Business Architect

*Position is eligible for Remote / Work from Home opportunity*

Department: Architecture

Telecommuting Eligible: Yes 

Job Grade: E15 

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Job Title

Business Architect

Job Summary

The Business Architect is responsible to function as a partner to the strategic business stakeholders by working closely with them to analyze issues, needs, and opportunities. This position provides guidance and counsel in conceiving IT initiatives through which the IT organization will assist the business in addressing such issues, needs, and opportunities. In addition, this role will function as an IT liaison between the Business and IT organizations and oversees IT projects through intake, discovery, requirements, and design phases. The Business Architect ensures alignment between the project and business objectives, supporting projects in the build/development, testing, and implementation phases until the project delivers a solution which addresses the original issues, need or opportunity.

Essential Functions

(Key Duties/Responsibilities/Accountabilities)

• Analyzes the activities of a particular business unit or line of business and makes recommendations pertaining to the project that the business unit should initiate
• Addresses complex and conflicting information about the business to develop high-level business context diagrams and architecture models
• Provides a clear picture of the business capabilities map and the applications footprint of various applications across the map for a particular business unit or line of business
• Develops a business architecture strategy for the business unit based on situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations
• Assimilates and correlates disconnected documentation, drawings, and articulates their collective relevance to the organization and to high-priority business issues
• Provides detailed design and specification documentation for infrastructures, technologies, applications and/or databases
• Recommends policies and strategic goals that manage and assume risk for the technology functions under limited oversight

Non-Essential Duties and Functions

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree in information technology or related field
• 8 years of business architecture or related experience
• Healthcare payer insurance and provider network experience
• Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering/analysis
• Advanced technical/professional knowledge and skills, with strong analytical thinking, attention to detail and accuracy, business acumen, collaboration, and presentation abilities

• Advanced level skills in problem resolution, decision-making, flexibility, adaptability, and effective communication both verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

• 12 years of business architect or related experience of which 7 years were spent in the healthcare industry

Environment and Cognitive/Physical Demands

• Office environment
• Ability to read, hear, speak, keyboard, reason, communicate effectively and problem solve
• Requires prolonged sitting and telephone usage
• Requires the use of office equipment such as computer terminals, telephones, copiers and printers
• Infrequent lifting to 15 pounds
• Infrequent stooping

Segregation of Duties

Every employee is responsible to perform their duties and responsibilities in accordance with Noridian values, policies and procedures, including but not limited to, Segregation of Duties Principles, HIPAA, Security and Privacy, CMS requirements, the Noridian Compliance Program, and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the essential functions, requirements, and responsibilities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions.  Employees may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those specifically listed in this description and may be required to perform any task requested by the supervisor or management.

Total Rewards Package:

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Voluntary Insurance Plans, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k and Company Match, Company-paid Life Insurance, Education Assistance Program, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Increasing PTO Accrual Plan, Medical/Parental/Disability Leave, Workers Compensation, Retiree Benefits, Severance Package, Employee Assistance Program, Financial and Health Wellness Benefits, Casual Dress, Open Office Setting, and Online Learning System.

CMS Access Compliance and Regulation Contingency Statement

Some positions require compliance with (i) federal, and agency specific regulations and related clauses included in Noridian's prime contracts with the Government, (ii) background checks, and (iii) eligibility for a government-issued identification card.

An employee in this position may be required to possess a “Federal Identification Card” (Federal ID) as a condition of employment. Federal ID’s may include one of the following: Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable (PIV-I) card, a Local-Based Physical Access Card issued by CMS, or a Local-Based Physical Access Card issued by another Federal agency and approved by CMS.  Obtaining a Federal ID and continued eligibility for this position may require the successful completion of a Federal Background Investigation performed by the Federal Government and a residency requirement that you have lived in the United States at least three out of the last five years. Failure to obtain a Federal ID may result in the removal from the position or termination of employment. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Below is the salary range for potential new hires.

Salary Range: $91,158.44 - $149,931.95

Other Compensation: Incentive Plan

Lifestyle Benefit: $50/month

This job will be closed 03/03/2025 at 8:00AM CST. No further applications will be considered.

Salary : $91,158 - $149,932