Senior Enterprise Platform Architect & Tech Leader

MAXIMUS; Wichita (KS); Remote; USD 230,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Maximus seeks an accomplished technology leader to own the program engineering vision across CRM, ERP, and platform components. You will drive architecture, security, release management, and modernization while aligning with enterprise standards and budgets.

Lead multi-disciplinary teams, collaborate with business and technology leaders, and ensure high reliability, compliance, and scalable solutions for complex contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• 12+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Progressive experience in enterprise applications, CRM, ERP, software engineering, or platform engineering.
• 7+ years of technology leadership experience managing enterprise platforms, application portfolios, or technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise application strategy, architecture, engineering, integration, modernization, and operations.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise CRM and ERP platforms, preferably Salesforce and/or Deltek Costpoint.
• Experience with enterprise architecture, APIs, integration, DevSecOps, CI/CD, testing, and release management.
• Strong understanding of security, identity, data governance, risk, compliance, resilience, and lifecycle management.
• Experience managing technology budgets, licensing, vendors, professional services, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Own technical risk management for the program, including architectural, security, performance, and integration risks.
• Ensure engineering processes support high reliability, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Provide escalation and resolution for complex technical issues impacting cost, schedule, or mission success.
• Serve as the overall technical authority for the contract or program, responsible for the integrity, feasibility, and quality of all engineering solutions.
• Ensure all technical deliverables meet contractual requirements, SLAs, performance objectives, and compliance standards.
• Lead technical decision making for scope changes, tradeoffs, risk mitigation, and issue resolution throughout the program lifecycle.
• Work directly with the Program Manager to document how scope changes impact contractual delivery; ensure clear and concise communications between all impacted stakeholders.
• Act as the senior technical interface with Program customers, supporting design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and executive briefings.
• Ensure tracking and transparency of technical work, schedule, reviews, and meetings.
• Set expectations for technical rigor, documentation quality, and engineering discipline across the program team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

Enterprise architecture

CRM/ERP platforms

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Security & compliance

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Deltek Costpoint

APIs

DevSecOps tools

Job description

Maximus seeks an accomplished technology leader to own the program engineering vision across CRM, ERP, and platform components. You will drive architecture, security, release management, and modernization while aligning with enterprise standards and budgets.

Lead multi-disciplinary teams, collaborate with business and technology leaders, and ensure high reliability, compliance, and scalable solutions for complex contracts.