Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect - Remote Modernization

CAI; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead a large-scale enterprise modernization initiative. The role focuses on target-state architecture, systems integration, data migration, and legacy transformation across complex environments.

The position is full-time, remote, and contract-based, requiring strong leadership across business, product, engineering, security, and data teams to deliver sustainable technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale enterprise modernization and systems integration initiatives.
• Proven ability to develop target-state architectures and transition strategies.
• Strong background in data migration, ETL/ELT, data pipelines, and data validation.
• Experience with relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and data modeling.
• Proficiency in .NET and Python for enterprise applications and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture for a multi-year technology transformation, modernizing and retiring legacy systems.
• Develop and guide implementation of target-state architecture across legacy, custom, and third-party platforms.
• Assess interconnected environments to identify debt, consolidation opportunities, and modernization strategies.
• Define transition architectures and roadmaps enabling coexistence of legacy and modern systems.
• Establish architectural standards, integration patterns, and data exchange guardrails.
• Analyze dependencies and risks related to migrations and system replacements.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, security, data, and vendor teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Lead architecture decisions on decomposition, integrations, and data migrations.
• Oversee data migration strategies and enterprise-wide architectural decisions.
• Develop documentation, decision records, roadmaps, and transition plans.
• Collaborate with county stakeholders and business teams to gather requirements and resolve data challenges.

Skills

Enterprise modernization

Systems integration

Target-state architecture

Data migration

Legacy modernization

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

.NET

Python

APIs & integrations

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

.NET

Python

ETL/ELT

REST APIs

SOAP/Web services

Job description

CAI seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead a large-scale enterprise modernization initiative. The role focuses on target-state architecture, systems integration, data migration, and legacy transformation across complex environments.

The position is full-time, remote, and contract-based, requiring strong leadership across business, product, engineering, security, and data teams to deliver sustainable technical solutions.