Senior Application Architect – Medicaid Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Define and execute the technology architecture strategy, roadmap, and modernization initiatives for a large-scale Medicaid account.

• Align technology investments with business goals and contractual obligations.

• Lead architecture governance while establishing standards and best practices.

• Oversee application, integration, cloud, infrastructure, and security architectures.

• Act as a senior technical advisor to state Medicaid agencies and internal stakeholders.

• Support strategic planning, governance, audits, and modernization activities.

• Guide strategies for application modernization, cloud adoption, APIs, and integration.

• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and in accordance with enterprise architecture standards.

• Ensure adherence to Medicaid, HIPAA, CMS, NIST, IRS 1075, and other regulatory and contractual requirements.

• Drive interoperability and data exchange strategies, including APIs, integrations, ETL processes, and healthcare interoperability frameworks.

• Lead activities related to technical risk, technical debt, and solution oversight throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Provide architectural guidance for complex programs and mission-critical Medicaid systems.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 9 years of experience in enterprise, solution, or technology architecture.

• More than 7 years of experience in Medicaid, MMIS, MES, healthcare payer, or government healthcare sectors.

• Proven experience supporting complex, mission-critical systems and collaborating directly with state agencies or government clients.

• Strong proficiency in application, integration, data, cloud, infrastructure, and security architecture.

• Experience in modernizing legacy systems and enterprise platforms.

• Familiarity with establishing architecture governance frameworks.

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and tools such as LeanIX, TOGAF, or equivalent platforms.

• In-depth understanding of SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, security, privacy, compliance, risk management, and technology lifecycle governance.

• Experience with CMS Medicaid Enterprise Architecture (MEA), MITA, modular MMIS/MES implementations, and CMS certification requirements.

• Practical experience with AWS or Azure.

• Knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.

• Experience in designing and supporting APIs, REST services, event-driven integrations, data lakes, data warehouses, analytics/AI platforms, and identity & access management solutions.

• Video cameras must be utilized during interviews and during the initial week of orientation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for learning and career advancement.

• Technical credentials and certification programs.

• Generous and flexible vacation policy.

• Educational assistance support.

• Leadership and technical development academies.

• 401(k) employer matching.

• Comprehensive health benefits package.

• Opportunities for occasional travel.