Solutions Architect I or II, DOE – Customer Acquisition Digital Engineering

About the role

Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. Every day, Cambia’s dedicated team of Solutions Architects are living our mission to make health care easier and lives better.

Responsibilities

• Lead the investigation of new technologies (applications, systems, software, hardware, etc.) which are being contemplated to solve a problem, or when it is unclear which existing technologies to use or how to tie them together.
• Communicate, mentor and collaborate with development staff on the implementation of the new technologies.

Requirements

• The Architect I requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related/relevant field plus seven years in IT with a minimum of two years of technical leadership and architecture experience and a minimum of three years' experience evaluating business requirements and then designing complete systems solutions in complex environments plus strong business understanding including health insurance technologies and regulations.
• The Architect II requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related/relevant field with an advanced degree preferred plus seven years in IT with a minimum of two years of technical leadership and architecture experience and at minimum of five years' experience evaluating business requirements and designing complete systems solutions in complex environments plus strong business understanding including health insurance technologies and regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing end-to-end architecture for digital properties, including front-end frameworks, back-end services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Developed and maintained architecture blueprints, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps for digital platforms.
• Evaluates, selects, and integrates third-party digital platforms and SaaS solutions (e.g., CMS, CDN, personalization engines, analytics).
• Hands-on experience architecting digital solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong background in API design and integration patterns, including REST, GraphQL, and event-driven messaging.
• Experience integrating digital properties with enterprise systems such as CRM, CDP, identity providers, and data platforms.

Skills and Attributes

• Demonstrated architecture experience in a single business unit to line of business or single technology field.
• Possesses comprehensive understanding of competitor's products and related technologies how those products and technologies compare with existing technologies.
• Understands and resolves highly complex large scale or systems level problems.
• Able to quickly and efficiently solve such problems using team resources to coordinate solutions.
• Proficient at writing code to solve a broad range of problems of varying complexity.
• Knowledge of Archimate and TOGAF, or equivalent frameworks.
• Ability to apply verbal, written and persuasive communication skills to influence others both individually and groups.
• Ability to utilize audio/visual tools to effectively present to groups and communicate technical information to other functions or groups both inside and outside of the organization.
• Ability to successfully influence and lead project direction and work with peers to implement ideas and concepts.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
• Demonstrated good decision quality, makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
• Capable of leading multiple product teams to implement product strategies throughout engineering.
• Excellent negotiations skills with both internal and external groups including ability to settle differences with a minimum of noise and a maximum level of diplomacy and tact. Includes ability to influence without direct authority.

Additional Skills and Attributes

• Domain expert in a broad range of technology platforms and technologies and how they interrelate.
• Thought leader on specific topics within Cambia.
• Able to solve problems outside of the technology domain, applying company resources to coordinate solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of coding fundamentals and practices at Cambia.
• Expert in designing and implementing SaaS architectures for critical products.
• Deep understanding of the product ecosystem.
• Design data stores using ER and object-based data schemas.
• Proficient in automating infrastructure provisioning for cloud-based /on prem infrastructure using: Containers, serverless, SQL/NOSQL databases, Kafka and telemetric tools such as CloudWatch and NewRelic.
• Knowledgeable in the design tradeoffs in architecting distributed streaming solutions.
• Complete understanding of end - end value stream business processes that comprises of many product services.
• Active support and influence company objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, relates well to all kinds of people in the organization regardless of level, establishes trust and constructive relationships.

Bonus

The bonus target for this position is 15%.

Pay

• The expected hiring range for an Architect I is $130K - $150K/year depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; and performance history.
• The current full salary range for this role is $114K - $186K/year.
• The expected hiring range for an Architect II is $150K - $180K/year depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; and performance history.
• The current full salary range for this role is $140K - $228K/year.

About Cambia

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care. Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.