SENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

JOB SUMMARY: Senior Solutions Architect

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership in the development, operation, and ongoing improvement of complex, transformational digital services serving our client’s constituents. This role requires collaboration with business SMEs, product owners, and leadership to understand and influence business requirements, alongside leading business discussions and technical strategy. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in healthcare, claims processing, and modern cloud technologies, particularly Azure.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• As a Senior Solutions Architect you will provide technical leadership in the development and operation of digital services, driving transformational initiatives.
• Collaborate with business SMEs, product owners, and leadership to understand and influence business requirements and capabilities.
• Engage in business discussions, facilitating the generation of standard business requirements, process documents, and data flows.
• Create architectural analyses and documents to guide development teams and inform best practices.
• Act as the technical authority in meetings, evaluate technical proposals from external suppliers, and make recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the development of user-driven prototypes, identifying technical options and architectural approaches.
• Present and justify solution architecture designs to product and technology leaders and business stakeholders.
• Work with external vendors to ensure system architectures are robust, scalable, open, and secure.
• Advise on, manage, and implement agile delivery projects, providing guidance in agile technical delivery and software architecture.
• Research and prepare technical reports for executive management and manage special technology projects.
• Enhance and foster Architecture Governance Board activities and contribute to the technology strategy.
• Create reference architectures, influencing the architecture decisions to address business needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible work experience in healthcare payer, provider, vendor, or pharmaceuticals, including at least 5 years of direct involvement in healthcare-related projects as a Senior Solutions Architect.
• Experience with Claims, FACETS, and EDI.
• Proven experience implementing IT solutions for business use, building or operating a data pipeline (ETL and Streaming), and working with healthcare data and regulations.
• Experience in developing software using Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Solid understanding of cloud provider options and contemporary approaches to integration.
• Expertise in distributed computing architectures, including parallelism and concurrency control.
• Familiarity with Azure and other cloud technologies (AWS, GCP).

SPECIAL SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: for a Senior Solutions Architect

• Strong skills in collaboration, negotiation, coaching, mentoring, and building coalitions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Self-directed with the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering software products via agile methodologies.
• Knowledge in open-source technologies and the Hadoop ecosystem (EMR, Spark, Python, Hive, etc.).
• Familiarity with API, microservice, and integration concepts and technologies.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor team members and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS:

This role offers the chance to lead significant digital transformation initiatives within a healthcare-focused environment, leveraging the latest technologies and methodologies to improve constituent services. You will have the opportunity to shape the digital future of our clients, driving innovation and operational excellence across the organization. This position is ideal for a visionary leader looking to make a profound impact in the healthcare sector through digital transformation.

ABOUT CURATE:

At Curate Partners we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We embrace the unique contributions that each ‘Purple Squirrel’ brings to our team, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or religious belief. Our strength lies in our diversity and in our unified pursuit of innovation, excellence, and transformative success. Our environment makes all employees and consultants feel valued, included, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work every day. Join us in our commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workspace where every ‘Purple Squirrel’ can thrive.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Curate Partners and their clients are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We embrace the unique contributions that each ‘Purple Squirrel’ brings to our team, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or religious belief. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity and in our unified pursuit of innovation, excellence, and transformative success. We are dedicated to providing an environment where all employees and consultants feel valued, included, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work every day. Join us in our commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workspace where every ‘Purple Squirrel’ can thrive.

FAQ:

• Q: What qualifications are required for the Senior Solutions Architect role?
  • A: Required qualifications include 7 years of experience in healthcare payer, provider, or pharmaceuticals, familiarity with Azure and cloud technologies, and expertise in claims processing, FACETS, and EDI.
• Q: What are the key responsibilities of the Senior Solutions Architect?
  • A: Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership in digital services development, collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements, creating architectural analyses, leading agile delivery projects, and contributing to technology strategy.