Chief Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist business development, capture, and proposal teams by developing technical and business solutions for federal health IT, state, and commercial healthcare initiatives.

• Support delivery teams, programs, and clients in identifying and progressing technical and business solutions.

• Formulate problem statements and devise solutions through collaboration with internal stakeholders, clients, and external partners.

• Lead and oversee Commence's Solution Architects.

• Own Commence's technical narrative and convert customer requirements into credible, competitive positioning.

• Ensure Solution Architect coverage for current programs and pipeline opportunities.

• Direct the technical solution design for priority pursuits.

• Act as the technical volume leader on RFPs, RFIs, market surveys, and white papers.

• Develop solution narratives and link technical methodologies to measurable mission and business value.

• Make definitive technical recommendations regarding architecture, technology choices, and teaming-partner solutions.

• Establish technical credibility with clients through capture meetings, oral presentations, and solution demonstrations.

• Serve as the final-tier technical expert for designated domains on active programs.

• Define and uphold architecture standards for the Commence Platform in collaboration with the CTO.

• Provide dotted-line technical oversight and mentorship to Solution Architects.

• Lead, recruit, develop, and manage the performance of the Solution Architecture team.

• Allocate Solution Architect capacity across pipeline pursuits and active contracts.

• Balance pursuit coverage with delivery commitments while managing utilization.

• Monitor emerging digital health, cloud, and AI/ML capabilities, integrating relevant advancements into solutions and team development.

⛳️ Requirements

• 15+ years of overall experience.

• 10+ years in architecture related to large-scale cloud, data-centric engineering, AI/ML, and/or DevSecOps solutions.

• 5+ years of experience in solution architecture supporting federal government initiatives, preferably within CMS, VA, DHA, or the broader HHS and federal health IT sectors.

• Proven track record in shaping successful technical volumes and proposal narratives for mid to large federal programs.

• Strong hands-on technical credibility; capable of serving as the final-tier SME rather than solely in an advisory capacity.

• Experience collaborating with customers and stakeholders to present solutions and foster adoption and evaluator confidence.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven ability in proposal writing for government agencies.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; five additional years of experience may be accepted as a substitute.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.

• U.S. residency is required.

• Cloud certifications such as AWS, GCP, or Azure; DevSecOps or SAFe certifications are preferred.

• Familiarity with healthcare data standards, including HL7 FHIR, X12, ICD-10, and CPT.

• Experience applying AI/ML or agentic systems relevant to federal health IT modernization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote position.

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

• Equal employment opportunity.