Principal Solution Architect

Principal Solution Architect

Parsippany, NJ
Full-Time

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture for cloud-native, highly available, scalable healthcare solutions.
• Design REST APIs, event-driven integrations, and distributed application architectures.
• Produce architecture artifacts including HLDs, LLDs, API specifications, sequence diagrams, and integration designs.
• Review and contribute production-quality code for complex features and critical components.
• Coach and mentor engineers through architecture reviews, pair programming, and technical leadership.
• Partner with Product, QA, DevOps, and Operations to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable software.
• Drive continuous improvements across SDLC, CI/CD, monitoring, performance, and platform reliability.
  

Technology Environment:

• Frontend: React, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Backend: Python, FastAPI, REST APIs, asynchronous programming
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cloud: Microsoft Azure
• Caching: Azure Cache for Redis
• Messaging: Azure Queue Storage / Azure Service Bus
• Monitoring & Logging: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics
• DevOps: Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
  

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with progressively increasing technical leadership.
• 5+ years as a Principal Engineer, Lead Architect, or Solution Architect.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Python (FastAPI), React, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale Azure cloud applications.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, API architecture, microservices, and modern software design patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams while remaining an active contributor to production code.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare technology, Hub Services, or Specialty Pharmacy experience.
• Hands-on experience with SMART on FHIR, HL7/FHIR, EMR/EHR integration, and Prior Authorization workflows.
• Experience integrating with payer, pharmacy, and clinical systems.
• Azure and architecture certifications are a plus.

Education : At least a bachelor s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related field is required for the project