Technical Director (CTO), Grants, Contracts & Procurement [Remote]
About the Role
American AI & Automation (AAIA) is seeking a Technical Director (CTO) to serve as the senior technical authority for Grants Management, Contracts Administration, and Public Procurement software systems delivered to government agencies and regulated public-sector environments.
These systems govern how public funds are solicited, awarded, obligated, tracked, audited, and reported. They sit at the intersection of finance, law, compliance, and public accountability. Failure results in audit findings, funding clawbacks, legal exposure, and loss of public trust.
This role owns technical integrity, architecture oversight, interoperability, and delivery quality across subcontracted engineering teams. You will not be a daily hands-on coder; you will be the technical backstop responsible for correctness, reliability, and audit defensibility.
Technical Authority & Architecture Oversight
• Own the technical delivery strategy for grants, contracts, and procurement platforms.
• Review and approve system architectures, data models, and workflow designs.
• Ensure systems support scale, transparency, traceability, and long-term maintainability.
• Act as final technical authority across all subcontracted engineering teams.
• Identify and mitigate architectural and delivery risk before it impacts audits or funding.
Grants, Contracts & Procurement Logic
• Ensure correct implementation of grants lifecycle, contracts administration, and procurement workflows.
• Oversee rules governing solicitations, evaluations, awards, amendments, and closeout.
• Ensure accurate obligation, disbursement, and financial tracking logic.
• Validate audit trails for decisions, approvals, scoring, and fund movements.
• Prevent logic drift across releases, vendors, and regulatory changes.
Compliance, Controls & Audit Readiness
• Ensure systems meet procurement law, grants compliance, and financial control requirements.
• Oversee access controls, segregation of duties, and approval hierarchies.
• Ensure full traceability for audits, oversight reviews, and public records requests.
• Coordinate security assessments and compliance remediation.
• Maintain audit-ready system posture at all times.
Integration, Data Integrity & Modernization
• Oversee integrations with financial systems, payment platforms, document management, and reporting tools.
• Ensure accurate data exchange with agency and external systems.
• Guide modernization from legacy procurement or grants platforms to modular or cloud-based architectures.
• Oversee data migration, reconciliation, and historical record preservation.
• Balance modernization with continuity of funding and operations.
Vendor & Engineering Oversight
• Direct and evaluate subcontracted engineering teams and systems integrators.
• Set and enforce technical standards, quality gates, and delivery discipline.
• Review testing strategies, release readiness, and deployment practices.
• Intervene directly when technical debt or vendor behavior threatens compliance or delivery.
• Ensure vendors meet contractual and regulatory obligations.
Program & Executive Collaboration
• Partner closely with Program Directors to align technical execution with contractual commitments.
• Translate statutes, regulations, and procurement rules into enforceable technical standards.
• Support technical proposal reviews and RFP responses when required.
• Communicate technical risks and decisions clearly to non-technical executives and government stakeholders.
Required Experience
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering or systems architecture.
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role (Technical Director, Chief Architect, CTO, or equivalent).
• Proven experience delivering grants management, contracts administration, procurement, or financial compliance systems.
• Strong understanding of auditability, financial controls, and compliance-driven workflows.
• Experience operating in highly regulated public-sector environments.
• Experience leading vendors or systems integrators on complex programs.
• Ability to assess technical risk and enforce corrective action decisively.
Strong Plus
• Experience with federal, state, or local grants and procurement systems.
• Background stabilizing or modernizing legacy financial or procurement platforms.
• Experience supporting audits, oversight reviews, or public records requests.
• Familiarity with modular modernization or cloud migration in government environments.
• Exposure to systems supporting budgeting, obligations, or disbursements.
Compensation & Structure
• Equity participation tied to division and program performance.
• Performance-based compensation aligned with system reliability and audit outcomes.
• Option to transition into salary + equity + performance model as scale increases.
Why AAIA
• Executive-level technical authority with real accountability.
• Opportunity to modernize systems that control public funding and transparency.
• Clear ownership without bureaucratic drag.
• Strong program leadership and disciplined delivery model.
If you have been the technical authority for grants, contracts, or procurement systems where audit failure was not an option, this role is designed for that level of responsibility.
Applicants should submit examples of systems delivered, architectures owned, and major compliance risks prevented or resolved.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $100.00 - $700.00 per hour
Benefits:
• Flexible schedule
Work Location: Remote
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American AI & Automation (AAIA) is seeking a Technical Director (CTO) to serve as the senior technical authority for Grants Management, Contracts Administration, and Public Procurement software systems delivered to government agencies and regulated public-sector environments.
These systems govern how public funds are solicited, awarded, obligated, tracked, audited, and reported. They sit at the intersection of finance, law, compliance, and public accountability. Failure results in audit findings, funding clawbacks, legal exposure, and loss of public trust.
This role owns technical integrity, architecture oversight, interoperability, and delivery quality across subcontracted engineering teams. You will not be a daily hands-on coder; you will be the technical backstop responsible for correctness, reliability, and audit defensibility.
Technical Authority & Architecture Oversight
• Own the technical delivery strategy for grants, contracts, and procurement platforms.
• Review and approve system architectures, data models, and workflow designs.
• Ensure systems support scale, transparency, traceability, and long-term maintainability.
• Act as final technical authority across all subcontracted engineering teams.
• Identify and mitigate architectural and delivery risk before it impacts audits or funding.
Grants, Contracts & Procurement Logic
• Ensure correct implementation of grants lifecycle, contracts administration, and procurement workflows.
• Oversee rules governing solicitations, evaluations, awards, amendments, and closeout.
• Ensure accurate obligation, disbursement, and financial tracking logic.
• Validate audit trails for decisions, approvals, scoring, and fund movements.
• Prevent logic drift across releases, vendors, and regulatory changes.
Compliance, Controls & Audit Readiness
• Ensure systems meet procurement law, grants compliance, and financial control requirements.
• Oversee access controls, segregation of duties, and approval hierarchies.
• Ensure full traceability for audits, oversight reviews, and public records requests.
• Coordinate security assessments and compliance remediation.
• Maintain audit-ready system posture at all times.
Integration, Data Integrity & Modernization
• Oversee integrations with financial systems, payment platforms, document management, and reporting tools.
• Ensure accurate data exchange with agency and external systems.
• Guide modernization from legacy procurement or grants platforms to modular or cloud-based architectures.
• Oversee data migration, reconciliation, and historical record preservation.
• Balance modernization with continuity of funding and operations.
Vendor & Engineering Oversight
• Direct and evaluate subcontracted engineering teams and systems integrators.
• Set and enforce technical standards, quality gates, and delivery discipline.
• Review testing strategies, release readiness, and deployment practices.
• Intervene directly when technical debt or vendor behavior threatens compliance or delivery.
• Ensure vendors meet contractual and regulatory obligations.
Program & Executive Collaboration
• Partner closely with Program Directors to align technical execution with contractual commitments.
• Translate statutes, regulations, and procurement rules into enforceable technical standards.
• Support technical proposal reviews and RFP responses when required.
• Communicate technical risks and decisions clearly to non-technical executives and government stakeholders.
Required Experience
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering or systems architecture.
• 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role (Technical Director, Chief Architect, CTO, or equivalent).
• Proven experience delivering grants management, contracts administration, procurement, or financial compliance systems.
• Strong understanding of auditability, financial controls, and compliance-driven workflows.
• Experience operating in highly regulated public-sector environments.
• Experience leading vendors or systems integrators on complex programs.
• Ability to assess technical risk and enforce corrective action decisively.
Strong Plus
• Experience with federal, state, or local grants and procurement systems.
• Background stabilizing or modernizing legacy financial or procurement platforms.
• Experience supporting audits, oversight reviews, or public records requests.
• Familiarity with modular modernization or cloud migration in government environments.
• Exposure to systems supporting budgeting, obligations, or disbursements.
Compensation & Structure
• Equity participation tied to division and program performance.
• Performance-based compensation aligned with system reliability and audit outcomes.
• Option to transition into salary + equity + performance model as scale increases.
Why AAIA
• Executive-level technical authority with real accountability.
• Opportunity to modernize systems that control public funding and transparency.
• Clear ownership without bureaucratic drag.
• Strong program leadership and disciplined delivery model.
If you have been the technical authority for grants, contracts, or procurement systems where audit failure was not an option, this role is designed for that level of responsibility.
Applicants should submit examples of systems delivered, architectures owned, and major compliance risks prevented or resolved.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $100.00 - $700.00 per hour
Benefits:
• Flexible schedule
Work Location: Remote
Apply Now
Apply Now