Contract to hire opportunity for a Technical Architect in Jacksonville, Florida.Responsible for designing architectural solutions for evolving business needs. This person will conceptualize and experiment with alternative architectural approaches, creating component and interface specification documents and validating the architecture against requirements and assumptions. This person should be able to articulate the current architectural vision as well as provide input for future architecture strategy. They are accountable for adhering to the architecture framework for future technology decisions, understanding and linking business architecture with the technical architecture for the enterprise and bridging the gaps between business and technology. Some travel will be required with this position. Key Responsibilities Architecture Design: Creates architectural design for meeting business and technology needs. Seeks approval for designs from appropriate approval bodies and evaluates and factors in the cost-benefit for each proposed design or changes to design. Builds credibility with clients and technical staff through the delivery of sound business architecture solutions; Consults with business and technology project staff to fit systems to architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify technical architecture to accommodate project needs. Standards & Maintenance: Collaborates with team members and documents the principles and frameworks that guide architecture decisions. Responsible for providing direction, setting governance processes, integrating and consulting on architecture standards and guiding principles for the enterprise or functional area. Facilitates the development of standardized procedures to provide a common process to integrate the deployment of new tools, techniques and technologies to existing IT processes. Communication: Communicates/educates on architecture to business and technical leadership. Accountable for increasing the company's understanding of architecture, standards and associated procedures Research: Maintains knowledge of technology, trends, and standards Position Requirements Ten years of IT experience and five years experience designing complex, integrated application solutions Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to explain and document the Enterprise Architecture to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc) and strong leadership skills to indirectly manage and influence across functional teams toward common solutions Experience in developing and implementing IT architecture plans, Enterprise Architecture standard and guidelines, software development methodologies and strategic plans Understanding of Web development methodologies, application design, navigation, and enterprise architecture. Proven experience in architecting and managing environment that includes but not limited to:
Ability to work independently under minimal guidance. Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions. Ability to work under pressure. Maintains composure and professionalism in an interrupt-driven environment. Must be able to multi-task. PREFERRED SKILLS Extensive knowledge of the health care/payer/provider/insurance industry, specifically standard HIPAA transactions processing systems, provider office operations, and customer service processes in a health care company. Experience working with Product Management teams in a large marketing department.