Experienced Application Architect

Gainwell Technologies; Colorado; On-site; USD 95,100 - 135,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance

Flexible vacation policy

Leadership development academies

Job summary

Gainwell Technologies is seeking an Experienced Application Architect to join our team, enabling cloud-native, scalable architectures across healthcare-related platforms. This role emphasizes AWS-based design, security, and modern migration strategies to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions for clients across the U.S.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor teams, and engage with clients to align technical direction with business goals.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of application architecture and/or product development experience.
• Experience with TOGAF and Well-Architected framework.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation.
• Experience with microservices, serverless architectures, event‑driven design, container platforms, integration patterns.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring and observability, cost optimization, high availability / disaster recovery.
• Understanding of SDLC and client requirements.
• Leadership experience to mentor others.
• Preferred: AWS Certification, Okta or other IAM experience

Responsibilities

• Serve as the account domain expert, maintaining a 360‑degree view of the account, business priorities, and technology landscape.
• Provide technology leadership with a strong focus on cloud‑native design and AWS application architecture.
• Assess solution risks and provide recommendations to address security, resiliency, performance, and operational concerns.
• Implement technical processes to enable solution delivery, DevOps pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Drive project delivery by translating architectural vision into scalable, supportable solutions.
• Provide consultation on non‑routine technical issues and support Level 4 production needs.
• Participate in escalation calls and help drive timely technical resolution.
• Engage directly with clients as needed to communicate architecture decisions, solution direction, and technical recommendations.
• Design cloud‑native and hybrid application architectures.
• Define architecture for scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost optimization.
• Lead application migration and modernization to AWS.
• Guide adoption of AWS best practices, reference architectures, and Well‑Architected principles.
• Partner with security teams to implement IAM, encryption, network security, and compliance controls.
• Support production reliability, troubleshooting, and architecture governance.
• Work with development teams on containerization, serverless, APIs, and event‑driven architectures.
• Participate in architecture review boards.

Skills

Cloud-native design

AWS architecture

TOGAF

Well-Architected

Microservices

Serverless

DevSecOps

Leadership

Security

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional

Tools

CloudFormation

Lambda

EC2

API Gateway

Job description

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Experienced Application Architect

Location: Any city, CO, US, 99999

Work Mode: Virtual (Exception only)

Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You’ll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You’ll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.

Summary

As an Experienced Application Architect at Gainwell, you can contribute your skills as we harness the power of technology to help our clients improve the health and well-being of the members they serve - a community's most vulnerable. Connect your passion with purpose, teaming with people who thrive on finding innovative solutions to some of healthcare's biggest challenges. Here are the details on this position.

At Gainwell, it’s easy to see the positive impact of what we do. The passion you bring to your career ultimately benefits the lives improved by services we provide to our clients. We encourage you to challenge yourself, learn and grow in a company that thrives on innovation. We go beyond entering new arenas to shaping markets with transformational experiences that redefine our business. The difference is clear.

Your role in our mission

• Serve as the account domain expert, maintaining a 360‑degree view of the account, business priorities, and technology landscape.
• Provide technology leadership with a strong focus on cloud‑native design and AWS application architecture.
• Assess solution risks and provide recommendations to address security, resiliency, performance, and operational concerns.
• Implement technical processes to enable solution delivery, DevOps pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Drive project delivery by translating architectural vision into scalable, supportable solutions.
• Provide consultation on non‑routine technical issues and support Level 4 production needs.
• Participate in escalation calls and help drive timely technical resolution.
• Engage directly with clients as needed to communicate architecture decisions, solution direction, and technical recommendations.
• Design cloud‑native and hybrid application architectures.
• Define architecture for scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost optimization.
• Lead application migration and modernization to AWS.
• Guide adoption of AWS best practices, reference architectures, and Well‑Architected principles.
• Partner with security teams to implement IAM, encryption, network security, and compliance controls.
• Support production reliability, troubleshooting, and architecture governance.
• Work with development teams on containerization, serverless, APIs, and event‑driven architectures.
• Participate in architecture review boards.

What we’re looking for

Eight or more years of application architecture and/or product development experience

Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Well‑Architected principles.

• Knowledge of core AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation
• Experience with microservices, serverless architectures, event‑driven design, container platforms, integration patterns
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring and observability, cost optimization, high availability / disaster recovery

Knowledge of software systems, applications, and network markets

Understanding of application design principles and configurations

Familiarity with programming languages, operating systems, hardware, and software

Experience with SDLC and client requirements

Leadership skills to mentor others

Preferred: Active Directory restructuring, ADO, Security experience

Preferred: Okta or other IAM experience

Preferred Certification - AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional

What you should expect in this role

• Fully Remote Opportunity – Work from anywhere in the U.S.
• Minimal Travel Required – Occasional travel opportunities (0‑10%).

The deadline to submit applications for this posting is July 30, 2026.

The pay range for this position is $95,100.00 - $135,800.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full‑time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.

We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You’ll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.

Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines “wages” and “wage rates” to include “all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.