Lead Domain Architect

bcbsla; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BCBSLA is seeking a Lead Domain Architect to guide domain roadmaps and align with enterprise strategy. You will work with architects across disciplines to design secure, scalable solutions and reduce technical debt, while complying with regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes leadership without people management, partnership with business owners, and staying ahead of technology trends in a healthcare payer context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or four years of related experience acceptable.
• Experience leading complex business initiatives and architecture design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multiple domain roadmaps.
• Support of solution architects.
• Collaborate with enterprise business architects.
• Transform business requirements into technical solutions.
• Facilitate deep-dive technical discussions and stay current with industry trends.
• Expose data to demonstrate Domain Architecture maturity and value.
• Serve as Architecture SME for ASRB and publish BCBSLA Technical Standards.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Delivery

Data Governance

Integration Architecture

Infrastructure Architecture

Cloud Computing Architecture

Security Architecture

Healthcare Core Administrative Systems

Enterprise Provider Management Systems

Care & Disease Management Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Customer Relationship Mgmnt

DevSecOps

Azure

AWS

Education

Bachelor's of Computer Science, Information Science, Analytics or related technical program

Tools

TOGAF certifications

ITIL certifications

Vendor certifications

Job description

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities.

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

POSITION PURPOSE

Guided by BCBSLA's Reference Architecture, Standards, and Corporate Strategy the Lead Domain Architect is responsible for guiding of a domain's technical roadmap to support future business and IT projects. Ensuring sound, sustainable and economically viable design, striking the right balance between enterprise and functional needs in full alignment with and support of BCBSLA Application and Technology Portfolios, Enterprise Data Sourcing Model with a focus on increased operational efficiency, reliability, predictability and long-term economic viability while reducing technical debt. Accountable for complying with all laws and regulations associated with duties and responsibilities.

NATURE AND SCOPE

This role does not manage people

This role reports to this job: DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Necessary Contacts: To do this job effectively the incumbent has to be in contact with:

All levels of BCBSLA personnel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, other Blue Plans, and a limited number of external community/industry organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education Bachelor's of Computer Science, Information Science, Analytics or other technical programs including mathematics, applied physics or similar discipline required
• Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
• Work Experience 7 years technical leadership and hands-on technology implementation to include four years' experience in software development, DevSecOps engineering, or systems administration and 3 years of technical architecture, or data management.
• Requires advanced knowledge of Enterprise Architecture practice, ALM, software development best practices and standards, tools with extensive demonstrable experience in leading business application solution, design, and implementation of complex business initiatives.

Must have expertise in three of the following domains:

• Data Architecture
• Data Delivery
• Data Governance
• Integration Architecture
• Infrastructure Architecture
• Cloud Computing Architecture
• Digital & Digital Marketing Architecture
• Security Architecture
• Healthcare Core Administrative Systems
• Enterprise Provider Management Systems
• Care & Disease Management Systems
• Enterprise Resource Planning - Finance or Human Resources
• Enterprise Customer Relationship Management
• DevSecOps
• Azure
• AWS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Healthcare industry experience
• Understanding of infrastructure and security requirements, such as HIPAA preferred.
• TOGAF certifications or like
• ITIL certifications
• Vendor certifications

SKILLS AND ABILITIES Additional advanced skills in the following areas:

• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent analytical and technical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to understand the long-term (\"big picture\") and short-term perspectives of situations
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of alternatives
• Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
• Knowledge of many, if not most, aspects of an ETA
• Knowledge of information principles and processes
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting
• Understanding of network and security architecture
• Understanding of the political climate of the enterprise, and how to respond to political challenges
• TOGAF certifications
• ITIL certifications

Licenses and Certifications None Required

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Have Accountability and/or Responsibility to following key operational Deliverables

• Develop and maintain multiple domain roadmaps
• Support of solution architects
• Collaboration with enterprise business architects
• Collaboration with business owners at all levels, transforming business requirements into solutions
• Facilitation of deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends
• Exposes data to support metrics associated with Domain Architecture practice to demonstrate increasing maturity and value
• Understanding business application and industry trends in relation to the Payer Market, identifying, building a business case for and socializing select and relevant innovation opportunities with likelihood of success, and performing POC as warranted
• Architecture SME (and designated Chair as needed) for Architecture Review Board (ASRB) and facilitation of review, impact analysis, documentation, recommendation and formal publication of BCBSLA Technical Standards and measurement of adherenc