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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solutions Architect - **Company:** Avalon Healthcare Solutions - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, DevOps, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Interoperability, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Multi-Agent Systems, Technical Debt, Electronic Medical Records, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Information Technology, Invoking Functions, Stream Analytics, Programming Languages - **Published:** October 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/solutions-architect/11866676?handler=ApplyRedirect ## About the Role This position description is subject to change at any time. As determined by the company based upon business needs, an employee in this position may be required to perform duties and take responsibility for work other than as described in this document., * Minimum years of relevant work experience: A minimum of 12 years' experience in information systems development, maintenance, implementation and support, preferably healthcare / managed care environments * Minimum education: Master's or advanced degree preferred in Computer Science or Management Information Systems. * Deep hands-on software engineering experience, including proficiency in a programming language, complex integrations, technical troubleshooting, and building working proofs of concept. * Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, including AWS, APIs, event-driven systems, containers, orchestration, relational and non-relational data platforms, and application dependencies; sound judgment in evaluating security and operational requirements. * Hands-on experience building and orchestrating single-agent and multi-agent AI solutions using frameworks, tool/function calling, enterprise integrations such as MCP, retrieval-augmented generation, prompt and context engineering, and agent evaluation and guardrails. * Demonstrated progression from team-level technical delivery to leadership across teams and enterprise architecture; ability to model system interactions and translate business priorities into practical technology decisions. * Ability to influence decisions across organizational boundaries, mentor technical leaders, and explain architectural tradeoffs clearly to engineering teams and business stakeholders., * Experience in healthcare or health plan operations, including secure handling of sensitive healthcare data. * Knowledge of healthcare interoperability, including X12 837, 835, 834, 276/277, and 270/271; HL7 FHIR; and clinical, laboratory, and electronic medical record integrations. * Experience delivering shared enterprise platforms and applying DevOps, CI/CD, and Site Reliability Engineering practices. ## Description Be an Early Applicant In-Office or Remote Hiring Remotely in United States Expert/Leader In-Office or Remote Hiring Remotely in United States Expert/Leader Provides enterprise architecture leadership across applications, data, integrations, cloud platforms, and business functions. Develops modernization roadmaps, architectural standards, and reusable integration patterns; guides engineers through technical tradeoffs; prototypes solutions; and evaluates vendors. Designs agentic AI proofs of concept with enterprise integrations, security controls, evaluation, and human oversight. Facilitates architecture reviews, mentors technical leaders, and communicates strategies to business and technical stakeholders. Remote work is available with required quarterly travel to Tampa, Florida. The summary above was generated by AI, The Solutions Architect provides hands-on technical leadership for enterprise architecture across Avalon, connecting applications, data, integrations, and shared platforms across business functions and product lines. The role turns business strategy into architectural direction and modernization roadmaps for the whole organization. Building on deep software engineering experience and leadership across teams, the Solutions Architect guides principal engineers and agile teams, aligns decisions with engineering, product, security, data, and infrastructure partners, and validates solutions through prototypes. The role also designs and tests agentic AI orchestration and develops reusable patterns for secure, reliable adoption. This position is eligible for remote work, but quarterly travel will be required to Avalon's corporate offices located in Tampa, Florida. Solutions Architect - Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Guide Avalon's enterprise architecture and information systems strategy, informed by business goals and health plan operations. Maintain current and target architecture views showing application dependencies, data flows, integrations, and shared platforms. * Develop modernization roadmaps with engineering, product, security, data, and infrastructure teams; sequence dependencies and address technical debt and transition risks across business functions. * Define enterprise standards, reference architectures, and reusable capabilities for cloud platforms, APIs, event-driven integration, and data exchange. * Guide principal engineers and delivery teams through design tradeoffs involving cost, scalability, security, reliability, observability, and maintainability; validate critical assumptions through hands-on prototypes and pilots. * Design and build agentic AI proofs of concept, including agent orchestration and integration with enterprise tools, data, and services. Evaluate usefulness, accuracy, failure handling, access controls, and human oversight before recommending broader adoption. * Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions for enterprise fit, integration, performance, compliance, and risk. Support technical RFPs, vendor reassessment, and transfer of successful pilots into delivery. * Facilitate weekly architecture review board sessions, resolve cross-system design questions, and document decisions, tradeoffs, and follow-up actions. * Mentor principal engineers and tech leads, translating enterprise direction into guidance teams can implement and building alignment through technical credibility and influence. * Communicate architecture strategy and system capabilities to business and technical audiences; support client and marketing presentations and demonstrations as required.