Chief Solutions Architect

United States

Suitability/Public Trust

Fully remote

Information Technology

** Overview*
* GovCIO is currently hiring for a Chief Solutions Architect to support a pending contract award. This position will be designated as a remote position.

** Responsibilities*
* The Chief Solution Architect will provide overall technical leadership and architectural governance for this application maintenance and modernization program, serving as the principal technical authority across all project teams. This individual will establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards, guide the modernization strategy from legacy on-premise systems to AWS cloud services, and ensure technical decisions align with both immediate operational needs and long-term strategic objectives.

The Chief Architect will collaborate closely with government technical leads, review and approve major architectural decisions, oversee technical risk management, and ensure that all solutions comply with federal security requirements and agency enterprise architecture standards while optimizing for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

** Qualifications*
* Required:

+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification

+ Minimum 8 years' experience in one or more architecture domains (e.g., business architecture, solutions architecture, application architecture)

Desired:

+ Advanced knowledge and experience in one or more current programming languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript (including Angular

JS), Python, Rust, Go, or PHP)

+ Experience defining the architecture of cloud deployed applications (AWS preferred)

+ Expertise in service-oriented architecture, web services, and Application Programming Interfaces

+ Experience defining and driving Sec Dev Ops  best practices within large teams, including AI assisted code development

+ Experience establishing legacy modernization and migration technical roadmaps for large scale applications

+ Experience building applications using service-oriented, microservice, and/or API based architectures at an enterprise scale

+

Experience with event-driven applications using queues, service bus and other related patterns

+ Experience in working closely with technical leads, engineering teams and architecture stakeholders for technical issues and architecture framework capabilities for use by other development teams

+ Ability to translate technically complex features into plain language for leadership

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Experience with AI RAG/LLM implementations and experience implementing and successfully leveraging agentic AI to accelerate software development

** Posted Salary Range*
* USD $ - USD $ /Yr.

** Company Overview*
* GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

** What You Can Expect*
* ** Interview & Hiring Process*
* If you are selected to move forward through the process, here's what you can expect:

+ During the Interview Process

+ Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team

+ Camera must be on

+ A valid photo  be presented during each interview

+ During the Hiring Process

+ Enhanced Biometrics  screening

+ Background check, to include:

+ Criminal history (past 7 years)

+ Verification of your highest level of education

+ Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application

** Employee Perks*
* At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the…