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Your architecture will guide delivery, promote interoperability, strengthen auditability and resilience, and support the program’s long-term business and government objectives.\nThis is an opportunity to influence a national-scale technology platform during its build-out phase and establish the standards that will guide its future growth.\nKey Responsibilities\nDefine the Solution Architecture and Roadmap\nDevelop and maintain the architecture for KIBO’s customs-assurance technology ecosystem. Ensure that integrations, applications, data flows, and platform capabilities support current program goals while creating a strong foundation for the future digital single-window roadmap.\nDesign Clear, Actionable Architecture\nProduce architectural blueprints, system diagrams, interface designs, technical standards, and implementation guidance that engineering and delivery teams can use effectively.\nLead Systems Integration Strategy\nDesign secure and maintainable integration patterns for the national customs system, including ASYCUDA/SYDONIA, port-community data sources, external trade-data services, and government systems.\nThe program follows an integrate-not-replace approach, requiring thoughtful architecture that enhances existing systems while preserving operational continuity.\nTranslate Stakeholder Needs into Technical Solutions\nPartner with customs authorities, port stakeholders, headquarters teams, vendors, and field operations to gather requirements, define solution scope, and convert business, operational, and data needs into technically feasible designs and delivery plans.\nEmbed Security, Resilience, and Interoperability\nEnsure architecture decisions support:\nSecure data handling and access controls\nAudit logging and traceability\nInteroperability across systems and organizations\nData protection and regulatory requirements\nReliable performance and operational resilience\nUsability within sensitive government environments\nEvaluate Technology and Manage Architectural Risk\nAssess technology options and emerging capabilities, identify architectural risks and tradeoffs, and recommend practical mitigation strategies that support dependable and sustainable delivery.\nProvide Technical Leadership\nGuide engineers, data scientists, technical partners, and vendors on architecture standards and best practices. Review delivered solutions against the approved design and help teams resolve complex technical challenges.\nRequired Qualifications\nEight or more years of experience in technical roles, including hands-on software development, systems integration, or engineering delivery for complex production environments.\nThree or more years of experience in solution architecture, software architecture, enterprise architecture, or a closely related role.\nDemonstrated ability to design secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable technology solutions.\nStrong experience with distributed systems, APIs, systems integrations, operational platforms, and complex data flows.\nExperience producing technical architecture documentation, interface specifications, system diagrams, implementation standards, and engineering guidance.\nFamiliarity with practical architecture frameworks or documentation methods such as C4, TOGAF, ArchiMate, UML, OpenAPI, or comparable standards.\nStrong knowledge of information security, access control, audit logging, interoperability, data protection, system reliability, and performance.\nExperience working with sensitive operational, regulated, or government-related data.\nAbility to gather requirements from technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate them into clear architecture and delivery plans.\nExceptional technical writing, presentation, and communication skills.\nAbility to explain complex technical concepts clearly to executive, operational, client, vendor, and government audiences.\nProven ability to quickly understand unfamiliar industries, legacy environments, and complex technical domains.\nSound judgment and the ability to provide practical architectural guidance under demanding delivery timelines.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with customs, international trade, digital single-window, logistics, port-community, border-management, intelligence, or government technology systems.\nFamiliarity with ASYCUDA/SYDONIA or other customs declaration, clearance, or border-management platforms.\nArchitecture certification such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Zachman, ArchiMate, CEA, CPCA, or a comparable credential.\nExperience with cloud architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code, microservices, API management, or production-monitoring platforms.\nExperience with a modern programming language or back-end technology stack such as .NET, Java, Node.js, or Python. Experience with .NET is especially valuable.\nExposure to e-payment systems, traceability platforms, distributed-ledger technologies, digital identity, biometrics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or computer vision.\nWorking proficiency in French.\nWhat Success Looks Like in Your First Few Months\nDuring your first months, you will:\nComplete an architecture and integration assessment covering the customs system, port-community data sources, external data feeds, field technologies, and headquarters analytics requirements.\nPublish the initial reference architecture, integration patterns, data-flow standards, and supporting technical documentation for the customs-assurance service.\nLead solution-design sessions with engineering, data science, field operations, customs stakeholders, and program leadership.\nConfirm requirements, architectural risks, implementation sequencing, and delivery priorities.\nDefine the architectural roadmap and technical standards that will support the future digital single-window platform.\nReporting and Working Relationships\nThe Solution Architect reports to the Engagement or Delivery Lead and works closely with the:\nSenior Full-Stack Developer\nSenior Data Scientist\nExpatriate Technical Manager\nData and IT Liaison\nCustoms and Valuation Subject-Matter Expert\nIn-country operations team\n#LI-NA1\nThe role will also engage directly with customs authorities, port stakeholders, government technical teams, vendors, and other program partners as needed.\nWhat KIBO Offers\nCompetitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.\nHigh-impact, mission-driven work supporting the modernization of a national customs administration.\nThe opportunity to help design a platform with long-term economic, operational, and public-sector impact.\nA collaborative, multidisciplinary team of customs, technology, data, and engineering specialists.\nSignificant ownership and influence during a critical program build-out phase.\nOpportunities for professional growth as the platform and program expand.\nJoin Us\nThis role is ideal for an architect who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, working across technical and operational teams, and designing technology that performs reliably in demanding real-world environments.\nIf you are motivated by mission-driven work and want to help establish the architecture behind a transformative customs-modernization program, we encourage you to apply.\nKIBO Laboratories LLC is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes qualified applicants of all backgrounds. 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