Infrastructure Solutions Architect - Richmond, VA

• 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.
• 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 modules such as Eligibility and Enrollment, Provider Services, Third Party Liability, Pharmacy, and Data Warehousing.
• Provide architectural guidance for system interfaces, data exchange standards, APIs, security models, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Develop architectural artifacts such as logical and physical diagrams, data flow documentation, integration patterns, and technical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with NIST, HIPAA, state security policies, and other applicable controls.
• Participate in governance processes, review change requests, and ensure solutions are sustainable and maintainable. Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, business analysts, developers, and external partners throughout the solution lifecycle. *

• Proficiency in architectural modeling, data management concepts, and security best practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non technical audiences
• 10 yrs of experience collaborating with vendors, system integrators, and multidisciplinary teams 10 yrs of experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or equivalent). *

Preferred Qualification

• Experience designing or supporting large scale healthcare or government IT systems, preferably Medicaid or MES modules
• Strong understanding of MITA framework and federal interoperability requirements
• Considerable knowledge of technologies such as: Node.js, Java, Angular, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, X12, FHIR, HTML5
• Considerable knowledge of databases, ETL tools, relational databases, SharePoint, X12, and legacy programming.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration, service oriented architecture, APIs, cloud computing, ETL and modular system design
• Prior work with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) or Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES).
• Experience in state government, public sector consulting, or large enterprise architecture roles