Workforce Modernization Architect

Career Team is looking for a Workforce Modernization Architect who designs solutions around people, processes, and compliance, not code. Many of Career Team's customers run federally funded workforce development programs that must submit reports to federal agencies in strictly defined formats, such as the WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL), and follow detailed logic rules. The role ensures the government software platform is built to meet those requirements from the start, translates federal reporting specifications into clear business rules, works with technical teams to calculate and format data correctly, and helps customers submit accurate, on-time reports.

Responsibilities

Own federal reporting requirements, interpreting federal specifications, data standards, and program guidance with a focus on PIRL and related U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Education reporting; Define reporting logic and write clear, testable business rules for calculating each reported value; Specify output formats, file layouts, field definitions, code lists, and file naming conventions so exports pass federal validation; Solve compliance issues by finding root causes and leading them to documented fixes; Resolve ambiguity in federal guidance and document how the system handles edge cases; Lead testing and quality assurance by building test scenarios and partnering with QA to review outputs against specifications and federal validation tools such as DOL's WIPS edit checks; Bridge state case management systems and anticipate integration, mapping, and consistency challenges across customers in multiple states; Track regulatory change and plan system and customer updates ahead of deadlines; Build data quality in by recommending intake workflows, required fields, and validation checks; Support customers during reporting cycles by helping program staff understand reports, troubleshoot validation errors, and answer questions from grant managers, monitors, and auditors

Requirements

Experience in workforce development, including programmatic experience in at least one WIOA program (Title I, II, III, IV, or V); Hands-on experience with PIRL and federal reporting for grant-funded programs; Hands-on experience with more than one state case management system; Experience with government software as a user, implementer, or administrator in a public-sector setting; Grant management experience, including how reporting ties to performance, funding, and compliance; Ability to read and interpret technical federal specifications and translate them into precise, unambiguous requirements; Strong logical reasoning, including expressing rules as if/then logic, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and date calculations; Familiarity with testing and quality assurance practices, including writing test cases and validating report outputs; Meticulous attention to detail; Comfort working in spreadsheets to check counts, reconcile numbers, and trace discrepancies

Nice to have

Familiarity with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and general grants compliance; Experience with additional federal reporting systems or data standards such as WIPS, NRS, RSA-911, HMIS, CAREWare, or Sage; Experience working with federal agencies, state workforce agencies, or their technical assistance providers; Basic SQL or reporting-tool experience for querying data during validation; Background as a program administrator, grants manager, or data analyst at a federally funded agency or local workforce development board