Solution Architect

Job Summary

The State Government is seeking a Solution Architect to assess enterprise data catalog platforms and recommend solutions suitable for a future statewide implementation. The selected candidate will evaluate technical requirements, interoperability, architecture, security, and vendor capabilities to support the selection and evaluation of solutions for the proof of concept.

• Minimum 5 years of public-sector or government experience.

• Strong experience in solution architecture and enterprise technology assessment.

• Experience evaluating enterprise data management solutions.

• Knowledge of system integration, interoperability, and technical requirements.

• Understanding of data security, privacy, and enterprise architecture.

• Experience evaluating vendor products and technical capabilities.

• Experience evaluating data catalog platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview, or Informatica.

• Knowledge of metadata repositories and data governance architecture.

• Experience with cloud-based and on-premises enterprise data environments.

• Familiarity with API integrations, data pipelines, and metadata ingestion.

• Experience supporting government technology procurement or vendor evaluations.

• Assess available enterprise data cataloging platforms.

• Gather and document technical and operational requirements.

• Evaluate vendor solutions against State requirements.

• Assess integration capabilities with existing enterprise systems.

• Review solution architecture, interoperability, scalability, and security.

• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and implementation considerations.

• Support proof-of-concept solution selection.

• Prepare technical evaluation findings and recommendations.