Technical Architect

Garden Life Dev; Goldsboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Garden Life Development is seeking a Technical Architect for a full-time temporary W-2 role based in North Carolina. The position offers on-site, hybrid, or remote options depending on assignment, with pay between $30.00 and $50.00 per hour.

You will design architectures, develop standards and roadmaps, ensure compatibility with existing systems, and guide leadership to the best enterprise solution while leading related projects.

Qualifications

• Design and implement architectures for applications, data, and integration.
• Develop standards, blueprints, and reference architectures.
• Ensure new solutions align with existing hardware, networks, and systems.
• Guide stakeholders to the architecture that best fits the enterprise.
• Lead technology projects and help shape team staffing.

Responsibilities

• Design application, technical, domain, or solution architectures.
• Develop technical standards, blueprints, reference architectures, and roadmaps.
• Check that proposed solutions fit existing hardware, network, and systems.
• Guide decision makers to the solution that best fits the enterprise architecture.
• Lead technology projects in your area of responsibility.
• Help define team structure and staffing for technical work.
• Research technologies and trends in your architecture area.
• Align business and IT stakeholders on technical direction.

Skills

Enterprise integration

Cloud architectures

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

TOGAF

Job description

Goldsboro, United States | Posted on 10/10/2026

Technical Architect | Full-Time Temporary (W-2)

Pay: $30.00 - $50.00 per hour (W-2), based on experience level and assignment
Location: North Carolina; on-site, hybrid, or remote depending on the assignment

Technical Architects shape how systems are designed and fit together. You'll create blueprints and standards, guide teams through implementation, and help leaders choose the right solutions.

Also known as:

Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Application Architect, Domain Architect

What you'll do

• Design application, technical, domain, or solution architectures
  
• Develop technical standards, blueprints, reference architectures, and roadmaps
  
• Check that proposed solutions fit existing hardware, network, and systems
  
• Guide decision makers to the solution that best fits the enterprise architecture
  
• Lead technology projects in your area of responsibility
  
• Help define team structure and staffing for technical work
  
• Research technologies and trends in your architecture area
  
• Align business and IT stakeholders on technical direction
  

What you'll need

• Engineering or infrastructure experience including design responsibility (see experience levels below)
  
• Experience with enterprise integration and cloud architectures
  
• Strong communication with technical and business audiences
  
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Degrees and certifications are verified before placement.
  

Nice to have

• TOGAF or cloud architect certifications
  
• Junior: 1-3 years
  
• Mid-Level: 3-5 years
  
• Senior: 5-7 years
  
• Expert: 7+ years
  

Each assignment has its own required skills, tools, and experience level. We review the specific requirements with you before your resume is shared for any assignment.

What to expect

• Full-time temporary assignment, W-2 employment with Garden Life Development
  
• Typically 40 hours per week
  
• On-site, hybrid, or remote, depending on the assignment
  
• Assignment length varies by project and is shared with you before you accept
  
• Health and welfare benefits; details provided with your offer
  
• A personal orientation before your first day, and a GLD contact for support throughout your assignment
  

Requirements

Must reside in the United States and be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Background check required; some assignments require additional screening

Education and certifications are verified before placement

What to expect

Full-time temporary assignment, W-2 employment with Garden Life Development

Typical 40 hours per week

On-site, hybrid, or remote, depending on the assignment

Assignment length varies by project and is shared with you before you accept

Health and welfare benefits; details provided with your offer

A personal orientation before your first day, and a GLD contact for support throughout your assignment

Our mission is to empower clients with secure, innovative solutions while growing the skills and expertise of the professionals we place. We bring deep experience in technology and cybersecurity to complex challenges, and we place skilled IT and business professionals on meaningful assignments.

When you join us, you're never on your own. We prepare you for a future of success, with support from before day one through your last day on assignment.

Garden Life Development, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.