Technical Architect

Description

The selected candidate will provide overall technical guidance and leadership in a variety of projects involving web, distributed, vendor and mainframe applications.

Upon approval / funding of a solution, resource will assist with the project implementation by:

¿              Provide overall technical architecture / design leadership for implementation of the solution

¿              Assist with Detail system design to a point where implementation can proceed

¿              Identify and document architecturally significant aspects/views of the systems

¿              Ensure that the design is consistent with the overall architecture

¿              Collect, deliver and present any industry best-practices

¿              Provide rationale for architecture / design decisions

¿              Balance concerns of competing software quality requirements

¿              Ensure consistent use of software engineering methodology

¿              Ensure that significant design decisions are communicated, validated, and adhered to.

¿              Participate in Client (Healthcare Domain) internal QR review and Architecture Peer Reviews

¿              Represent the architecture group to senior management, business partners and architectural group

Required Skills and Experience

¿              Good facilitator with above average communication skills

¿              Solid working knowledge of requirements management principles and techniques (e.g. use case)

¿              Proven experience in translating system architecture to specific design decisions

¿              Thorough understanding of OOAD and UML

¿              Practical experience with common modeling and development tools (e.g. Rose, WSAD)

¿              Familiarity with the technology with which the system will be implemented

¿              Familiarity with industry best design approaches

¿              Share a common understanding of software engineering process with the enterprise solution architects.

¿              Communication skills that earn trust, motivate, persuade, and mentor

¿              Proactive and goal-oriented with a focus on results

¿              Practical experience with common architectural patterns and principles

¿              Proven capability of managing competing priorities

¿              A professional habit of continuously learning and self-improvement

¿              Experience with Vendor Package / Product evaluation, selection, integration and design

¿              Experience with web architecture and design 

Preferred Skills and Experience

¿              Prior healthcare industry experience preferred (e.g. HIPPA Compliance Standards)

In addition to the technical skills outlined, the strongest candidates will:

Have experience in the health care / health insurance industries

Have extensive experience in vendor product evaluation and selection

Have extensive experience in web application architecture and design

Have experience with the integration of internally and externally hosted applications 

Have very strong interpersonal skills