Medicaid Cloud Solutions Architect - Hybrid - Both Virtual, In-person Interview

Overview The FAS Solution Architect serves as a technical lead responsible for overseeing, governing, and guiding a new Fiscal Agent Services (FAS) technology solution that supports the Medicaid enterprise system and its business operations. This role works closely with business stakeholders, program leadership, vendors, and technical teams to ensure solutions align with Medicaid Program goals, federal and state regulations, enterprise architecture standards, and modernization initiatives. KeyResponsibilities :

• Oversee and guide technical implementation of anew Fiscal Agent Services module, as part of the Medicaid Enterprise System(MES) system
• Ensure solutions align with CMS (Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services) guidelines, MITA maturity goals,interoperability standards, and federal modularity requirements.
• Lead architectural reviews, assess solution implementation,and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and technical policies.
• Evaluate system integration needs across modulessuch as Eligibility and Enrollment, Provider Services, Third-Party Liability,Pharmacy, and Data Warehousing.
• Provide architectural guidance for systeminterfaces, data exchange standards, APIs, security models, and cloud adoptionstrategies.
• Develop architectural artifacts such as logicaland physical diagrams, data flow documentation, integration patterns, andtechnical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensurecompliance with NIST, HIPAA, state security policies, and other applicablecontrols.
• Participate in governance processes, reviewchange requests, and ensure solutions are sustainable and maintainable.
• Provide leadership and guidance to projectteams, business analysts, developers, and external partners throughout thesolution lifecycle.

Required/Desired Skills Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Proficiency in architectural modeling, data management concepts, and security best practices Required 10 Years Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non technical audiences Required 10 Years Experience collaborating with vendors, system integrators, and multidisciplinary teams Required 10 Years Considerable experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or equivalent). Required 10 Years Experience designing or supporting large scale healthcare or government IT systems, preferably Medicaid or MES modules Highly desired 10 Years Strong understanding of MITA framework and federal interoperability requirements Highly desired 10 Years Considerable knowledge of technologies such as: Node.js, Java, Angular, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, X12, FHIR, HTML5 Highly desired 10 Years Considerable knowledge of databases, ETL tools, relational databases, SharePoint, X12, and legacy programming. Highly desired 10 Years Knowledge of enterprise integration, service oriented architecture, APIs, cloud computing, ETL and modular system design Highly desired 10 Years Prior work with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) or Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES). Highly desired 8 Years Experience in state government, public sector consulting, or large enterprise architecture roles Nice to have 8 Years Questions No. Question Question1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment? Question2 What is your candidate's email address? Question3 In what city and state does your candidate currently reside? Richmond candidates are preferred due to ton site requirements. Question4 Role requires the contractor to be on site 2 days/week. If selected. Does your candidate agree to this arrangement? Question5 Although listed as highly desired, having prior work exp with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) or Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) is valuable. Does your candidate have this experience and if so please highlight on their resume (we must be able to locate this exp and the details on the actual resume if they have it). If they do not simply put N/A on the Skills Matrix. RICEFW Technologies