Technical Architect

Insight Global; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a highly technical Chief Technology Officer to lead enterprise technology modernization initiatives while building and mentoring a high-performing engineering organization. This leader will serve as the technical anchor for the organization, balancing strategic technology leadership with hands-on engineering expertise.

The CTO will drive cloud adoption, mainframe modernization, automation initiatives, operational excellence, and technical innovation while enabling the

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive technical experience across cloud, infrastructure, networking, systems engineering, architecture, or software engineering.
• 4+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Strong expertise with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering practices.
• Strong networking, automation, observability, and enterprise architecture experience.
• Experience leading large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven track record developing and mentoring technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture, cloud modernization, and infrastructure strategy
• Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for critical architecture and engineering decisions
• Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native and hybrid environments
• Drive modernization efforts across legacy applications, infrastructure, and operational processes
• Establish and mature engineering, DevOps, SRE, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Build, mentor, and develop engineers, architects, and technical leaders
• Partner with executive leadership to align technology investments with business priorities
• Support STARS modernization, mainframe migration, and AI initiatives
• Manage relationships with implementation partners and vendors while maintaining strong internal ownership
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve organizational efficiency
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation

Skills

Cloud architectures

Technical leadership

DevOps / SRE

Networking / Observability

Automation / IaC

Stakeholder mgmt

Mentoring teams

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

SRE practices

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Title: Technical Architect (Chief Technology Officer)

Location: Phoenix AZ - Onsite 1x per week

Duration: Permanent / Direct Hire

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of progressive technical experience across cloud, infrastructure, networking, systems engineering, architecture, or software engineering


• 4+ years of technical leadership experience


• Strong expertise with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering practices


• Strong networking, automation, observability, and enterprise architecture experience


• Experience leading large-scale modernization initiatives


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills


• Proven track record developing and mentoring technical teams

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Government or regulated industry experience


• Familiarity with NIST, FISMA, PCI-DSS, CJIS, or SOC2


• Experience supporting AI-enabled initiatives

Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise architecture, cloud modernization, and infrastructure strategy


• Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for critical architecture and engineering decisions


• Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud-native and hybrid environments


• Drive modernization efforts across legacy applications, infrastructure, and operational processes


• Establish and mature engineering, DevOps, SRE, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices


• Build, mentor, and develop engineers, architects, and technical leaders


• Partner with executive leadership to align technology investments with business priorities


• Support STARS modernization, mainframe migration, and AI initiatives


• Manage relationships with implementation partners and vendors while maintaining strong internal ownership


• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve organizational efficiency


• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and innovation

Job Description

Our client is seeking a highly technical, hands‑on Chief Technology Officer to lead enterprise technology modernization initiatives while building and mentoring a high-performing engineering organization. This individual will serve as the technical anchor for the organization, balancing strategic technology leadership with hands‑on engineering expertise.

The CTO will be responsible for driving cloud adoption, mainframe modernization, automation initiatives, operational excellence, and technical innovation while enabling the CIO to operate at a broader enterprise and executive level.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical knowledge with servant leadership, coaching capabilities, and a passion for developing teams. This leader will play a critical role in supporting ADOR's major transformation initiatives, including STARS modernization, mainframe migration, cloud strategy, and AI enablement efforts.