Principal Software Engineer (Systems Architect)

A1M Solutions

2d•$155,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

A1M Solutions is a woman-owned small business focused on improving government healthcare programs. The Technology Delivery Practice at A1M builds and maintains solutions for government clients, working in cross-functional teams with a focus on agile and user-centered design. This role involves shaping strategic and tactical direction for systems and teams, operating with autonomy, and providing thought leadership. The specific opening focuses on investigating systemic challenges with State Medicaid Enterprise System modernization, interviewing states and vendors, and recommending system improvements. The role also includes serving as a technical solutions advisor for developing Medicaid policy analysis tools and identifying process automation opportunities.

Requirements

12+ years of relevant professional experience.
Ability to write high-quality, working, and reusable code.
Advanced proficiency in modern software development languages and systems.
Expertise in how to build secure, compliant software and minimize risk of vulnerabilities.
Expertise in one or more adjacent specializations like data engineering, Dev Ops, accessibility and comfortable flexing skills, as needed.
Capable of operating with high autonomy in ambiguous environments, identifying high impact work independently, executing on it, and shaping strategic direction beyond a single project.
Proven ability to communicate technical results clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders, including in politically or strategically sensitive contexts.
Experience working or integrating with legacy systems.
Experience working on large-scale applications and systems.
Experience working in government consulting engagements.
Experience integrating AI with engineering work, with a thoughtful and ethical approach to its application.
Track record of mentoring across levels and disciplines and contributing to organizational or discipline level growth.
Confidence assessing technical candidates and advising on key hiring decisions.
Vision for creating standards for how A1M delivers technical work across engineering, data, and technical product delivery.
Ability to assess technical delivery quality and recognize the signals of poor delivery before issues are created.
Experience contributing to business development, such as proposals or white papers.
Employees must have been residents in the United States for 3 of the past 5 years.
Must already have legal authorization to work within the US and not require ongoing visa sponsorship to maintain legal authorization to work.
Must be a permanent US resident.
New hires will need to complete a Public Trust form (Standard Form 85 or 85P questionnaire).
Active participation in client virtual meetings, including being on camera, is an essential function.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with a social impact-focused product team or in civic tech.
Experience working with distributed, cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, engineers, and subject matter experts.
Personal experience with government health and human services programs.
Working knowledge of Medicaid or CHIP, Medicaid Enterprise System, Medicare, the ACA or MACRA.
Familiarity with SAFe and agile methodologies.
Resource management experience, with a strong grasp of which expertise plays which role on a team and an opinion on when to deploy specialized versus generalized resources.
Ability to manage data resources alongside traditional technical roles and product managers.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain complex, scalable systems across application and/or infrastructure layers, and multiple components or services, across contracts or programs as needed.
Own components or services from development through deployment, monitoring, and production support.
Deploy and manage systems in cloud environments using CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
Work with APIs, databases, and data pipelines, such as to support system integration and data flow.
Shape system design and drive architectural decisions, including writing decision documents and creating diagrams that inform strategy beyond a single project.
Drive improvements in code quality, testing practices, and development standards across the teams, projects, or contracts.
Contribute to robust DevOps practices, including deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
Mentor engineers across levels and disciplines, review code and technical designs, and shape team and organizational technical direction.
Identify gaps in skills, information, or staffing and recommend solutions.
Seek out and share new technologies and skills that support project and organizational goals.
Lead discussions with internal and external stakeholders, including in exceptionally difficult situations.
Advise, guide, and build connections across teams, projects, or contracts to improve delivery processes and skills for communication and collaboration.
Evaluate the skills and deliverables of teams, projects, or contracts and take action based on that assessment.
Get buy-in from relevant parties (teammates, team leads, government stakeholders, etc.) to make sure necessary work happens.
Proactively recognize risks and conflicts within the team and clients, help identify approaches, and take action, including managing up and escalating when appropriate.
Shape practice and discipline approach and strategy for collaboration with people in other practices and disciplines, including coaching and mentoring models.
Identify and help resolve causes of contract and project problems that involve people across multiple practices or disciplines.
Initiate and drive projects that require working with multiple people in other disciplines and practices on challenging problems.
Anticipate and proactively provide information needed by other practices and disciplines.
Proactively identify and respond to government requirements or policy that may impact project work, such as accessibility, PRA, FOIA, acquisition regulations, and security compliance.
Sufficient government understanding to anticipate needs of government partners and users, and be prepared to speak to them proactively.
Coach others on government requirements, culture, and expertise relevant to their practice or discipline.
Trusted to represent the company and team to clients, including in challenging situations.
Operate with high autonomy and initiative, delivering strong work consistently.
Use breadth of experience to anticipate opportunities and challenges.
Engage with managers, practice directors, and leadership to shape discipline growth, staffing and organizational strategy aligned to A1M’s values.
Occasionally contribute above and beyond during peak periods, including evenings or weekend work when necessary to support client needs, deadlines, or strategic growth initiatives.
Use influence within billable work to highlight growth opportunities with A1M partners.
Proactively identify and cultivate growth opportunities within contracts by identifying client needs or gaps and working with others to architect concepts to meet those needs.
Contribute to growth, such as making connections to teaming partners, writing white papers, or contributing to proposals.
Increase A1M’s external visibility through conferences, blogs, or social media.
Partner with Practice Director on career lattice, hiring practices, and discipline growth, and help ensure high quality delivery of discipline work across project.
Mentor across levels and disciplines, support remote practice culture, and build discipline community.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life insurance, short-term disability, and optional voluntary benefits
401(k) retirement benefits with employer matching
Four weeks of paid time off
Seven company holidays
Two personal days
Your birthday off
Paid volunteer time
Wellness reimbursements
Budgets to support training, development, travel, and office supply needs
Donations to a nonprofit of your choice upon hire and a few times throughout each year