Solutions Architect (Data)

Centene Management Company LLC; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Centene Management Company LLC is seeking a data architecture professional to design data ingestion, integration, storage, analytics, and governance. You will translate business outcomes into implementable data and analytics solutions, define architecture standards, and ensure scalable, enterprise-aligned platforms.

You will collaborate across business, product, engineering, and operations teams, develop blueprints, document data models, and guide data modernization initiatives while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field and 2–4 years of related experience.
• Experience with data architecture and enterprise data modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of data models, information architecture, and governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Designs data ingestion, integration, storage, analytics, reporting, security, governance, and operational support.
• Defines architecture standards and ensures scalable, enterprise-aligned solutions.
• Translates business outcomes into implementable data and analytics solutions.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to enable data modernization initiatives.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Data Pipeline Integration

Data Governance

Data Catalog

Metadata

Lineage

ETL

OLAP Tools

Power BI

SQL Server

Oracle

Postgres

Python

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field

Tools

Informatica

Talend

Job description

Position Purpose: Contributes to the design of data integration, processing, reporting, and analytics. Executes strategies for warehouse implementation, data acquisition and access, and data archiving and recovery. Develops data platform specific capabilities and roadmaps, works closely with the Data Strategy Architect, analyzes high-level requirements, constructs workflow charts and diagrams, studies system capabilities, writes specifications, process modeling, organization modeling, and use cases. Plans, develops, and participates in all activities related to the integration of software programs, applications, and third-party solutions to meet the business requirements of the organization. Documents and integrates architecture guidelines, standards, and common services to support project integration requirements. Recommends new data sources, platforms, and tools for adherence to the organization’s data strategy, quality standards, and ease of integration. Provides technical guidance for data and analytics products and platforms Provides subject matter expertise regarding information architecture Develops and enforces the data architecture standards, working with Business, Application, and Operations counterparts to assure data integrity and consistency Maintains documentation that maps data models to information systems and business applications Partners with Strategy, Enterprise, and Information Architecture teams to enable enterprise data modernization initiativesFocus on turning strategy into delivered business capabilities while ensuring governance, reuse, and platform alignment. Define the architecture for data ingestion, integration, storage, analytics, reporting, security, governance, and operational support. Ensure solutions are scalable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise standards. Coordinate intake, discovery, requirements clarification, and stakeholder alignment across business, product, engineering, and platform teams. Translate business outcomes into implementable data and analytics solutions. Manages data dictionary to improve documentation and coordination Assists in building of enterprise architecture information blueprints and data models that illustrate how information is stored, processed, and accessed in the enterprise Participates in data architecture, data sourcing, data flow, and solution discussions for data initiatives Participates in enterprise information architecture discussions around needs and alignment to enterprise goals Collaborates on data-related business requirements and perform data architecture reviews Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 2 – 4 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• Solution Architecture experience
• Data Pipeline Integration, Data Governance experience
• Data Catalog, Metadata, Lineage experience
• Experience with Extract Transform Load (ETL); (Informatica, Talend)
• Experience with OLAP: Snowflake, Teradata, Databricks Cloud Services (AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence (Power BI, other tools)
• OLTP Databases (MS, SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres)
• Application Development (Python, C#, etc.)

Soft Skills:

• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work independently

Pay Range: $75,300.00 - $135,400.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.