Remote Technical Architect: Health IT Strategy & Solutions

LTS; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LTS is actively seeking a Technical Architect to lead Health Services Portfolio IT architecture and strategic solutioning for the VA program. Remote (U.S.) with a focus on optimizing current and future investments, working with VA staff and stakeholders to craft blueprints and roadmaps.

You will translate business needs into system requirements, create design artifacts, and guide adoption of new technologies while maintaining strong communication across teams and partners.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated application architecture experience.
• Ability to distill/optimize/simplify complex concepts, diagrams, and reports for consumption by different audiences.
• Well-versed in DevSecOps culture, processes, measures, and tooling.
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance/supervision.

Responsibilities

• Quickly develops a holistic view of the organization's current IT architecture, business operations, in-flight technology modernization initiatives and future plans.
• Conducts workflow analysis, technology assessments, and business-related studies to define business case plans and architecture strategies supporting long term sustainability and growth.
• Works with stakeholders and plays a lead role in defining solutions to address business requirements.
• Creates system design artifacts for both current and future state of the application.
• Works with internal and external partners to define interfaces, data exchange mechanisms and data structures required by the solution.
• Translates high-level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Develops systems and system element architecture and design and interface definitions. Defines system implementation approach and operational concept. Develops models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development.
• Author primary architecture artifacts for existing or new products to generate a baseline of technical reference and expertise.
• Provides guidance and strategy for adoption of new technology products and processes optimizing developer, customer, and end-user experience.
• Updates technology roadmaps aligning to higher organizational strategies and vision as needed.
• Conducts trade-off analysis on applications when needed.
• Builds a trusted advisory relationship with various stakeholders.
• Express and defend personal/team dissenting opinions with clarity and diplomacy.
• Proactively and insightfully report/document delivery of value.

Skills

Architecture design

Communication skills

Remote work experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/CS/Systems/Business

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Jira

Job description

LTS is actively seeking a Technical Architect to lead Health Services Portfolio IT architecture and strategic solutioning for the VA program. Remote (U.S.) with a focus on optimizing current and future investments, working with VA staff and stakeholders to craft blueprints and roadmaps.

You will translate business needs into system requirements, create design artifacts, and guide adoption of new technologies while maintaining strong communication across teams and partners.