Technical Architect

Medclinicx; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Med Clinic X is a healthcare technology company building secure and scalable digital health platforms for US healthcare providers. We seek a Technical Architect to define technical strategies, design scalable architectures, and guide engineering teams in building secure, high-performing healthcare SaaS solutions.

You will collaborate across cloud ecosystems (AWS/Azure/GCP), implement containerized deployments with Kubernetes, and ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOC2, and data isolation controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Strong experience in software architecture and distributed system design.
• Deep understanding of database systems, API gateways, and microservices.
• Excellent communication and technical blueprint documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable architectures for multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Define technical roadmaps and patterns for clinical portals.
• Create architecture blueprints and secure technical standards.
• Evaluate tooling and build proof-of-concepts for engineers.
• Architect secure workflows for clinical databases and portals.
• Configure database logical scaling and Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOC2, and data isolation controls.
• Design cloud-native structures across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Support DevOps teams with containerized orchestrations (Kubernetes).
• Optimize platform availability, recovery plans, and latency.
• Guide software engineering leads on system designs.
• Review code layouts, pull requests, and database schema updates.
• Troubleshoot complex backend bottlenecks and sync failures.
• Mentor engineering teams on scalability best practices.

Skills

Distributed system design

Software architecture

System design

Microservices

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS / related field

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

FHIR

Job description

Med Clinic X is a healthcare technology company building secure, scalable, and intelligent digital health platforms for healthcare organizations across the United States.

We develop healthcare SaaS platforms, AI-driven healthcare systems, patient portals, telemedicine solutions, automation workflows, and enterprise digital health products for clinics, hospitals, and healthcare providers.

Our mission is to design technology architectures that improve healthcare delivery through innovation, scalability, and reliability.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Technical Architect to design and guide the architecture of healthcare SaaS platforms, cloud systems, and enterprise digital health solutions.

In this role, you will define technical strategies, design scalable system architectures, and collaborate with engineering teams to build secure and high-performing healthcare technology solutions. You will play a key role in shaping the technical direction of Med Clinic X products and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable architectures for multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Define technical roadmaps and patterns for clinical portals.
• Create architecture blueprints and secure technical standards.
• Evaluate tooling and build proof-of-concepts for engineers.
• Architect secure workflows for clinical databases and portals.
• Configure database logical scaling and Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOC2, and data isolation controls.
• Design cloud-native structures across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Support DevOps teams with containerized orchestrations (Kubernetes).
• Optimize platform availability, recovery plans, and latency.

Engineering Collaboration

• Guide software engineering leads on system designs.
• Review code layouts, pull requests, and database schema updates.
• Troubleshoot complex backend bottlenecks and sync failures.
• Mentor engineering teams on scalability best practices.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Strong experience in software architecture and distributed system design.
• Deep understanding of database systems, API gateways, and microservices.
• Excellent communication and technical blueprint documentation skills.

Preferred

• Experience in US healthcare or healthcare SaaS environments.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, SOC2, and healthcare security regulations.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka) and Saga pattern.

Why Join Med Clinic X?

At Med Clinic X, you will shape the technology foundation behind modern healthcare innovation. You will:

• Architect healthcare systems used by US organizations
• Define scalable SaaS and cloud solutions
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams
• Influence technical strategy and platform direction
• Build the future of digital healthcare infrastructure

Technical Core

Enterprise SaaS Architecture Distributed Systems Cloud Architecture (AWS/GCP) HL7 FHIR Interoperability Database Scaling & RLS Event-Driven Kafka/Saga

Systems You Will Work With

Design multi-tenant microservices layouts isolating database resources via RLS policies.

Clinical Interoperability Facade

Architect FHIR api layers wrapping legacy medical databases and EHR interfaces.

Create cloud-native architecture standards supporting container clusters, security groups, and ingress nodes.

Deploy event-driven pipelines using Kafka and transactional outboxes to sync microservices.

HIPAA & SOC2 Guardrails

Define standard security architectures mapping cryptography, IAM boundaries, and log audits.

Tech Strategy & Standards

Formulate coding guidelines, evaluate software libraries, and direct high-level infrastructure choices.