Solution Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +8 more states.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the DDPS/PRS technical architecture, oversee cloud infrastructure design, and manage the DevSecOps pipeline.

• Ensure that solutions comply with CMS Technical Reference Architecture (TRA), Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS), FISMA, and NIST standards.

• Design and maintain the complete CMS AWS environment across both Production and Non-Production VPCs.

• Create, optimize, and uphold the DDPS data platform utilizing Snowflake, Redshift Serverless, Athena, MWAA/Apache Airflow, and Databricks.

• Drive strategies for cloud optimization and cost management, including service substitutions and consolidations.

• Design API and multi-cloud data-sharing integrations for CMS and its downstream stakeholders.

• Ensure compatibility with IDR and maintain AWS networking and security services.

• Work alongside the DevSecOps Lead to ensure ATO compliance.

• Assist with CMS AI/ML initiatives, encompassing data preparation, model implementation, and validation.

• Engage in CMS-led proofs of concept and architectural evaluations.

• Guarantee high-availability, multi-AZ architecture for systems processing 9–10 million PDE transactions each day.

• Integrate AWS messaging services such as EventBridge, SQS, SNS, and SES.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in solution or enterprise architecture.

• At least 5 years of experience architecting on AWS.

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification or proven equivalent AWS expertise.

• Hands-on proficiency with Snowflake, AWS Redshift Serverless, Databricks, Amazon Athena, AWS MWAA/Apache Airflow, Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, and VPC/PrivateLink networking.

• Extensive knowledge of EC2, EBS, Lambda, Systems Manager, VPC, IAM, and Secrets Manager.

• Familiarity with EventBridge, SQS, SNS, and SES.

• Experience ensuring compliance with CMS TRA, ARS, FISMA, and NIST standards within a federal cloud environment.

• Proven experience in multi-AZ, high-availability AWS architectures that support high-volume batch processing systems.

• Demonstrated experience in designing API integrations and multi-cloud data-sharing solutions for federal programs.

• Knowledge of GuardDuty, SecurityHub, Inspector, CloudTrail, Config, and CloudFormation.

• Ability to successfully pass CMS and internal required background checks for public trust.

• Must reside in one of the designated U.S. states: VA, DC, MD, TN, FL, AZ, CO, OR, or TX.

• Employment is contingent upon contract award.

🏝️ Benefits

• Supportive work/life balance.

• Flexibility of a fully remote company.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• A collaborative and supportive work environment.

• Engaging in mission-driven work that makes a difference in healthcare IT.