Senior Solutions Architect (Interoperability & Data)

Company :

enGen

Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing senior architectural leadership, direction, and governance, specifically advising on and driving both provider and payer/provider interoperability initiatives and architectures . The Senior Solutions Architect provides technical and thought leadership that aligns business goals with modern cloud data lakehouse architectures, advanced healthcare data exchange standards, and robust integration frameworks. This role defines the technical roadmap, reference architectures, and governance for complex, enterprise-scale data and interoperability solutions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interoperability & Architectural Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor and technical authority advising on both provider and payer/provider interoperability initiatives. Design and govern enterprise-scale solutions utilizing modern Data Lakehouse architectures, cloud-native services, and complex data exchange standards.

• Domain & Standards Expertise: Drive architectural patterns leveraging healthcare data exchange standards—including HL7 v2 (ADT, SIU, ORU), HL7 v3 (CDA, CCD), and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) .

• Data Lakehouse & Cloud Ecosystems: Architect solutions using GCP Dataproc, Confluent Kafka, Apache Airflow/Composer, Open Database Format/Apache Iceberg, Google Metastore Metadata layers, Google BigQuery (via dbt), Starburst federation, Monte Carlo data quality, and Atlan data catalogs. (Note: Familiarity with legacy/transitionary technologies such as Databricks Medallion architecture, SAS, and Teradata is a plus).

• Application Integration & Development Standards: Guide development teams on REST API frameworks, Java development standards and classes for interface programming, Python, Spark development, and Advanced SQL.

• DevOps & Infrastructure Governance: Establish and enforce DevOps principles, GitHub code repositories, YAML cloud configuration management, and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Roadmap Planning: Collaborate closely with product owners, product managers, and senior business/IT leaders to translate complex requirements into a robust architectural runway and roadmap. Present and justify solution designs to executive stakeholders.

• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years of experience in technical expertise in both mainframe and/or open systems environments (system software, application software, databases, etc.)

• 5 years of experience in enterprise environment including experience as a technology lead with technical decision making responsibilities and application development or infrastructure services experience

• 5 years of experience in IT solutions delivery

• 5 years of experience in providing consultative solutions architecture and support services of enterprise scope and depth

• 1 year of experience in using modeling languages

• 1 year as a Solutions Architect

Preferred

• 5+ years of experience in the healthcare industry, specifically focusing on healthcare data exchange, interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7), and clinical/payer data flows.

• Demonstrated experience architecting and implementing modern cloud Data Lakehouse solutions (GCP, BigQuery, Iceberg, Kafka).

• Strong background in API development frameworks, Java/Python integration, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, GitHub CI/CD).

SKILLS

• Healthcare Interoperability Standards (FHIR, HL7 v2/v3, CDA, CCD)

• Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures & Tooling (GCP, Kafka, Airflow, Iceberg, Starburst, dbt)

• Integration & Application Development (Java, Python, REST APIs, Advanced SQL)

• DevOps & Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, GitHub, YAML)

• Data Governance & Quality (Atlan, Monte Carlo)

• TOGAF / Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

• Executive Communication & Strategic Advisory Skills

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field

Preferred

• None

Substitution

• 6 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• SAFe Architect

• ArchiMate

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office- Hybrid

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Physical work site required

No

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Req ID: J286829