Expert Application Architect

Role Description

As a Principal Application Architect at Gainwell, you can contribute your skills as we harness the power of technology to help our clients improve the health and well-being of the members they serve — a community’s most vulnerable. Here are the details on this position:

• Define the end-to-end application and solution architectures necessary to support incoming customer initiatives and programs.
• Focus areas include:
  • Business
  • Information
  • Application
  • Infrastructure / Cloud
  • Network
  • Security
  • Technical Operations
  • Compliance at both State and Federal levels
• Identify and address architecturally significant changes across multiple projects.
• Complete architecture impact assessments and prepare technical documentation.
• Present solutions to the Account Architecture Review Board (ARB).
• Assign architecture resources across a portfolio of projects and provide mentorship to junior staff.
• Perform final reviews on document deliverables that will reach the customer.
• Regular interaction with multiple levels of leadership, including:
  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Project teams
  • Infrastructure and security teams
  • The customer

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of application architecture and/or product development experience.
• Experience with architecture framework methodologies such as TOGAF.
• Experience with software systems, applications, and supporting infrastructure.
• Knowledge of application design principles and product configurations.
• Familiarity with programming languages, databases, tooling, operating systems, infrastructure, and cloud technologies.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles and client requirements.
• Leadership skills to guide and mentor less experienced personnel.
• Good communication skills to interact with customers, support personnel, application development personnel, and management.
• Strongly Preferred: Enterprise Architecture experience within a Healthcare environment.
• Experience in driving Enterprise Architecture initiatives for large Accounts, State and Federal Accounts.
• Ability to produce technical roadmaps, architecture diagrams, and supporting documentation.
• Experience conducting technical research, testing, and evaluation of complex IT systems.
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Agile.

Requirements

• United States remote opportunity.
• Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation.
• The deadline to submit applications for this posting is July 28, 2026.

Benefits

• Pay range: $118,800.00 - $169,700.00 per year.
• Generous, flexible vacation policy.
• 401(k) employer match.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• Leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.