Chief Solutions Architect

GovCIO; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 199,260; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification Assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is looking for a Chief Solutions Architect to support a pending contract award. This fully remote position requires extensive technical leadership and architectural governance.

The successful candidate will oversee modernization efforts from legacy systems to AWS cloud services while ensuring compliance with federal security standards. Applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and possess AWS Certification.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in architecture domains.
• Advanced knowledge in current programming languages.
• Experience in defining architecture of cloud-deployed applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural governance.
• Guide modernization strategy from legacy systems to AWS.
• Collaborate with government technical leads for architecture.

Skills

Architecture Domains Experience

Programming Languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.)

Cloud Architecture Experience (AWS preferred)

Service-oriented Architecture

SecDevOps Best Practices

Technical Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Job description

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 AngularJS), 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 SecDevOps 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
• Experience with AI RAG/LLM implementations and experience implementing and successfully leveraging agentic AI to accelerate software development

Posted Salary Range

USD $125,000.00 - USD $199,260.00 / Yr.

Employee Perks

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Corporate Discounts
• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
• Referral Bonus Program
• Internal Mobility Program
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Work Environment

*Available to full‑time employees

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.