Chief Solutions Architect

The Chief Architect will collaborate closely with government technical leads, review and approve major architectural decisions, oversee technical risk management, and ensure that all solutions comply with federal security requirements and agency enterprise architecture standards while optimizing for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. **Qualifications** Required: + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical fieldAWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification + Minimum 8 years' experience in one or more architecture domains (e.g., business architecture, solutions architecture, application architecture) Desired: + Advanced knowledge and experience in one or more current programming languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript (including AngularJS), Python, Rust, Go, or PHP) + Experience defining the architecture of cloud deployed applications (AWS preferred) + Expertise in service-oriented architecture, web services, and Application Programming Interfaces + Experience defining and driving SecDevOps best practices within large teams, including AI assisted code development + Experience establishing legacy modernization and migration technical roadmaps for large scale applications + Experience building applications using service-oriented, microservice, and/or API based architectures at an enterprise scale + Experience with event-driven applications using queues, service bus and other related patterns + Experience in working closely with technical leads, engineering teams and architecture stakeholders for technical issues and architecture framework capabilities for use by other development teams + Ability to translate technically complex features into plain language for leadership + Experience with AI RAG/LLM implementations and experience implementing andsuccessfully leveraging agentic AI to accelerate software development **Posted Salary Range** USD $125,000.00 - USD $199,260.00 /Yr. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. **What You Can Expect** **Interview & Hiring Process** If you are selected to move forward through the process, here's what you can expect: + During the Interview Process + Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team + Camera must be on + A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview + During the Hiring Process + Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening + Background check, to include: + Criminal history (past 7 years) + Verification of your highest level of education + Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application **Employee Perks** At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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