Healthcare Domain Architect

HEALTH INSURANCE DOMAIN ARCHITECT
Remote – Contract opening 12+ months.

ALTA IT Services is seeking a Health Insurance Domain Architect to support a Maryland-based health insurance customer. This is a 100% remote position for candidates residing in the EDT and CT zones.
Our hiring team is seeking a systems architect with strong healthcare industry experience to create system improvement frameworks and designs, define standards, deliver estimates and work with varied stakeholder teams to ensure that the plans reach production.

PURPOSE: Drives enterprise optimization by introducing capabilities (inclusive of all functions) for their domain of responsibility utilizing in-depth knowledge and expert skills to advance domain and System Architecture strategies. Translates business needs for the domain into architectural solutions that meet performance, reliability and security expectations. Applies enterprise roadmaps, principles, standards, and practices to drive their domain strategies and execution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 20% Collaborate with other teams (business and technical), key stakeholders, and partners to understand needs to maximize architecture impact and address technical limitations. Supports evaluation/selection of a solution / product design that aligns with IT / Domain strategies, standards, and guidelines.
20% Prepare domain architecture viewpoints and models depicting current, target, and interim states. Use current state viewpoints to identify and analyze pain points and opportunities (PPOs). Perform advanced modeling and analysis to meet the strategic needs of the organization with respect to system, information, functional/non-functional needs, performance, and security/regulatory requirements. Create and utilize architecture patterns and ensure alignment with IT strategies and reference architectures. Ensure target state alignment and integration across architecture domains. Ensure upstream alignment / traceability to business needs via business architecture and downstream alignment / traceability with solution building blocks. Support the extension / enhancement of domain architecture strategies, standards, and guidelines. Identify and support development of reusable domain patterns.
20% Assists in design, engineering, and implementation of assets for internal use in solutions to improve solution quality; collaborate through implementation phase. Supports peer reviews and represent the architecture domain in briefings to the Architecture Review Board. Support publishing and maintenance of viewpoints / work products in the architecture repository, ensuring they are organized, accurate, and accessible. Evaluates stakeholder comments / feedback received via project and non-project channels. Investigates regulatory and compliance issues are addressed in solutions.
10% Support the development / enhancement of architecture domain methods and tools. Ensure the alignment / integration of domain architecture processes / deliverables with those of other architecture domains and SDLC disciplines. Supports development of domain related communications / education materiel for use with stakeholders and architecture / SDLC partners.
30% Contributes to new / proposed projects for architecture impacts in support of annual planning, resource estimation, and alignment with IT strategy and enterprise architecture. Provide input to project, product, and enterprise technology roadmaps. Provide regular reporting on progress, issues, and opportunities related to architecture domain.

QUALIFICATIONS Education Level: Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Experience: more than 10 years of IT experience with at least 5 years of experience in the Architecture Domain.
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Ability to motivate and influence others so that project objectives are met in a timely manner.
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to develop high quality solutions.
Ability to coach peers and team members.
Ability to manage cross-domain architecture solutions and issues.
Effective organizational, interpersonal/relationship management, analytical, communications (written and verbal) and collaboration.
Expertise with domain related architecture frameworks, methods, and tools.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Certified System Architect Upon Hire Preferred

HOURLY RATE: $100/HR. Range. Benefits Available

For consideration, please contact Melissa McNally via mmcnally@

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