Solution Architect – Data Management

Summary

Create and provide solutions regarding data storage and database administration. Conduct evaluations of technology standards, tools, products, and solutions, make rational design decisions from business and technical perspectives and communicate recommendations. Define guidelines and recommendations based on leading industry practices tailored to GEHA’s data needs and infrastructure. Maintain responsibility for defining the technical strategy, work closely with all stakeholders to vet technology decisions that support product capabilities now and for the future, and guide it successfully through its execution.

Duties

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of GEHA strategic business plans.
• Provide architectural consulting expertise, direction and assistance to systems analysts, IT cloud engineers and other system engineers.
• Document and develop in-depth knowledge of GEHA existing architecture/infrastructure and technology portfolio.
• Develop, document, communicate and enforce database technology standard policies.
• Conduct research on emerging database and cloud technologies in support of organizational data requirements and development efforts.
• Make recommendations about database and data storage technology and process adoption.
• Evaluates existing applications and systems. Recommends improvements or modifications.
• Acts as technical mentor for members of the IT team, providing input and feedback to others. Review Business Requirements Documentation, Technical Design Documentation and participate in peer review cycles with technical & non-technical counterparts.
• Assign tasks to the appropriate technical resource within the team; follow up on assigned tasks to ensure adherence to proposal internal and delivery milestones.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Services or a related field

Experience Requirements

• 3 years of experience in Technology Architecture and database management including hybrid and cloud environments.
• Requires experience in design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed systems, including cloud hosted data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Experience with conducting proof-of-concept, developing prototyping, and building reference models.
• Proven ability to work independently to coordinate and solve highly complex technical data transformation issues. Ability to effectively communicate with customers to clarify data format requirements and negotiate compromise.
• Requires effective communication and presentation skills. Demonstrates the ability to work and design for multiple projects.
• Maintains knowledge of current and upcoming technologies. Mentors developers, conducts code reviews and acts as a resource to others to resolve complex problems.
• Works under minimal supervision with wide latitude for independent judgment

Preferred Technology Skills: Information Systems or Systems Engineering

• Four - five years of experience in a technical consulting, solution architect, or systems engineering role which includes experience with building large-scale architecture solutions, including security concerns, high availability methods, multiple platforms, hardware considerations, network design, monitoring solutions, virtualization, performance, capacity planning, and information management practices.
• Experience with building, delivering, and managing Cloud IaaS and SaaS environments.
• Excellent understanding of multi-tier architecture: web servers, caching, application server, load balancers and storage.
• Ability to display a demonstrated track record in building and setting architecture strategies.
• Authentication & Authorization technologies
• Enterprise continuous integration and engineering principles (continuous testing)
• 3 years of demonstrated experience in the Healthcare industry, with preference for experience with Healthcare Payers.

GEHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we will not discriminate against any individual based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, military status, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, and sexual orientation, as well as all other characteristics and qualities protected by federal, state, or local law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.