Solution Architect (Healthcare, Cloud & Modernization)

This Application Architect Position (Modernization) with Healthcare expertise.JD for Application ArchitectWe are seeking a visionary Lead Software Application Architect to spearhead modernization for our healthcare customers. You will lead the architectural evolution of multiple standalone legacy systemsspanning financial, revenue cycle, and operational domainsinto a single, unified, high-performance intelligent solution.This is a high-impact, customer-facing role. You will begin by leading a critical Discovery and Assessment phase, mapping out the current landscape, identifying technical debt, and ultimately designing a future state cloud-native, AI based ecosystem that provides actionable intelligence to healthcare stakeholders.Key ResponsibilitiesDiscovery & AssessmentArchitectural Audit: Perform a deep dive into existing healthcare applications to document the current 'As-Is' state, including data schemas, integration points, and infrastructure.Gap Analysis: Identify scalability bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and data silos within the current financial and operational tools.Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate workshops with customer stakeholders (CIO/VPs, Clinical Leads, Finance Directors) to gather functional and non-functional requirements.Strategy & DesignFuture-State Roadmap: Design a modern, unified architecture ('To-Be') that consolidates financial, revenue, and operational data into a single pane of glass.Technical Stack Selection: Define the target stack, prioritizing cloud-native services (AWS/Azure), microservices, and modern data-streaming & AI architectures.Security & Compliance: Ensure the future state adheres strictly to HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2 standards, incorporating robust data encryption and identity management (IAM).Leadership & ExecutionLead Technical Design: Create comprehensive architectural blueprints, sequence diagrams, and data flow models.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the bridge between customer business requirements and the engineering teams technical execution. Collaborate with architects from other competencies, such as Data, AI & UX.Mentorship: Guide senior developers and engineers on best practices for DDD (Domain-Driven Design) and API-first development.Required QualificationsExperience: 15%2B years in software engineering with at least 7%2B years in a Lead Architect role.Domain Expertise: Proven track record in the Healthcare IT space, preferably with Financial/Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) or Clinical Operational systems.Modernization Skills: Deep experience in 'Strangler Fig' patterns or similar strategies for migrating legacy monoliths to microservices.Data proficiency - Expertise in both OLAP & OLTP database schema design and data migration to live environmentsCloud Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of cloud architecture (Serverless, Kubernetes, Managed Databases ).Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into 'business value' for C-suite stakeholders.Compliance Knowledge: Working knowledge of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) and privacy regulations.Preferred SkillsExperience with AI/ML integration for predictive operational intelligence.Background in Data Warehousing or Data Lakehouse patterns (Snowflake, Databricks).Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).