Infrastructure Solutions Architect

About us:

Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is an esteemed IT enterprise renowned for its exceptional customer service and innovation. We serve both government and commercial sectors, offering a range of solutions such as Healthcare IT, Human Services, Identity Credentialing, Cloud Computing, and Big Data Analytics. With clients in the US and abroad, we hold key contract vehicles including GSA IT Schedule 70, NIH CIO-SP3, GSA Alliant, and DHS-Eagle II.

Join us in driving growth and seizing new business opportunities!

Position Description:

The FAS Solution Architect serves as a technical lead responsible for overseeing, governing, and guiding a new Fiscal Agent Services (FAS) technology solution that supports the Medicaid enterprise system and its business operations. This role works closely with business stakeholders, program leadership, vendors, and technical teams to ensure solutions align with Medicaid Program goals, federal and state regulations, enterprise architecture standards, and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and guide technical implementation of a new Fiscal Agent Services module, as part of the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) system
• Ensure solutions align with CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) guidelines, MITA maturity goals, interoperability standards, and federal modularity requirements.
• Lead architectural reviews, assess solution implementation, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and technical policies.
• Evaluate system integration needs across modules such as Eligibility and Enrollment, Provider Services, ThirdParty Liability, Pharmacy, and Data Warehousing.
• Provide architectural guidance for system interfaces, data exchange standards, APIs, security models, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Develop architectural artifacts such as logical and physical diagrams, data flow documentation, integration patterns, and technical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with NIST, HIPAA, state security policies, and other applicable controls.
• Participate in governance processes, review change requests, and ensure solutions are sustainable and maintainable.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, business analysts, developers, and external partners throughout the solution lifecycle.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in architectural modeling, data management, and security best practices.
• 10+ years of experience communicating with stakeholders and explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• 10+ years of experience working with vendors, system integrators, and cross-functional teams.
• 10+ years of experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or similar technologies.
• 10+ years of experience supporting or designing large-scale healthcare or government IT systems, preferably Medicaid or MES.
• 10+ years of experience with the MITA framework and federal interoperability requirements.
• 10+ years of experience with technologies such as Node.js, Java, Angular, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, X12, FHIR, and HTML5.
• 10+ years of experience with databases, ETL tools, relational databases, SharePoint, X12, and legacy programming technologies.
• 10+ years of experience with enterprise integration, SOA, APIs, cloud computing, ETL, and modular system design.
• 8+ years of experience working with MMIS or Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES).
• 8+ years of experience in state government, public-sector consulting, or large-scale enterprise architecture environments.