Medicaid Enterprise Architect — Modernization & Strategy

NTT DATA, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking an experienced Enterprise Medicaid Architect to support the Illinois MES modernization. You will define current-state and target-state architecture, assess MMIS, IES and EDW, and guide modernization across business, data, and security domains.

The role requires coordinating with stakeholders, delivering architecture artifacts, and aligning with TOGAF/MITA guidelines, with remote work and travel up to 25% to Springfield, IL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, IS, Engineering, Business, Architecture, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience supporting large, complex technology programs with EA principles.
• 3+ years HHS/Medicaid experience in eligibility, MMIS/MES, HIE, or modernization.
• 3+ years developing or evaluating enterprise architectures and roadmaps.
• 5+ years across at least three architecture domains: app, data, integration, infra, security.
• 3+ years applying EA frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• 3+ years MITA or Medicaid architecture experience.
• 3+ years designing or documenting system integrations and APIs.
• 5+ years translating requirements into architecture recommendations.
• 5+ years evaluating technical tradeoffs and risks.
• 5+ years communicating complex architecture to stakeholders.
• Experience working independently and in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain current-state, transition-state, and target-state architecture for the Medicaid Enterprise.
• Assess the existing Medicaid environment including MMIS, IES, and EDW.
• Support MES modernization and Enterprise Roadmap by evaluating capabilities and dependencies.
• Analyze legacy MMIS environments, interfaces, and data flows for transition planning.
• Create architecture diagrams documenting current and future state relationships.
• Recommend architecture principles, standards, and patterns for interoperability and security.
• Provide guidance for APIs, data flows, and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business capabilities into architecture recommendations and requirements.
• Support market analysis and evaluation of technology options for HFS environment.
• Identify opportunities to reuse existing enterprise capabilities.
• Support architecture governance through reviews and risk assessment.
• Provide guidance for Agile/SAFe delivery and non-functional requirements.
• Facilitate architecture discussions with diverse stakeholders.
• Develop architecture materials and present technical recommendations clearly.
• Support documentation like SOWs and technical requirements as needed.
• Contribute to reusable architecture methods in practice initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF/Zachman

MITA/Medicaid

Business-IT alignment

Stakeholder communication

Agile/SAFe delivery

Architecture governance

Cloud/Security architecture

APIs & integrations

Leadership in complex programs

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking an experienced Enterprise Medicaid Architect to support the Illinois MES modernization. You will define current-state and target-state architecture, assess MMIS, IES and EDW, and guide modernization across business, data, and security domains.

The role requires coordinating with stakeholders, delivering architecture artifacts, and aligning with TOGAF/MITA guidelines, with remote work and travel up to 25% to Springfield, IL.