Enterprise Architect – Financial & Healthcare Systems

Client: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Location: Remote – U.S. Based
Salary: $130,000–$150,000 annually, based on experience and technical interview
Employment Type: Full-Time
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required

Keywords: Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Architecture, IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, iFAMS, X12, HL7, healthcare claims, financial processing, API architecture, enterprise integration, Federal Enterprise Architecture, VAAF, FEA, FSAM, DoDAF, TOGAF, CPIC, Exhibit 300, Capital Planning, AWS, Azure, Hybrid Cloud, legacy modernization, cloud migration, GenAI, AI Chatbot, Unicom System Architect, Visio, SV-02, ServiceNow, ITIL, MuleSoft, Oracle Service Bus, JBoss, SOA, ESB, Informatica, ETL, data modeling, BPMN.

NOTE: General EDI experience alone is not sufficient. Candidates should demonstrate direct experience applying EDI/X12 technologies within healthcare claims, financial processing, Federal Government, or similarly regulated enterprise environments.

Position Overview

Fathom Management is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect with recent Hands-On Architecture to support a Department of Veterans Affairs project focused on enterprise architecture, financial systems, healthcare claims processing, enterprise integration, cloud modernization, and legacy system transformation.

The successful candidate will bring approximately 15 years of overall IT/technology experience, including 3–5 years of hands-on Enterprise Architecture experience, with current technical skills in developing cloud architecture diagrams, legacy architecture diagrams, infrastructure specifications, integration models, and detailed enterprise architecture deliverables.

This is not a purely governance, advisory, or executive-level architecture position. The successful candidate must remain technically hands-on and capable of personally developing architecture artifacts, evaluating technical alternatives, documenting infrastructure and integration designs, and working directly with engineers and technical teams.

Candidates should have demonstrated experience in financial processing and healthcare claims environments, preferably within Federal Government environments, and should understand the architecture and integration requirements associated with X12, HL7, IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, iFAMS, and enterprise financial/healthcare systems.

Candidate Verification Notice

For your protection and ours, Fathom Management conducts a brief candidate verification at the beginning of the screening process. Because we support State and Federal Government clients, this verification helps protect your identity, résumé, and application from unauthorized use and confirms that we are speaking directly with the individual who applied for the position.

You may be asked to provide a photo of a government-issued identification document as part of this verification. Video verification may also be required.

Identification is used solely for candidate verification and will be handled in accordance with Fathom Management's privacy and security practices.

Current Technical Architecture Experience

Candidates must demonstrate recent hands-on architecture development, including at least some of the following:

• AWS architecture
• Azure architecture
• Hybrid cloud architecture
• Legacy application architecture
• Legacy-to-cloud modernization
• Infrastructure architecture
• Network architecture
• Application architecture
• Data architecture
• API/integration architecture
• Security architecture
• Logical architecture diagrams
• Physical architecture diagrams
• Infrastructure specifications
• Architecture decision records
• Technical alternatives analysis
• Architecture standards/design patterns

Architecture experience should reflect work performed within the candidate's recent career, not solely historical experience from earlier positions.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 15 years of relevant professional experience required.
• Candidates with 5+ years of relevant experience may substitute experience for education, where applicable.

Enterprise Architecture

• Approximately 15 years of overall IT/technology experience preferred.
• 3–5 years of hands-on Enterprise Architecture experience preferred.
• Recent hands-on experience developing cloud architecture diagrams and specifications.
• Recent hands-on experience documenting legacy architecture and modernization/transition architectures.
• Experience personally developing logical and physical architecture diagrams.
• Experience developing infrastructure specifications covering compute, network, storage, security, integration, and cloud components.
• Experience conducting architecture assessments and documenting technical alternatives, risks, costs, dependencies, and implementation considerations.
• Experience working directly with engineers and technical teams to translate architecture into implementable solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with financial processing and healthcare claims processing.
• Experience with Federal Government financial or healthcare systems strongly preferred.
• Experience with X12 and HL7 in healthcare/financial transaction environments.
• Experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator strongly preferred.
• Experience with iFAMS or comparable Federal financial management systems strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• IBM Sterling B2B Integrator certification
• iFAMS experience or certification
• TOGAF certification
• AWS or Azure certification
• MuleSoft, JBoss, Oracle Service Bus, or equivalent ESB certification
• GenAI / AI Chatbot architecture experience
• Enterprise AI integration experience
• BPMN experience
• Data modeling experience
• Informatica or other enterprise ETL experience
• Experience with hybrid cloud architecture
• Federal Government or VA experience
• Healthcare claims and financial transaction processing experience

Benefits Overview

Fathom Management offers full-time employees a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Military leave
• Professional training and development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee wellness program
• Commuter benefits
• And more

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fathom Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.