Technical Solution Architect

Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership across the EPIC program, translating business goals and user needs into scalable, secure, and sustainable solution architectures.
• Shape and maintain architecture guidance across applications, integrations, cloud services, data platforms, reporting, analytics, security, and operational components.
• Ensure technical solutions align with the Commonwealth’s long-term vision, business objectives, and user experience goals.
• Advise stakeholders on the balance between configurable platform capabilities, custom development, integrations, data services, and modular architecture components.

Product & Business Collaboration

• Partner with product managers, experience designers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to develop architecture roadmaps supporting agile, iterative product delivery.
• Translate procurement, policy, operational, and user requirements into practical technical designs and implementation guidance.
• Communicate architectural tradeoffs and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Vendor Management & Technical Governance

• Review vendor solution architectures, technical designs, migration approaches, and implementation deliverables.
• Ensure vendor solutions align with Commonwealth architecture standards, accessibility requirements, security controls, and project objectives.
• Participate in technical governance processes and architecture decision reviews.
• Collaborate with EOTSS, A&F IT, security, legal, accessibility, data, and business teams to resolve technical design challenges.

Integration & Enterprise Systems Modernization

• Lead integration planning efforts involving: Financial and accounting systems, Identity and access management platforms, Vendor sales reporting systems, Reporting and analytics platforms, Legacy enterprise applications.
• Define API, integration, and interoperability approaches to support a modern procurement ecosystem.
• Identify technical dependencies, architectural risks, and implementation constraints.

Data Migration & Analytics

• Support migration strategy and planning efforts, including:
• Data mapping and transformation
• Data cleansing and validation
• Document migration
• Cutover planning and execution support
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure effective governance, reporting, analytics, and operational intelligence capabilities.

AI, Automation & Emerging Technologies

• Evaluate AI-enabled development, automation, analytics, and reporting capabilities approved through project governance processes.
• Support the use of AI-assisted tools for requirements analysis, design reviews, documentation, testing, quality assurance, and development activities.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate delivery while maintaining governance, security, privacy, and accessibility requirements.

Engineering Excellence & Delivery Support

• Promote architecture decision records, design documentation, peer reviews, automated testing, security-by-design, and maintainable development practices.
• Support phased release planning and incremental value delivery strategies.
• Contribute to operational readiness, transition planning, and long-term platform sustainability.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT delivery, software engineering, systems implementation, enterprise technology, or solution architecture.
• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, or similar role supporting complex enterprise platforms.
• 5+ years of experience working within agile, iterative, and cross-functional product teams.
• Experience translating business objectives and user requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Experience with: Cloud-based enterprise platforms, APIs and modern integration architectures, Data migration and transformation, Security controls and accessibility requirements, Enterprise system implementations, Experience reviewing vendor technical designs and implementation deliverables, Experience utilizing or evaluating Generative AI and AI-assisted development tools, Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting public sector, procurement, ERP, financial, grants, licensing, permitting, benefits, or workflow-intensive enterprise systems.
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and migrating organizations to cloud-based platforms.
• Familiarity with: FedRAMP, NIST security frameworks, Commonwealth security standards, Accessibility requirements, Privacy and records retention regulations, Experience with data governance, reporting, analytics, and migration programs, Experience with Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies, Experience evaluating AI-enabled capabilities in governed enterprise environments, Experience designing solutions that support multiple user communities, including internal users, vendors, oversight organizations, and the public.