Senior Medicaid Solution Architect

Req ID:
336806

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We are currently seeking a Senior Medicaid Solution Architect to join our team in Albany, New York (US-NY), United States (US).

State of New York – Senior Solution Architect
Office of Health Insurance Programs - Division of Operations & Systems

The Senior Solution Architect will report to the Technology Director for the Division of Operations and Systems and have responsibility for design and software development for the Continuing Medicaid Eligibility Modernization program. The mission of the program is to implement eligibility determinations for the Medicaid complex (Non-MAGI) population utilizing industry best practices, proven frameworks, and modern technologies. New York State will automate as much of the determination process as possible thereby reducing the need for human intervention and in person assistance to the Medicaid complex population.

The incumbent will work together with the business partners to understand business requirements and design the overall application architecture, including components and interfaces, and write, test and debug code as required.

Specific duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts review of the current infrastructure, applications, and business requirements to determine optimal cloud architecture
• Collaborates with application developers and system administrators to ensure interoperability between cloud and on-premises components, and between one cloud platform to another, resolving integration challenges
• Develops detailed plans for migrating applications, data, and infrastructure from on-premises environments to the cloud while ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations
• Designs, implements, and manages containerized solutions, involving Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms to ensure scalability, reliability, and security
• Design and define API architecture and standards
• Designs and implements Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions to ensure secure and efficient file exchange across systems
• Identifies and mitigates risks associated with technology choices and implementations related to Medicaid Transformation Program
• Works with various stakeholders, including vendors, developers, and business leaders to ensure the cloud strategy meets their needs
• Manages, monitors, and optimizes cloud environments for performance, cost, and scalability
• Communicates verbally and in writing with a variety of individuals including management, users, vendors and other technology staff

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of progressively responsible information technology experience in developing large scale systems comparable to the NY State of Health (NYSOH), three of these years must have been managing teams.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in architecting solutions in Java, Python, and cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in architecting and developing solutions using Salesforce Low-code platform.
• Must be able to be onsite at the client location in Albany, NY on average 50%. There is some flexibiltiy regarding what the exact schedule can be. Local/regional candidates preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing vendors, including monitoring of service level agreements and adherence to contract terms
• Demonstrated experience working in health and human services at a national, state or local level as well as experience working with Medicaid programs in New York State
• Demonstrated experience with designing and implementing APIs within microservices environment
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing MFT solutions
• Demonstrated proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering cloud solutions on the Salesforce platform that deliver business value to customers
• Industry certifications in AWS / GCP

*Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this remote role is $122,556- $175,000. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.
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