical technical designs and implementation guidance.
• Communicate architectural tradeoffs and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Vendor Management & Technical Governance
• Review vendor solution architectures, technical designs, migration approaches, and implementation deliverables.
• Ensure vendor solutions align with Commonwealth architecture standards, accessibility requirements, security controls, and project objectives.
• Participate in technical governance processes and architecture decision reviews.
• Collaborate with EOTSS, A&F IT, security, legal, accessibility, data, and business teams to resolve technical design challenges.
• Integration & Enterprise Systems Modernization
• Lead integration planning efforts involving:
  • Financial and accounting systems
  • Identity and access management platforms
  • Vendor sales reporting systems
  • Reporting and analytics platforms
  • Legacy enterprise applications
• Define API, integration, and interoperability approaches to support a modern procurement ecosystem.
• Identify technical dependencies, architectural risks, and implementation constraints.
• Data Migration & Analytics
• Support migration strategy and planning efforts, including:
  • Data mapping and transformation
  • Data cleansing and validation
  • Document migration
  • Cutover planning and execution support
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure effective governance, reporting, analytics, and operational intelligence capabilities.
• AI, Automation & Emerging Technologies
• Evaluate AI-enabled development, automation, analytics, and reporting capabilities approved through project governance processes.
• Support the use of AI-assisted tools for requirements analysis, design reviews, documentation, testing, quality assurance, and development activities.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate delivery while maintaining governance, security, privacy, and accessibility requirements.
• Engineering Excellence & Delivery Support
• Promote architecture decision records, design documentation, peer reviews, automated testing, security-by-design, and maintainable development practices.
• Participate in proofs of concept and technical prototyping activities as needed.
• Support phased release planning and incremental value delivery strategies.
• Contribute to operational readiness, transition planning, and long-term platform sustainability.

• 8+ years of experience in IT delivery, software engineering, systems implementation, enterprise technology, or solution architecture.
• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, or similar role supporting complex enterprise platforms.
• 5+ years of experience working within agile, iterative, and…