Enterprise Architect Platform

About NEOGOV

NEOGOV is a leading AI-enabled SaaS provider serving the public sector and public safety organizations nationwide. For more than 25 years, we’ve helped agencies streamline critical workforce and operational processes through an integrated, intelligent platform. From hiring and onboarding to employee growth, retention, compliance, and public safety operations, our solutions support the full employee lifecycle. Guided by our mission to serve the people who serve the people, we combine innovation, customer focus, and purpose-driven technology to help build stronger communities.

This role is remote from anywhere in the US or Canada.

Role Overview

The Enterprise Architect – Platform will define and implement NEOGOV’s next-generation architecture that connects 22+ products into a unified, cloud-ready, and AI-enabled ecosystem. This role bridges strategy and execution—designing the foundational blueprints that enable platform unification, data interoperability, and scalable, modern applications. You will work closely with engineering and product leadership to align architecture across key initiatives such as cloud transformation, platform adoption, analytics, and AI enablement. In addition to setting strategic direction, you will be hands-on—guiding design decisions, developing reference architectures, and validating modernization patterns that support NEOGOV’s continued growth and platform evolution. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to define and execute the multi-year platform architecture roadmap.
• Design and document a scalable, modular, and cloud-native architecture that supports shared services, unified data models, and cross-product interoperability.
• Serve as the architectural owner for initiatives that advance platform maturity, including data model consolidation, single sign-on, customer onboarding, and common administration.
• Partner with Data and AI teams to align platform design with analytics, reporting, and AI integration frameworks.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, including reviewing designs, building reference implementations, and mentoring teams in modern architecture and DevOps practices.
• Establish and govern architecture principles, standards, and reusable patterns across APIs, event-driven systems, data flows, and security.
• Drive modernization efforts toward containerized, IaC-managed, and service-oriented architectures.
• Partner with DevOps to ensure scalable CI/CD pipelines, observability, and environment automation.
• Evaluate tools, frameworks, and cloud solutions to promote long-term maintainability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Who You Are

A strategic and hands-on architect who thrives on solving complex platform challenges. Experienced in designing large-scale SaaS or multi-product architectures that balance scalability, security, and performance. Adept at collaborating with product, engineering, data, and AI teams to translate business strategy into technical execution. Comfortable guiding teams through modernization and cloud adoption while ensuring stability and delivery velocity. Passionate about simplifying complexity, enabling innovation, and improving developer experience.

What You Have

• 8+ years of software-engineering experience, including 5+ years in a Senior or Lead Architect role within a SaaS environment.
• Proven success designing and implementing enterprise-scale, cloud-native architectures leveraging both .NET (Core/C#) and Java ecosystems.
• Strong experience with Angular front-end frameworks and RESTful API or GraphQL integration design.
• Deep knowledge of relational databases including SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL, with expertise in data modeling and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or AWS CDK.
• Familiarity with AI and ML services, data pipelines, and modern analytics platforms such as Snowflake or Databricks.
• Experience leading architecture modernization, microservices adoption, and cross-product integration initiatives.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align executives and technical teams around a cohesive architectural vision.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

What NEOGOV Offers

• Competitive Wages
• Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
• Generous PTO to support work-life balance
• 401K/RRSP Matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership
• Remote working opportunities
• Inclusive and diverse work environment

NEOGOV does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, protected military status, or other non-merit factors.

Our hiring process may include Artificial Intelligence (AI) screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results.

Key skills/competency

• Enterprise Architect Platform
• SaaS Architecture
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Microservices
• API Design
• Data Modeling
• DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code
• AI Integration
• Technical Leadership