Digital Transformation Architect, Senior Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 163,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Digital Transformation Architect, Senior Manager to lead advanced digital modernization for CMS programs. You will shape the technical vision, set architecture direction, and guide delivery teams to build secure, scalable solutions using CMS platforms and FHIR interoperability.

The role requires 10+ years guiding federal health IT programs, leading AI-enabled development, cloud-native architectures, and strong stakeholder influence.

Qualifications

• Led complex IT solutions for federal health programs (CMS).
• Experience driving AI/ML initiatives within engineering teams.
• Experience with cloud-native, data-intensive architectures.
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR/HL7).
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and align technical direction.

Skills

Federal IT leadership

AI-enabled development

Cloud architecture

FHIR/HL7 interoperability

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Number: R0239239

Digital Transformation Architect, Senior Manager

The Opportunity

Drive digital transformation for major Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, providing strategic technology leadership for initiatives centered on cloud modernization, data interoperability, and AI-enabled development. Shape the technical vision, set architectural direction, and guide delivery teams to implement secure, scalable, and compliant solutions using CMS platforms and FHIR-based interoperability. Lead solution architecture for large CMS programs, ensuring alignment with CMS technology strategies, and define AI-enabled development practices such as LLMs or copilots and AI-assisted testing. Establish standards for cloud-native, microservices-based solutions, data platforms, and interoperability services within CMS-approved environments. Guide the design of FHIR-based interoperability and integration with CMS platforms, including Blue Button and beneficiary APIs. Translate policy and business needs into technical roadmaps, communicating options and trade-offs to diverse audiences, and lead technical solutioning for major CMS proposals and captures. Overall, play a crucial role in advancing CMS’s digital capabilities through innovative architecture and technology leadership.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience leading complex IT solutions for federal health programs, including CMS programs, systems, or platforms
• Experience with leading AI‑enabled development or AI/ML initiatives, such as introducing LLM or copilot tools into engineering teams, overseeing AI‑driven workflows, or sponsoring AI/ML solutions in production
• Experience in solution architecture for cloud‑based, data‑intensive systems, including modern application architectures, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise data platforms
• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards, including FHIR and HL7, and their application in areas such as CMS
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and drive consensus on technical direction
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with CMS Cloud and CMS‑approved DevSecOps pipelines and shared services.
• Experience with CMS data and interoperability initiatives such as Blue Button, IDR, CCW, or quality and payment programs
• Experience across the full business development lifecycle for CMS opportunities
• Industry certifications, such as cloud architecture, HL7/FHIR, or enterprise architecture certifications

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $162,800.00 to $303,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.