Lead Architect

Koitecc Solutions; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Koitecc Solutions is seeking an experienced Enterprise Solutions Architect to design and drive large-scale digital architectures across initiatives. You will guide engineering teams, set technical standards, and align architecture with business goals.

The role emphasizes cloud, API strategy, security, and scalability, with mentorship of engineers and collaboration across product and UX. Remote work from anywhere in the continental USA is supported.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in large-scale software development, 3+ years in solution architecture or technical leadership.
• Strong proficiency in Java with architectural experience using Spring, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. 5+ years collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, UX).
• Deep understanding of OOP, design patterns, distributed systems, concurrency control, and parallelism.
• 2+ years hands‑on with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS) including cloud‑native patterns.
• Mastery of architectural decision‑making - evaluating technology trade‑offs and applying best practices.
• Experience with AI assistant tools such as Claude, Codex, Cursor, etc.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end solutions balancing functional, non-functional (scalability, security, resilience, performance), and maintainability requirements.
• Lead architectural decisions across teams - establishing design patterns, reference architectures, and technical standards.
• Develop architectural maturity models and strategic roadmaps to guide teams from concept through production, including deployment and rollback strategies.
• Define integration strategies across platforms and third‑party systems, ensuring interoperability.
• Establish engineering quality standards through review frameworks, test strategies, and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Maintain architectural documentation (solution blueprints, ADRs, architecture diagrams) while mentoring engineers.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and UX to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps within agile methodologies.
• Lead production incident response, driving root‑cause analysis and systemic improvements.

Skills

Java

Spring/Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Architectural leadership

Cloud (GCP/Azure/AWS)

AI tools (Claude/Codex/Cursor)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Node.js/NestJS

GraphQL

OAuth/OIDC/SAML/JWT

Kafka

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Defines and drives enterprise-scale digital solutions by designing end-to-end architectures, guiding engineering teams through implementation, and influencing the overall technical strategy across the organization.

This role can work remotely from anywhere in the continental USA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end solutions balancing functional, non-functional (scalability, security, resilience, performance), and maintainability requirements.
• Lead architectural decisions across teams - establishing design patterns, reference architectures, and technical standards.
• Develop architectural maturity models and strategic roadmaps to guide teams from concept through production, including deployment and rollback strategies.
• Define integration strategies across platforms and third‑party systems, ensuring interoperability.
• Establish engineering quality standards through review frameworks, test strategies, and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Maintain architectural documentation (solution blueprints, ADRs, architecture diagrams) while mentoring engineers.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and UX to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps within agile methodologies.
• Lead production incident response, driving root‑cause analysis and systemic improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in large-scale software development, with 3+ years in solution architecture or technical leadership.
• Strong proficiency in Java with architectural experience using Spring, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. 5+ years collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders (Product, Engineering, UX).
• Deep understanding of OOP, design patterns, distributed systems, concurrency control, and parallelism.
• 2+ years hands‑on with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS) including cloud‑native patterns.
• Mastery of architectural decision‑making - evaluating technology trade‑offs and applying best practices.
• Experience with AI assistant tools such as Claude, Codex, Cursor, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Node.js/NestJS, GraphQL (schema design, federation), and modern UI frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) including SSR/CSR.
• Hands‑on experience with auth frameworks (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT) and API security patterns. Experience with microservices, event‑driven architecture (Kafka), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and observability tooling.
• Knowledge of data architecture - relational/NoSQL databases, caching (Redis), and data modeling at scale.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Openness to leveraging emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance architectural solutions.
• Pharmacy domain knowledge.
• Strong communication skills; experience mentoring engineers and driving outcomes across teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$106,605.00 - $260,590.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full‑time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short‑term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/31/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.