Architect II

CareSource•Dayton, OH

2d•$113,000 - $197,700

About The Position

Responsible for the definition, oversight, coordination and development of technology designs, along with the related road maps and lifecycle management. This position supports TRICARE Prime® Demo by CareSource Military & Veterans, which aims to enhance healthcare access and prioritize the unique needs of the military community. We encourage military affiliated individuals, veterans, military spouses, and those with prior TRICARE experience to apply. Essential Functions: Aligns efforts across the various technical architectural disciplines within the company to develop innovative and appropriate architectures and roadmaps that enable the enterprise to deliver best-in-class services to their clients, partners and employees Provide overall architecture guidance, governance, and recommendations in support of technical objectives Work with the department leadership in establishing technology architecture strategy, goals, and objectives Partner with peers within all Information Technology groups to promote architecture principles, standards, methods, and strategic direction for the enterprise Facilitate overall analysis, design, artifacts, and technical requirements validation for strategic initiatives Lead / participate in vendor architecture related assessments and reviews Develop technical architectures that will drive reduced cost, increased availability, improved security, client experience, and greater flexibility Assist in performing IT due diligence on growth opportunities; identify the potential technology risks and opportunity concerning the technical environment by analyzing and assessing target companies Sets day-to-day objectives and delivers job responsibilities that may vary outside typical norms or practices. Work consists of tasks that are occasionally not routine and often works independently and is required to apply discretion within established operational boundaries and procedures Problems and issues faced are occasionally vague, and may need some analysis to understand. Makes adjustments to work methods to solve problems that may not be immediately evident in existing work processes and systems. However, may have references or help from norms and/or standard procedures to solve these problems Perform any other job duties as requested

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience is required
A minimum of seven (7) years of IT and/or relevant business experience, to include a minimum of one (1) year of experience as an architect, technical lead, or business analyst, and three (3) years of experience in a relevant domain, such as software engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure, network, storage, information management, organizational development, or business processes
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Strong interpersonal skills including excellent written and verbal communication skills; listening and critical thinking; presentation skills, facilitation skills
Ability to establish effective working relationships with stakeholders at all different levels
Flexibility during organizational and/or business changes
Effective problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Customer Service oriented
Ability to lead technical evaluations and conduct research & development in emerging technologies
Effectively disseminates information to appropriate audiences verbally and in writing
Ability to actively gather appropriate level of participation and input to decision-making and foster it within teams

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred
Military affiliation or TRICARE experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Aligns efforts across the various technical architectural disciplines within the company to develop innovative and appropriate architectures and roadmaps that enable the enterprise to deliver best-in-class services to their clients, partners and employees
Provide overall architecture guidance, governance, and recommendations in support of technical objectives
Work with the department leadership in establishing technology architecture strategy, goals, and objectives
Partner with peers within all Information Technology groups to promote architecture principles, standards, methods, and strategic direction for the enterprise
Facilitate overall analysis, design, artifacts, and technical requirements validation for strategic initiatives
Lead / participate in vendor architecture related assessments and reviews
Develop technical architectures that will drive reduced cost, increased availability, improved security, client experience, and greater flexibility
Assist in performing IT due diligence on growth opportunities; identify the potential technology risks and opportunity concerning the technical environment by analyzing and assessing target companies
Sets day-to-day objectives and delivers job responsibilities that may vary outside typical norms or practices.
Work consists of tasks that are occasionally not routine and often works independently and is required to apply discretion within established operational boundaries and procedures
Problems and issues faced are occasionally vague, and may need some analysis to understand.
Makes adjustments to work methods to solve problems that may not be immediately evident in existing work processes and systems. However, may have references or help from norms and/or standard procedures to solve these problems
Perform any other job duties as requested