AWS Solutions Architect

American Unit, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

American Unit, Inc. seeks a FAS Solution Architect to lead the technical direction for a new Fiscal Agent Services module within the Medicaid Enterprise System. The role partners with stakeholders, vendors, and teams to ensure alignment with CMS guidelines, MITA goals, and enterprise standards.

You will guide architectural reviews, assess integration needs across modules, and shape roadmaps while ensuring security compliance with NIST, HIPAA, and state policies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing large IT architectures for healthcare or government systems.
• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Familiarity with MITA/interoperability standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide the technical implementation of a new MES FAS module.
• Ensure solutions align with CMS guidelines and federal modularity requirements.
• Lead architectural reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Evaluate integration across Eligibility, Provider Services, and Data Warehousing.
• Provide guidance on interfaces, data exchange, APIs, and security models.
• Develop architectural artifacts and technical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity to ensure compliance with NIST/HIPAA.
• Participate in governance and review change requests.
• Provide leadership to project teams and external partners.

Skills

Architectural modelling

Data management

Security best practices

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor collaboration

Job description

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide technical implementation of a new Fiscal Agent Services module, as part of the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) system
• Ensure solutions align with CMS (Centers for Medicare & 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.

Skills

Proficiency in architectural modelling, data management concepts, and security best practices

Required

• 10 Years Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• 10 Years Experience collaborating with vendors, system integrators, and multidisciplinary teams
• 10 Years Considerable experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or equivalent).
• 10 Years Experience designing or supporting large scale healthcare or government IT systems, preferably Medicaid or MES modules

Highly desired

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