Technical Solution Architect

Job#: 3043248

Job Description:

Apex Systems is a world-class technology services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' digital visions.

Apex has an opportunity for a Technical Solution Architect. For applicants who are interested in this opportunity, send your updated resume to Gabriel Ortega, Account Manager, at .

Here are the details:

Position: Technical Solution Architect - eProcurement Transformation Initiative (EPIC)

Location: McCormack Building, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108 (Hybrid)

Duration: Thru 6/30/27 (with possibility of extension)

Pay Rate: $92-$96/hour

Description of Role and Responsibilities:
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.
• Participate in proofs of concept and technical prototyping activities as needed.
• 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.

Additional Information:

• Full-time contractor engagement supporting the Commonwealth of Massachusetts eProcurement Transformation Initiative (EPIC).
• Hybrid work model with onsite attendance required for executive meetings, project workshops, training sessions, and other project-related activities.
• Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

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