Technical Architect

Role: Technical Architect Location: Remote Let s create our future together at The AES Group! About The AES Group The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies. Roles & Responsibilities Architecture & Solution Design Assess the current application architecture and identify performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability challenges.Design a target-state architecture that supports growth from 380+ users to 580+ users and beyond.Define application, data, integration, and security architecture patterns aligned with healthcare best practices.Establish scalability strategies including horizontal scaling, caching, asynchronous processing, and database optimization.Design solutions that maintain high availability and resiliency for critical patient care workflows. Healthcare Interoperability Lead the architecture and implementation of FHIR-based integrations.Design scalable healthcare data exchange mechanisms using HL7 FHIR APIs.Integrate with EHR/EMR systems such as eClinicalWorks, Epic, Cerner, Athena, or equivalent healthcare platforms.Ensure healthcare regulatory compliance including HIPAA and healthcare data security requirements. Performance Engineering Conduct architecture reviews and performance assessments of existing applications. Identify Bottlenecks Across Angular UI.NET APIsSQL Server databaseIntegration servicesInfrastructure components Define Performance Tuning Strategies For API response timesDatabase queriesSearch operationsReporting workloadsConcurrent user handlingCreate performance benchmarks, capacity planning models, and growth forecasts. Platform Modernization Define modernization roadmaps for legacy components.Recommend cloud-native and microservices adoption where appropriate.Drive implementation of event-driven and loosely coupled architectures.Introduce observability, monitoring, logging, and telemetry frameworks. Technical Leadership Work closely with Product Owners, Delivery Leaders, Engineers, and Business Stakeholders.Mentor development teams on architecture best practices and coding standards.Conduct architecture governance reviews.Drive security, reliability, and quality initiatives throughout the SDLC. Requirements 12+ years of software engineering experience.5+ years as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect.Experience architecting large-scale healthcare platforms.Proven experience scaling enterprise applications supporting hundreds to thousands of concurrent users. Technical Expertise Front-EndAngular 10+ (preferably Angular 15+)Angular MaterialState management frameworksPerformance optimization techniquesUI scalability and accessibilityBackend.NET Core / ASP.NET CoreREST API architectureMicroservices architectureEvent-driven architectureBackground processing frameworks Database Microsoft SQL ServerQuery optimizationIndexing strategiesDatabase partitioningData modelingHigh-availability architectures Healthcare Standards HL7 FHIRSMART on FHIRHealthcare interoperability patternsHealthcare data governanceHIPAA compliance Cloud & DevOps Azure (preferred)Azure App ServicesAzure SQLAzure FunctionsAzure Service Bus/Event GridCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure as Code Performance & Scalability Expectations The selected architect will be expected to:Evaluate current system limitations and identify root causes of performance degradation.Design an architecture capable of supporting:580+ active users immediatelyFuture growth beyond 1,000+ usersIncreased transaction volumesAdditional FHIR integrationsExpanded clinician-facing capabilities Define Capacity planning modelsDatabase scaling strategyApplication scaling strategyCaching architectureLoad balancing approachDisaster recovery architectureMonitoring and observability framework Preferred Qualifications Experience with population health management platforms.Experience building clinical workflow applications.Knowledge of healthcare payer/provider ecosystems.Familiarity with CQRS, Event Sourcing, and Domain-Driven Design.Experience performing application Well-Architected Reviews.Experience with Azure Architecture Center and Microsoft Well-Architected Framework. Key Deliverables (First 90 Days) Current-State Architecture Assessment.Performance Bottleneck Analysis Report.Future-State Architecture Blueprint.Scalability and Capacity Planning Model.Database Optimization Strategy.FHIR Integration Architecture Framework.Security and Compliance Assessment.Technology Modernization Roadmap.Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) and Performance Benchmarks.Architecture Governance Standards and Reference Implementations. Success Criteria Platform response times improved by at least 40 60%.Ability to scale seamlessly beyond 580 users.Improved system stability and reliability.Reduction in production performance incidents.Establishment of a scalable healthcare platform architecture supporting future growth and interoperability initiatives.