Lead Domain Architect

Guided by BCBSLA’s Reference Architecture, Standards, and Corporate Strategy the Lead Domain Architect is responsible for guiding of a domain’s technical roadmap to support future business and IT projects. Ensuring sound, sustainable and economically viable design, striking the right balance between enterprise and functional needs in full alignment with and support of BCBSLA Application and Technology Portfolios, Enterprise Data Sourcing Model with a focus on increased operational efficiency, reliability, predictability and long-term economic viability while reducing technical debt. Accountable for complying with all laws and regulations associated with duties and responsibilities.

• This role does not manage people
• This role reports to this job: DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
• Necessary Contacts: To do this job effectively the incumbent has to be in contact with:
  
  All levels of BCBSLA personnel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, other Blue Plans, and a limited number of external community/industry organizations.

• Bachelor's of Computer Science, Information Science, Analytics or other technical programs including mathematics, applied physics or similar discipline required
• Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.

• 7 years technical leadership and hands-on technology implementation to include four years’ experience in software development, DevSecOps engineering, or systems administration and 3 years of technical architecture, or data management.
• Requires advanced knowledge of Enterprise Architecture practice, ALM, software development best practices and standards, tools with extensive demonstrable experience in leading business application solution, design, and implementation of complex business initiatives.
  
  Must have expertise in three of the following domains:
  Data Architecture
  Data Delivery
  Data Governance
  Integration Architecture
  Infrastructure Architecture
  Cloud Computing Architecture
  Digital & Digital Marketing Architecture
  Security Architecture
  Healthcare Core Administrative Systems
  Enterprise Provider Management Systems
  Care & Disease Management Systems
  Enterprise Resource Planning - Finance or Human Resources
  Enterprise Customer Relationship Management
  DevSecOps
  Azure
  AWS
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  Healthcare industry experience
  Understanding of infrastructure and security requirements, such as HIPAA preferred.
  TOGAF certifications or like
  ITIL certifications
  Vendor certifications

• Additional advanced skills in the following areas:
  
  Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
  Strong leadership skills
  Excellent analytical and technical skills
  Strong written and verbal communication skills
  Excellent planning and organizational skills
  Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations
  Ability to estimate the financial impact of alternatives
  Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems
  Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
  Knowledge of many, if not most, aspects of an ETA
  Knowledge of information principles and processes
  Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting
  Understanding of network and security architecture
  Understanding of the political climate of the enterprise, and how to respond to political challenges
  TOGAF certifications
  ITIL certifications

• None Required

• Have Accountability and/or Responsibility to following key operational Deliverables
• Develop and maintain multiple domain roadmaps
• Support of solution architects
• Collaboration with enterprise business architects
• Collaboration with business owners at all levels, transforming business requirements into solutions
• Facilitation of deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends
• Exposes data to support metrics associated with Domain Architecture practice to demonstrate increasing maturity and value
• Understanding business application and industry trends in relation to the Payer Market, identifying, building a business case for and socializing select and relevant innovation opportunities with likelihood of success, and performing POC as warranted
• Architecture SME (and designated Chair as needed) for Architecture Review Board (ASRB) and facilitation of review, impact analysis, documentation, recommendation and formal publication of BCBSLA Technical Standards and measurement of adherence to these Standards
• Provide architectural leadership for development efforts by integrating various technologies such as web applications, relational databases, information security, servers, networking, etc
• Provide high-level analysis and design reviews to solve conceptual problems and avoid duplication of efforts of same errors within different applications.
• Work with vendors to integrate their technologies within organization's structure
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend extension, expansion, and update of technology standards, practices, and methodologies
• Creation of guiding principles and standards to guide engineers and the enterprise for the domain

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.
• Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.
• Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.
• The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.