Solution Architect - MediCal

About the role

We are seeking a Solution Architect to support a strategic, high-volume client environment. This role will support critical business and technology initiatives with a focus on delivering pragmatic, scalable, and secure solution architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of conceptual and logical architecture solutions for assigned initiatives, including portal solutions and interfaces.
• Develop architectures covering software, hardware, communication flows, and integration points to support both initial requirements and future needs.
• Translate business requirements into solution designs spanning applications, integrations, APIs, data flows, infrastructure, and security.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to ensure architecture decisions are grounded in business value and technical feasibility.
• Drive architecture decisions in collaboration with Enterprise Architects, Engineering Leads, and delivery teams.
• Anticipate and address non-functional requirements such as performance, resiliency, security, and scalability.

Requirements

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is required.
• Experience: Candidates must have 5+ years of solution architecture experience with service-oriented and application-centric solutions. A minimum of 10+ years of overall IT experience is required, including at least 5 years in software development or application architecture.
• Experience must include one of the following domains: Claims, Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), or Medicare, particularly with state projects or similar government programs.
• Technical Skills: Solution Architecture, cloud experience (AWS or GCP), and microservices.
• Experience designing a range of solution types, including new system builds, legacy modernization, and COTS/SaaS integrations.
• Proficiency in solution design patterns, architecture methods, and modern application/integration approaches.
• Experience with Agile Lean Architecture and operating in iterative delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of API design (REST, SOAP, GraphQL), event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka), and distributed integration patterns.
• Familiarity with modern application development landscapes including Java, Angular, and React.

Qualifications

• Personable with strong collaboration and communication skills, with an ability to build rapport across business and technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and communicate technical options effectively to stakeholders.
• Consultative mindset with strong recommendation and decision-making capabilities.
• Comfortable acting as a versatile architect rather than a deep technical specialist.

Preferred Qualifications

• An advanced degree is preferred.
• Previous experience with the client.
• Experience in Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), healthcare, Medicaid, or other highly regulated domains.
• Experience supporting claims adjudication or other high-volume transactional healthcare platforms.
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF).
• Experience designing for large-scale, high-availability environments.
• Experience in cloud transformation and modernization.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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Benefits

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