Software Architect I

AMN Healthcare; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

AMN Healthcare is seeking a Solution Architect I to design, document, and guide the implementation of cloud-native solutions in Azure. You will partner with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to ensure architectures are scalable, secure, and observable, while aligning to platform standards and best practices.

The role emphasizes Azure-native services, modern architectures, and AI-enabled design, with ongoing focus on operational excellence, reliability, and cost awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years of professional software or systems engineering experience.
• Experience designing and developing cloud-native applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain production-grade software using modern development practices.
• Design cloud-native solution architecture using .NET and Azure services, following established architectural standards.
• Guide engineering teams during implementation to ensure architectural intent, security, reliability, observability, and performance goals are met.
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts such as solution diagrams, ADRs, and design specifications.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and DevOps to ensure CI/CD, observability, and cost considerations are addressed.

Skills

Software architecture

Azure services

Cloud-native applications

C# ASP.NET

React SPAs

TypeScript

SQL Server

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Observability

AI-enabled patterns

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Welcome to AMN Healthcare - Where Talent Meets Purpose

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.

At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

• Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.
• Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.
• Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
• Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

The Solution Architect I is an early-career architecture role responsible for designing, documenting, and guiding implementation of modern, cloud-native solutions under the guidance of senior architects and engineering leaders. This role bridges business requirements and technical execution, translating product and operational needs into scalable, secure, and reliable system designs.

The Solution Architect I partners closely with engineering teams, product managers, and DevOps to ensure solutions are well-architected, observable, and aligned to platform standards. This role is hands-on at the design and enablement level, with a strong emphasis on Azure-native services, modern application architectures, AI-aware solution design, and operational excellence.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain production-grade software using modern development practices.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to understand functional and non-functional requirements.
• Design cloud-native solution architecture using .NET and Microsoft Azure services, following established architectural standards and best practices.
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts such as solution diagrams, architecture decision records (ADRs), and design specifications.
• Guide engineering teams during implementation to ensure architectural intent, security, reliability, observability, and performance goals are met.
• Apply modern architectural patterns including API-first design and event-driven systems where appropriate.
• Participate in design reviews, identifying risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities for simplification or reuse.
• Support adoption of AI-enabled capabilities by incorporating appropriate Azure AI, data, and automation services into solution designs where approved.
• Apply agentic AI and AI-assisted development techniques responsibly to improve developer productivity and solution quality.
• Partner with DevOps teams to ensure solutions are designed for CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, and operational readiness.
• Ensure solutions address reliability, scalability, security, and cost considerations from the start.
• Continuously evolve architectural knowledge by staying current on Azure platform capabilities, architectural guidance, and industry trends.

Key Skills

• Strong understanding of software architecture and system design fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience or exposure to Microsoft Azure services.
• Experience designing or supporting cloud-native applications and APIs.
• Experience architecting and developing .NET solutions (C#, ASP.NET, APIs, services).
• Familiarity with modern frontend architectures, including React-based SPAs and TypeScript.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, including data modeling considerations, performance tradeoffs, and data access patterns.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Awareness of observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering principles.
• Exposure to AI-enabled application patterns or intelligent automation.
• Ability to communicate technical designs clearly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience in software development, systems engineering, or a related technical role.
• Experience contributing to distributed systems or cloud-based application design.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams delivering production software.

Our Core Values

Respect * Passion * Continuous Improvement * Trust * Customer Focus * Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve.

We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate

$90,000 - $107,000 Salary

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.