Position Summary: Responsible for successful delivery of HealthNow technology initiatives. The SA will be responsible for technology design for various technology solutions. This individual provides hands-on technical leadership including implementing solutions. The SA in conjunction with other team members will define the solution architecture and designs that, together with the function specification, form the overall specifications of the solution.
Design solution architecture to meet business requirements and enterprise standards. Responsible for implementing foundational infrastructure and related components. Contribute subject matter expertise by coaching members of project teams and/or Business Unit teams. Help develop policies and procedures; applying those protocols to the project team including the wider organization impacts.
Primary Job Duties: + The SA serves the project team as the technology consultant, provides input into high-level designs, evaluates and validates technologies, and conducts research to mitigate development risks early in the development process. The SA, in conjunction with the development team, may develop a limited-functionality prototype to serve as a proof of concept. + SA must be conversant with both members of the business community (managers, analysts, etc.) and with technologists, in their native terms, while utilizing keen creativity to generate effective design. This is particularly relevant for projects that require the use of new technologies or in areas where the project team lacks experience.
+ A model-driven design process is recommended: Conceptual design, logical design, and physical design. Logical and physical designs require knowledge of relevant technology and the impact of technology choices on the design of a solution. + Map the Enterprise Reference Architecture to the solution’s implementation architecture by providing solution-specific detail for application, data, and technology views of the architecture. Own and implement the logical and physical designs of the solution.
Develop Proof of Concepts to prove out designs and reduce risk to project. Review designs with Architecture Review Board to promote awareness of solution and obtain signoff on adherence to Reference Architecture. + Authoring of solution artifacts. Understand business requirements and strategy.
Deep technical knowledge. Technical leadership to include technical advisor for assigned line of business, thought leadership, application of technology to business problems. Uses methodologies and frameworks. Documents solution designs and how they interact with the larger Enterprise Architecture.
Take ownership of a particular solution offering. Required Skills Primary Skills/Knowledge: + Fluency in modeling standards such as UML and BMPN. + 2+ years experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere MQ / Message Broker, WebSphere DataPower, ILOG JRules, WebSphere Business Modeler. + An understanding of general security protocols and standards + 3+ years of Healthcare Payer business experience and experience integrating solutions with Trizetto’s Facets product is desired + Ability to plan and execute work with minimal supervision.
Experience creating and executing policies and procedures. Excellent communication and writing skills, with ability to frame message and facilitate discussion. Preferred Experience: + Knowledge of industry solution architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman + Experience leading Project Delivery or Technical Teams designing, building and implementing robust technology solutions + Working knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) industry standard methodologies and best practices + Strong knowledge of Web Services development, WSDL, XML and Messaging protocols (HTTP, MQ, JMS, FTP…etc.) + Strong interpersonal as well as verbal and written communication skills + Knowledge of the application run time environments and industry applications Required Experience Preferred Education: Bachelors Degree Preferred Experience: 2 + years of proven experience architecting large complex IT projects. J2EE, Sybase, DB2, Oracle, SOAP, REST, WS-Security,Net.
Job Location Buffalo, New York, United States Position Type Full-Time/Regular Tracking Code: 20130259 Application, Applications, Architect, Architecture, Business Requirements, Conceptual Design, Consultant, DB2, Development, HTTP, IT, J2EE, Modeler, Modeling, Oracle, Project, Protocols, Research, Security, SOAP, Specification, Supervision, Sybase, UML, Web, WebSphere, WSDL, XML