Professional, Solution Architect

Job Description

Professional, Solution Architect

Burlington Office, 62 Merchants Row, Williston, Vermont, United States of America

Headquarters Office, 625 State Street, Schenectady, New York, United States of America

Rochester Office, 220 Alexander Street, Rochester, New York, United States of America

Tarrytown Office, 303 South Broadway, Tarrytown, New York, United States of America

Virtual Req #1269

Friday, October 7, 2022

Over 35 years strong and fueled by 1,700 smart, passionate employees across New York state and Vermont, MVP is full of opportunities to grow. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning leader for a reason. The beating heart of our company is a wide range of employees from a diverse set of backgrounds-tech people, numbers people, even people people-working together to make health insurance better. If you are ready to join a thriving, mission-driven company where you can create your own opportunities and make a positive difference-it's time to make a healthy career move to MVP!

Full-Time, Exempt

This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position and may perform other duties as assigned or required.

We are seeking a self-motivated team player that possesses highly technical and excellent people skills. This role will not be hands-on development but must have a prior development background.

The individual must have an advanced understanding of:

Composable Enterprise Architecture & API's and how to use it towards digital transformation
Technical architecture in the development of highly scalable components, redundant and fault tolerant systems
Enterprise Security, Best Practices and Secure Coding Practices
IT Governance
Security Framework and Compliance standards (HIPAA, GDPR)

As an architect you will work directly with our platform and product teams on multiple engagements to provide technical leadership and guidance. Strong candidates will have development and operational experience at large scale and a solid understanding of cloud computing and technology systems.

Evaluate architectural options, define overall architecture of our systems, and develop system documentation according to SAFe Agile principles and industry standards.

Promote best practices and patterns in software development.

Interface with Product Managers and IT stakeholders at the project level providing architectural oversight and technical consulting support on either vendor or internal applications and interfaces.

Drive engagement with Enterprise Architecture, IT Security, Infrastructure and Product teams to ensure secure development and deployment of solutions.

Conduct industry research, facilitates new product and vendor evaluations, and assists in vendor selection.

Mentor and coach other members of the engineering teams, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, developers, project managers, business analysts, user support specialist and subject matter experts.

Maintain confidentiality and adhere to regulatory compliance issues as they exist and change from time to time.

Be curious, be humble, and be the difference for our customers!

Minimum Education and Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering, information-technology, or equivalent field

Cloud Architect Certification (Azure, AWS, or GCP) is a significant plus
SAFe certification or training is a plus
TOGAF certification is a plus

Minimum Experience:

7-10 years in an IT centric role including

3+ years as a solution architect / software technical lead or directing teams in a fast-paced environment

- 2+ years' Microsoft Azure Cloud, infrastructure, and networking experience

Experience with software frameworks such as Microsoft Azure cloud, Microsoft .NET, Container management etc.
Must have a development background

Extensive experience of "owning" the design of a major/large component of an application, system, or software architecture

Proven experience in delivering effective technical architecture strategies

Skills:

Mastery of Azure Cloud concepts and up-to-date knowledge of Microsoft technology / products

Microsoft C#, .Net Core/Standard/Framework
Azure Functions
Azure Service / Event Bus
Azure SQL Server and Azure Data Technologies
MS SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, Power Platform
Azure DevOps / Azure Pipelines and Automation
Microsoft Azure CLI, PowerShell
Enterprise grade IAM - Azure AD B2C
Microsoft Visio or experience with UML / DFD tools

Expertise in API development, SOA, REST, JSON GraphQL, OData, Messaging and Event-oriented paradigms
Extensive knowledge of Distributed Architecture and Design Patterns & Principles, Web & API standards / concepts, coding best practices and end-to-end software development life cycle
Expertise in Web-based technologies (ASP.Net MVC, JavaScript, CSS, etc.) C#, .Net Core, ASP.Net MVC, JavaScript, NodeJS, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, Python
Experience in transforming monolithic applications into microservice and container-based applications
Strong understanding of Architecture Patterns, Design documentation and Diagraming
Ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences
Self-motivated and ability to work in teams and individually when needed
Strong interpersonal/soft skills, including expressive verbal and written communication skills for presenting complex information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Advanced skills and experience in application lifecycle management, agile development methods and software planning
Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
Monitor, mentor, and lead team members to overcome roadblocks and challenges

Additional Skills:

Experience working in a Healthcare industry is a plus
Mobile cross platform development experience using Xamarin is a plus
Experience in using SAST, DAST and IAST tools (Veracode, SonarCloud, SonarQube, etc.) is a plus
Experience in using APM tools (AppDynamics, DataDog, New Relic, etc.) is a plus
Experience with UI frameworks like Angular and React is a plus
Experience with NoSQL databases like Cosmos DB, MongoDB etc., is a plus
Experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes is a plus

About MVP
MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health insurer caring for more than 700,000 members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of our members and the communities we serve, MVP makes health insurance more convenient, more supportive, and more personal. We are powered by the ideas and energy of more than 1,700 diverse, employees from all backgrounds, committed to having a positive impact on the health and wellness of everyone we serve. MVP Health Care is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis, e.g., Pay Transparency (PDF), and the EEO is the Law Poster and Supplement protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any person with a disability needing special accommodations to the application process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]

Please apply and learn more - including how you may become a proud member of our team.

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Burlington Office, 62 Merchants Row, Williston, Vermont, United States of America
Headquarters Office, 625 State Street, Schenectady, New York, United States of America
Rochester Office, 220 Alexander Street, Rochester, New York, United States of America
Tarrytown Office, 303 South Broadway, Tarrytown, New York, United States of America
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