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# Senior Application Architect (Medicaid Technology)

- **Company:** Gainwell Technologies
- **Location:** Any city, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $101,700.0 - $145,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Applications Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Databases, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Information Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), Oracle (Applications), Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Technical Debt, Togaf, Data Lakes, AI Platforms, Cloud Migration, Restful APIs, Devsecops, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=35cccb06eba14dd2

## About the Role

* 9+ years of experience in enterprise, solution, or technology architecture, including leadership of large-scale architecture initiatives and strategic technology roadmaps.
 * 7+ years of Medicaid, MMIS, MES, healthcare payer, or government healthcare experience, supporting complex, mission-critical systems and working directly with state agencies or government clients.
 * Strong expertise in application, integration, data, cloud, infrastructure, and security architecture, with experience modernizing legacy systems and enterprise platforms.
 * Experience establishing architecture governance frameworks, leveraging enterprise architecture methodologies and tools such as LeanIX, TOGAF, or equivalent platforms.
 * Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices, including SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, security, privacy, compliance, risk management, and technology lifecycle governance.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with CMS Medicaid Enterprise Architecture (MEA), MITA, modular MMIS/MES implementations, and CMS certification requirements.
 * Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), enterprise databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL), and large-scale healthcare technology environments.
 * Experience designing and supporting APIs, REST services, event-driven integrations, data lakes, data warehouses, analytics/AI platforms, and identity & access management solutions.

## Description

The Application Architect serves as the senior technology leader responsible for defining and executing the architecture strategy, roadmap, and modernization vision for a Medicaid account, ensuring alignment with business goals, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence.

This role provides enterprise-wide architecture leadership across applications, cloud, data, integration, security, and emerging technologies while serving as a trusted advisor to state Medicaid agencies and internal stakeholders.

Your role in our mission

 * Define and drive the technology architecture strategy, roadmap, and modernization initiatives for a large-scale Medicaid account, aligning technology investments with business and contractual objectives.
 * Lead architecture governance, establish standards and best practices, and provide oversight for application, integration, cloud, infrastructure, and security architectures.
 * Serve as the senior technical advisor to state Medicaid agencies, partnering with business and technical stakeholders to support strategic planning, governance, audits, and modernization efforts.
 * Guide application modernization, cloud adoption, API and integration strategies, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
 * Ensure compliance with Medicaid, HIPAA, CMS, NIST, IRS 1075, and other regulatory and contractual requirements while promoting secure-by-design architecture practices.
 * Drive interoperability and data exchange strategies, supporting APIs, integrations, ETL processes, and industry-standard healthcare interoperability frameworks.
 * Lead technical risk, technical debt, and solution oversight activities across the software development lifecycle, providing architectural guidance for complex programs and mission-critical Medicaid systems.