Senior Enterprise Architect - Cloud & API Security & Data

accel bi corporation; Washington; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

accel bi corporation is seeking senior architects to lead enterprise, security, data, and integration/API architecture for a Washington State modernization program. You will drive cloud-first, secure solutions across public-sector systems, guiding standards, options, and stakeholder collaboration.

The role demands ability to explain complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences, plus hands-on leadership in API strategy, data governance, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 7+ years in IT architecture or system design.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale apps, APIs, and data flows.
• Strong cloud, security, and governance knowledge; able to lead diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture leadership for a large public-sector modernization program.
• Design secure, scalable, cloud-first enterprise solutions.
• Guide API strategy, integrations, and data architecture.
• Develop architecture standards, roadmaps, and design docs.
• Embed security, privacy, compliance, and risk principles.
• Lead design reviews and evaluate technology options.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud-first design

APIs & integrations

Security architecture

Stakeholder leadership

Public-sector modernization

Agile delivery

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

TOGAF

Azure

AWS

GCP

CI/CD tooling

Security frameworks

Job description

accel bi corporation is seeking senior architects to lead enterprise, security, data, and integration/API architecture for a Washington State modernization program. You will drive cloud-first, secure solutions across public-sector systems, guiding standards, options, and stakeholder collaboration.

The role demands ability to explain complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences, plus hands-on leadership in API strategy, data governance, and risk management.