Job Description :
he Data Architect will work under the direction of the CARES Development Manager for the CARES Project. The Data Architect will develop architectural standards, patterns and practices and innovative solutions for the development of the State of Alabama’s Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment System, CARES. This position will support the CARES Project with the following: • Provide architectural strategic thinking, information solutions, and roadmaps to drive architectural recommendations. • Maintain a plan to address significant architecture gaps between current and target state. • Provide information architecture services to project teams. Solutions provided must meet requirements and adhere to CARES Program standards. • Work with product owners to develop the canonical data schema for the CARES Program • Ensure information architectural compliance of solutions and introduce recommendations for changes to reference models when needed. • Collaborate with business leaders to determine how to best use technology to enable growth and success (e.g. operational reporting and advanced analytics • Participate in defining and driving architecture competencies, processes, and best practices across Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment systems. • Understand potential impacts of proposed solutions on other systems, processes or projects. Articulate and document designs, considering tradeoffs, costs, and benefits. • Develop ongoing knowledge of current and emerging technologies. Identify new and emerging solutions, assess relevance and potential value to the organization, and present findings to teammates and management. • Participate in day-to-day execution of the architecture strategy • Within the CARES Program governance process, support development of blueprints and conduct design reviews to ensure architectural compliance of solutions. • Work across multiple projects and systems to develop, communicate information • Provide guidance for technical standards enforcement • Design systems level architecture in compliance with industry standard approaches to enterprise architecture • Meet with other PMO level teams to facilitated a collaborative approach to systems development • Develop clear, technical documentation and communicate that documentation to management the development teams • Collaborate with a Program Director, Lead Business Analyst, Quality Assurance Manager, and Development Manager to provide advice and guidance to the development enterprise • Collaborate in gathering and documenting requirements from end users and management. Candidate will work from high-level conceptual ideas and translate them into technical requirements. • Design integrated data framework and canonical data schema for the CARES Program • Work with an Project Team to support database design and implementation • Design application components • Work with a Quality Assurance team to develop automated test plans • Monitor the development of application components to ensure compliance with architectural standards • Participate in security testing processes and implement recommendations to code revisions • Manage, troubleshoot, optimize, and tune web applications and features • Work with the Business Analyst and product owners to understand business rules and interpret data • Respond to ad hoc requests from Medicaid Eligibility team and others • Review, assess, analyze, design, build, implement, & support Medicaid Eligibility system(s) and/or associated projects as directed or assigned • Develop MITA technical and architectural Documentation • Facilitate technical interactions with multiple state agencies
Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills • Expert level knowledge of database design and information modeling • Advanced use of database design toolsets, especially with Microsoft SQL Server solutions
7+ years of experience with systems design and development as an Information Architect/Data Architect; specific experience and knowledge of the following: • Ability to cross-walk existing legacy systems (business process, code, technology, programming and architecture) from Mainframe to Web and Web to Mainframe environments
Experience with Alabama Medicaid Beneficiary Services Eligibility Determination Operations
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four year college or University in an appropriate technical degree program or equivalent experience