Remote Chief Solutions Architect - Cloud Modernization

GovCIO; Bismarck (ND); Remote; USD 125,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Chief Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership and governance for a major modernization program. The role prioritizes enterprise-wide standards, cloud migration to AWS, and collaboration with government technical leads to align with security and performance goals.

The candidate will drive architectural decisions, manage technical risks, and optimize for scalability and cost-effectiveness across large teams in a federal context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in one or more architecture domains.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership and architectural governance for the application maintenance and modernization program.
• Guide the modernization strategy from legacy on-premise systems to AWS cloud services and ensure alignment with security standards and enterprise architecture.

Skills

Programming languages

AWS cloud architecture

SOA / APIs

SecDevOps

Legacy modernization

Microservices/API

Event-driven architecture

AI in software development

Translate technical concepts

Education

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

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Chief Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership and governance for a major modernization program. The role prioritizes enterprise-wide standards, cloud migration to AWS, and collaboration with government technical leads to align with security and performance goals.

The candidate will drive architectural decisions, manage technical risks, and optimize for scalability and cost-effectiveness across large teams in a federal context.