Application Architect

Essential Functions

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive enterprise integration strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Architect and design complex enterprise integrations leveraging such as Rhapsody/Boomi/MuleSoft/Corepoint/Cloverleaf platforms and / or relevant native Cloud services.
• Good to have knowledge of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR etc.) and LIMS/LIS systems like CoreLIMS, StarLIMS, and SunQuest.
• Oversee the entire integration lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
• Mentor a team of integration architects and developers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand integration needs and translate them into actionable technical strategies.
• Champion the adoption of ETL , DevOps and SDLC principles and automation practices within the integration delivery process.
• Advocate for and implement cloud-based integration solutions (AWS, Azure etc.).
• Identify and evaluate new integration technologies to ensure the team utilizes best-in-class solutions.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key vendors and partners.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance on integration best practices within the healthcare industry.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills Needed to be Successful

• Design and develop software architecture that is scalable, reliable, and maintainable.
• Work with business and department leaders understanding the business problem to address and translate that into a comprehensive software system design
• Lead the development teams in all aspects of implementing and testing the application
• Design and implement event-driven architectures to support real-time data processing and analytics.
• Develop distributed architectures to support high availability and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of technical solutions with business requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior architects and developers.

Required Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum 12+ years experience in software architecture and design including experience in software development (C#, .Net)
• Minimum of 7 years focused on distributed/cloud/microservice designs including AWS Lambda, Axure Functions, Docker, etc.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with enterprise integration software ( e.g. message buses, ..)
• Minimum 7 years of experience in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP etc.) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with DevOps principles and practices.
• Practical hands on experience in Generative AI Prompt Engineering

Preferred Experience & Education

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No direct reports