{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d3513f57afd9fbf29bcf20eb","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d3513f57afd9fbf29bcf20eb","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d3513f57afd9fbf29bcf20eb","title":"Technical Architect - Data Platform","description":"Job Title: Technical Architect - Data Platform\nLocation: Remote\nJob Type: FTE\n\nJob Description:\nMust-Have Skills\n12+ years in data engineering and analytics; 3+ years as a Technical or Solution Architect on enterprise-scale, multi-workstream data programs\nHands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric OneLake, Fabric Data Factory, Lakehouses, Delta Lake, medallion architecture, and point-in-time reconstruction patterns\nProven experience designing data quality and intake control frameworks schema validation, SLA checks, reconciliation, exception triage queues, and quarantine/reject workflows\nDeep experience designing canonical data models for complex transactional domains insurance claims, healthcare, or financial services strongly preferred\nHands-on experience with Azure AI Services Azure Document Intelligence (Form Recognizer) or equivalent for unstructured/semi-structured document extraction integrated into pipelines\nStrong Python and SQL you review and write production-grade code, not just diagrams\nDemonstrated experience leading customer-facing technical engagements with full delivery accountability you own the outcome, not just the architecture review\nGood to Have\nExperience with Azure Databricks for large-scale historical data processing or complex transformations alongside Fabric\nPower BI embedded reporting or Fabric Real-Time Intelligence experience\nFamiliarity with medical stop loss insurance, TPA ecosystems, or healthcare claims data formats (837, 835)\nMicrosoft Fabric Analytics Engineer (DP-600) or Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) certification\nRole Summary\nWe are looking for a seasoned Technical Architect to own end-to-end solution architecture for a specialty medical stop loss insurance enterprise's CEO-prioritized claims data platform modernization. You will design and govern a production-ready Microsoft Fabric lakehouse covering the full medallion stack from ingestion through curated Gold layer views while serving as the primary technical authority in direct engagement with client leadership. This is a hands-on architecture role embedded in the delivery team, with a hard production deadline and real commercial stakes on every design decision.\nWhy This Role Matters\nThe customer processes 50,000+ claims annually across 250+ Third-Party Administrators using a fragmented, manual intake stack. The platform you architect will eliminate that friction, automate eligibility workflows, and become the data foundation on which all future AI/ML, BI, and operational capabilities are built. Phase 1 establishes a production-proven foundation on five priority TPAs the architecture you get right here sets the pattern for the full TPA network in subsequent phases.\nWhat You'll Do\nArchitecture & Solution Design\nDesign and govern the OneLake medallion architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold) for claims, eligibility, and policy/contract data across five Phase 1 TPAs\nDefine the AI-assisted schema registry versioned alias handling for ~10 TPA format variants each, with drift detection and forward-compatible schema evolution\nArchitect the canonical claims data model: standardized diagnosis/procedure/revenue codes, member/dependent/subscriber normalization, and full adjustment/void/reversal handling\nSpecify all six Gold layer curated 360 views Insured/Claimant, Policy/Contract, Claim/Claim Line, Large Claimant, Clinical/Case Signal, and Underwriting/Renewal and govern delivery to acceptance criteria\nDesign the custom rule-based MDM claimant mastering service with probabilistic matching, human-in-the-loop review UI, and historical plus current-state coverage\nData Platform & AI Integration\nGovern the Fabric Data Factory pipeline architecture for batch file intake (xlsx, csv, txt) with SLA monitoring, control totals, duplicate detection, and quarantine/reject workflows\nArchitect the Azure Document Intelligence integration for eligibility PDF and screenshot extraction, including human-in-the-loop validation workflow design\nDefine Microsoft Purview adoption for data classification, lineage tracking, and 7-year PHI retention compliance\nEmbed client's WinAIDM AI accelerators across all pipeline workstreams Data Ingestion Agent, Data Quality Agent, Data Transformation Agent, and Reporter Agent\nDrive the cross-validation strategy comparing new platform outputs against existing platform for accuracy and directional consistency\nGovernance, Security & Compliance\nDesign PHI access controls and data masking patterns enabling offshore development while meeting US-only PHI requirements\nEstablish the four-role RBAC model (Admin, IT Support, Regular User, Read-Only) across the eligibility portal and all operational UIs\nDeliver architecture documentation, runbooks, and the Gold layer consumption specification for the client's downstream claim creation platform\nTechnical Leadership\nLead sprint zero discovery backlog definition, TPA file layout review, RACI, tooling access, and delivery cadence establishment\nConduct architecture decision reviews and set engineering standards across all workstreams and the full offshore team\nMentor the offshore Technical Architect and Technical Lead on Fabric patterns, WinAIDM usage, and medallion implementation best practices\nClient Engagement\nServe as the primary technical voice in stakeholder meetings with client technology and business leadership translating platform decisions into clear, decision-ready recommendations\nPartner with the client's internal team to define Gold layer consumption spec and integration handoff criteria for the downstream claim creation platform\nProactively surface trade-offs (build vs. configure, performance vs. cost, scope vs. timeline) and guide the client to the right decision trusted advisor, not order-taker\nWhat Success Looks Like (612 Months)\nOneLake medallion architecture fully operational for five Phase 1 TPAs Bronze immutable history, Silver canonical current state, Gold curated views consumed by the client's claim creation team before go-live\nAI-assisted schema registry live and handling format drift across all Phase 1 TPA variants without manual intervention\nIntake control layer operational with documented DQ rules per TPA, failed files routed to review queue with structured reason codes\nWinAIDM accelerators deployed and driving measurable reduction in pipeline development and validation effort across the team\nClient technology stakeholders describe client as a \"trusted architecture guide\" proactive, decision-ready, and commercially aligned","company":"Falconsmartit","rawCompany":"falconsmartit","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T13:17:48.544Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Technical Architect - Data Platform","description":"Job Title: Technical Architect - Data Platform\nLocation: Remote\nJob Type: FTE\n\nJob Description:\nMust-Have Skills\n12+ years in data engineering and analytics; 3+ years as a Technical or Solution Architect on enterprise-scale, multi-workstream data programs\nHands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric OneLake, Fabric Data Factory, Lakehouses, Delta Lake, medallion architecture, and point-in-time reconstruction patterns\nProven experience designing data quality and intake control frameworks schema validation, SLA checks, reconciliation, exception triage queues, and quarantine/reject workflows\nDeep experience designing canonical data models for complex transactional domains insurance claims, healthcare, or financial services strongly preferred\nHands-on experience with Azure AI Services Azure Document Intelligence (Form Recognizer) or equivalent for unstructured/semi-structured document extraction integrated into pipelines\nStrong Python and SQL you review and write production-grade code, not just diagrams\nDemonstrated experience leading customer-facing technical engagements with full delivery accountability you own the outcome, not just the architecture review\nGood to Have\nExperience with Azure Databricks for large-scale historical data processing or complex transformations alongside Fabric\nPower BI embedded reporting or Fabric Real-Time Intelligence experience\nFamiliarity with medical stop loss insurance, TPA ecosystems, or healthcare claims data formats (837, 835)\nMicrosoft Fabric Analytics Engineer (DP-600) or Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) certification\nRole Summary\nWe are looking for a seasoned Technical Architect to own end-to-end solution architecture for a specialty medical stop loss insurance enterprise's CEO-prioritized claims data platform modernization. You will design and govern a production-ready Microsoft Fabric lakehouse covering the full medallion stack from ingestion through curated Gold layer views while serving as the primary technical authority in direct engagement with client leadership. This is a hands-on architecture role embedded in the delivery team, with a hard production deadline and real commercial stakes on every design decision.\nWhy This Role Matters\nThe customer processes 50,000+ claims annually across 250+ Third-Party Administrators using a fragmented, manual intake stack. The platform you architect will eliminate that friction, automate eligibility workflows, and become the data foundation on which all future AI/ML, BI, and operational capabilities are built. Phase 1 establishes a production-proven foundation on five priority TPAs the architecture you get right here sets the pattern for the full TPA network in subsequent phases.\nWhat You'll Do\nArchitecture & Solution Design\nDesign and govern the OneLake medallion architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold) for claims, eligibility, and policy/contract data across five Phase 1 TPAs\nDefine the AI-assisted schema registry versioned alias handling for ~10 TPA format variants each, with drift detection and forward-compatible schema evolution\nArchitect the canonical claims data model: standardized diagnosis/procedure/revenue codes, member/dependent/subscriber normalization, and full adjustment/void/reversal handling\nSpecify all six Gold layer curated 360 views Insured/Claimant, Policy/Contract, Claim/Claim Line, Large Claimant, Clinical/Case Signal, and Underwriting/Renewal and govern delivery to acceptance criteria\nDesign the custom rule-based MDM claimant mastering service with probabilistic matching, human-in-the-loop review UI, and historical plus current-state coverage\nData Platform & AI Integration\nGovern the Fabric Data Factory pipeline architecture for batch file intake (xlsx, csv, txt) with SLA monitoring, control totals, duplicate detection, and quarantine/reject workflows\nArchitect the Azure Document Intelligence integration for eligibility PDF and screenshot extraction, including human-in-the-loop validation workflow design\nDefine Microsoft Purview adoption for data classification, lineage tracking, and 7-year PHI retention compliance\nEmbed client's WinAIDM AI accelerators across all pipeline workstreams Data Ingestion Agent, Data Quality Agent, Data Transformation Agent, and Reporter Agent\nDrive the cross-validation strategy comparing new platform outputs against existing platform for accuracy and directional consistency\nGovernance, Security & Compliance\nDesign PHI access controls and data masking patterns enabling offshore development while meeting US-only PHI requirements\nEstablish the four-role RBAC model (Admin, IT Support, Regular User, Read-Only) across the eligibility portal and all operational UIs\nDeliver architecture documentation, runbooks, and the Gold layer consumption specification for the client's downstream claim creation platform\nTechnical Leadership\nLead sprint zero discovery backlog definition, TPA file layout review, RACI, tooling access, and delivery cadence establishment\nConduct architecture decision reviews and set engineering standards across all workstreams and the full offshore team\nMentor the offshore Technical Architect and Technical Lead on Fabric patterns, WinAIDM usage, and medallion implementation best practices\nClient Engagement\nServe as the primary technical voice in stakeholder meetings with client technology and business leadership translating platform decisions into clear, decision-ready recommendations\nPartner with the client's internal team to define Gold layer consumption spec and integration handoff criteria for the downstream claim creation platform\nProactively surface trade-offs (build vs. configure, performance vs. cost, scope vs. timeline) and guide the client to the right decision trusted advisor, not order-taker\nWhat Success Looks Like (612 Months)\nOneLake medallion architecture fully operational for five Phase 1 TPAs Bronze immutable history, Silver canonical current state, Gold curated views consumed by the client's claim creation team before go-live\nAI-assisted schema registry live and handling format drift across all Phase 1 TPA variants without manual intervention\nIntake control layer operational with documented DQ rules per TPA, failed files routed to review queue with structured reason codes\nWinAIDM accelerators deployed and driving measurable reduction in pipeline development and validation effort across the team\nClient technology stakeholders describe client as a \"trusted architecture guide\" proactive, decision-ready, and commercially aligned","datePosted":"2026-08-15T13:17:48.544Z","dateModified":"2026-08-15T13:17:48.544Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Falconsmartit","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Denver","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"d3513f57afd9fbf29bcf20eb"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d3513f57afd9fbf29bcf20eb"}}