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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior GRC Technology Architect - Archer Development - **Company:** Highmark Inc. - **Location:** Little Rock, AR, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $86,400.0 - $138,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Agile Methodology, Data Analysis, Application Performance Management, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Information Systems, System Configuration, Custom Software, Data Security, Database Connection, Database Development, Disaster Recovery, Internet Information Services (IIS), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Knowledge Management, Windows Servers, Systems Development Life Cycle, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, System Availability, Software Troubleshooting, Information Technology, Patch Management, Api Design, Api Management, Server Operating Systems & Platforms - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/BF5E2ABD70BA4F0FABB6D37FB475512D/job/ ## About the Role Required * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or closely related discipline Preferred * Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related degree EXPERIENCE Required * 5 years with Governance, Risk, and Compliance Technology, preferably with Healthcare or a Healthcare related industry * 3 year of IT discipline, Process Improvement, and System Architecture Preferred (any of the following) * 5+ years of Archer administration, development, and platform configuration * 3+ years of Archer solution design, questionnaire development, workflows, dashboards, reports, and data feeds * 3+ years of API development and system integration (REST/SOAP) * 3+ years of SQL development, data analysis, and troubleshooting * 2+ years of custom application development using JavaScript, .NET, C#, or similar technologies * 2+ years supporting Windows Server, IIS, and on-premises enterprise application environments * Experience performing Archer installations, upgrades, patch management, and environment migrations * Experience supporting disaster recovery, high availability, and platform resiliency initiatives * Experience troubleshooting application, infrastructure, and integration issues across development, test, and production environments * Experience working with Governance, Risk, Compliance, Audit, or Cybersecurity business processes, * Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) * Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) * Archer Certified Administrator - Expert * Archer Certified Administrator - Specialist, * Experience with project management tools, methodologies, and working practices (e.g., Agile, Waterfall). * Knowledge of business and technology processes, risk and control frameworks, and assessment methodologies, particularly as applied to healthcare (payer and provider) business processes. * Knowledge of how to leverage technologies to drive efficient and effective GRC processes across payor/provider industries. * Experienced with resource and project planning capabilities, decision making skills, history of results-oriented delivery, and participation in team building across a global and diverse team of staff. * Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences (senior management, board, peer, and team). * Strong relationship building skills and ability to influence with and without authority in a matrixed organization. * High capacity to think analytically, interpret information / observations, apply judgment and to assist with making effective, strategic decisions. Language (Other than English), Lifting: up to 10 pounds Constantly Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds Occasionally Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds ## Description Responsible for the design, development, implementation, administration, integration, and support of the Archer Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform and related technologies. Serves as a technical lead for Archer application development, platform configuration, infrastructure management, system upgrades, API integrations, and production support activities. Designs and develops Archer applications, questionnaires, workflows, dashboards, data feeds, and custom solutions to meet business and regulatory requirements. Leads platform installation, patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities across development, test, and production environments. Collaborates with business stakeholders, architects, infrastructure teams, and vendors to deliver scalable and secure GRC technology solutions. Provides expertise in Archer development, custom scripting, API integration, database connectivity, and system troubleshooting. Supports on-premises server environments, application performance optimization, disaster recovery preparedness, and platform governance. Ensures adherence to architecture standards, security requirements, operational procedures, and service level commitments while enabling the continued evolution of enterprise GRC capabilities. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES * Defines, designs, and continuously improves business processes, risk and compliance functions through the use of technology. Develops and configures the enterprise risk, governance, compliance and business solutions that combine knowledge of particular business processes and issues, general technological options, compliance and regulatory requirements, and process facilitation techniques. Collaborates with company customers, staff, IT colleagues, and other stakeholders in identifying customer requirements, assessing impacts to other areas, considering available options, comparing costs and benefits, and recommending solutions.Takes initiative, demonstrates a proactive mindset and is comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment. * Specifies and designs GRC technology systems, solutions, networks, infrastructure elements, and processes. Assists with selection of appropriate design standards, methods and tools and ensures that they are applied effectively. Evaluates and undertakes impact analysis on solution design and implementation options. Develops approach and consults with others to ensures that the system architecture balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements.Tests and validates system configurations. Collaborates with customers and other stakeholders in order to maintain and to improve data quality. * Works with customers to establish, conceptualize, and align expectations with a focus on GRC process automation; facilitates requirements evaluation/rationalization activities; translates customer expectations into written artifacts. Assists with preparation and monitoring of project plans, task-based budgets and milestones.Develops, maintains and communicates project status reports to business and technical stakeholders as well as senior leadership, as needed.Executes data access governance processes, procedures, and related review activities including user profile and provisioning process updates. * Performs detailed component requirements gathering and analysis, collection of customer and technology and translates these into detailed solutions/designs for implementation using selected products. Documents technical aspects of system development, configuration, testing, integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.), process transformation, and project management artifacts using standard templates.Assists with upgrades, testing and other solution validation activities. * Communicates effectively with multiple levels of organization, assists with managing expectations of customers, partners and management. Performs customer walkthroughs, timelines and plans; design and technical walk-throughs; training; problem resolution and decision making activities. * Maintains an in-depth and current knowledge of multiple technical aspects in area of expertise and assists with providing advice regarding GRC technology and process solutions. Assists with commercialization opportunities for future growth, as needed. * Researches, creates, and implements novel approaches to training and education on GRC process automation, digital transformation and technology enablement.Applies relevant technical and business strategies, policies, standards and practices to multiple work products.Contributes to knowledge management repositories and other communities of practice. * Other duties as assigned or requested. ## Related Videos - [JavaScript? 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