Lead Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kentucky.

📋 Description

• Take ownership and enhance the reference architecture for the enterprise patient services platform.

• Establish architectural boundaries and design principles encompassing data, workflow, business logic, user experience, automation, and system ownership.

• Develop and oversee architecture standards, reusable patterns, and optimal pathways.

• Design and sustain a scalable multi-tenant, multi-program architecture.

• Act as the architectural owner for Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud.

• Ensure compliance with a unified patient and case model.

• Define and manage integration architecture, canonical data contracts, event-driven patterns, and data synchronization strategies.

• Lead the architecture for healthcare connectivity solutions, including payer, specialty pharmacy, claims, eligibility, clinical data exchange, e-prescribing, and hub integrations.

• Design and govern the secure handling of regulated healthcare data, ensuring compliance with HIPAA/SOC 2 requirements.

• Propel the architecture and scalability of agentic AI and automation capabilities.

• Establish evaluation, testing, and governance frameworks for AI-enabled solutions.

• Provide architectural leadership throughout the .NET and Azure ecosystem.

• Guide initiatives for platform consolidation, modernization, and migration.

• Oversee architecture delivered by third-party partners.

• Define and track non-functional requirements such as availability, performance, resilience, recovery objectives, capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization.

• Review designs and code, mentor engineers, lead technical proofs of concept, and advise on complex production and platform challenges.

• Produce and maintain architectural documentation, reference designs, and technical guidance.

• Adhere to Valeris values, training deadlines, and SOPs.

• Undertake additional tasks or projects as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in an Architect role within complex, enterprise-scale environments.

• 6+ years of experience architecting enterprise Salesforce solutions, with ownership of large-scale data models and platform architecture.

• Demonstrated experience in owning and governing enterprise platform architectures across multiple technology domains.

• In-depth Salesforce architecture expertise, covering data modeling, security, custom development, platform scalability, environment strategy, and release management.

• Experience architecting Salesforce as a system of record within a larger enterprise platform ecosystem.

• Proven ability to design and govern multi-tenant or multi-program platforms utilizing shared services and configurable solutions.

• Strong background in enterprise integration architecture, including APIs, event-driven patterns, canonical data models, and data synchronization strategies.

• Experience in architecting secure, compliant platforms that handle regulated or sensitive data.

• Familiarity with .NET and Azure architecture.

• Experience overseeing architecture in partner-led or outsourced delivery environments.

• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and their application to enhance engineering practices and delivery outcomes.

• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Preference for candidates who can type a minimum of 35 words per minute with 97% accuracy.

• Willingness to travel as needed is preferred.

• Successful completion of a background check and, depending on the position, a drug screen.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSA- and FSA-eligible options, and Valeris contributing towards premium costs.

• Additional health support services, including telehealth and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offerings.

• Company match for Health Savings Account contributions.

• Free Basic Life and AD&D coverage equivalent to your annual earnings, with a minimum of $50,000 and a maximum of $300,000.

• Company-paid Short-Term Disability coverage, with an option to purchase Long-Term Disability.

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan featuring a 100% match on the first 5% contributed, with immediate vesting.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave to promote work-life balance.

• Nine paid holidays along with two floating holidays.

• Opportunities for career advancement within a company that fosters personal and professional growth.

• A dynamic and stimulating work environment that encourages innovative ideas.

• An inclusive workplace and mission-driven culture.

• Background check and, depending on the position, drug screen as conditions of employment.