Senior Solutions Architect

The Senior Solution Architect will be responsible for leading a large-scale enterprise modernization initiative, driving target-state architecture, systems integration, data migration, and legacy transformation strategy across complex, highly interconnected business and technology environments., We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Solutions Architect to join our IT team. This position will be full-time, remote, and is a contract position.

What You’ll Do

• Lead enterprise architecture for a complex, multi-year technology transformation involving modernization, integration, replacement, and retirement of legacy and emerging systems
• Develop and guide implementation of a target-state architecture spanning legacy applications, custom-built solutions, third-party platforms, data services, integrations, and new technologies
• Assess highly interconnected technology environments to identify technical debt, redundant capabilities, consolidation opportunities, and modernization strategies
• Define transition architectures and roadmaps that enable legacy and modern systems to coexist throughout the transformation lifecycle
• Establish architectural standards, integration patterns, interface strategies, and technology guardrails that promote scalability and maintainability
• Analyze application, data, infrastructure, and integration dependencies while identifying risks related to migrations, system replacements, and modernization efforts
• Partner with business, product, engineering, security, data, and vendor teams to translate evolving requirements into sustainable technical solutions
• Lead architecture decisions related to modernization, system decomposition, integrations, APIs, data exchange, migrations, and legacy system retirement
• Oversee data migration strategies, integration approaches, and enterprise-wide architectural decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Develop architecture documentation, decision records, roadmaps, and transition plans that clearly define the path from current-state to future-state environments
• Collaborate with county stakeholders and business teams to gather requirements, validate data mappings, and resolve cross-functional data and integration challenges

• Experience assessing complex enterprise environments with interconnected systems, integrations, technical debt, and modernization opportunities
• Proven success leading large-scale technology modernization and systems integration initiatives across legacy, custom-built, third-party, and emerging technology environments
• Experience developing target-state architectures and transition strategies supporting multi-year transformation programs
• Strong background creating architecture roadmaps for system modernization, replacement, migration, and retirement initiatives
• Experience with relational database architecture, including SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL, schema design, data integrity, performance optimization, and data validation
• Experience with .NET and Python for enterprise applications, integrations, modernization, and data-processing solutions
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, testing, and troubleshooting application interfaces and system integrations
• Deep expertise with data migration, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines, data mapping, validation, reconciliation, and cutover execution
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience managing architectural dependencies, technical debt, integration risks, and data constraints while balancing immediate project needs with long-term strategy

Preferred

• Preferred experience with Knowledge Graph architectures, REST APIs, SOAP/web services, event-driven architecture, enterprise integration platforms, automated testing frameworks, CJIS compliance requirements, and public-sector or justice-system environments

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

$150,000-$175,000

The pay range for this position is listed above. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including location, experience, and education. Benefit packages include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as 401k retirement account access. Employees in this role receive paid time off and may also be entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

CAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right-whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.