State Healthcare Enterprise Architect

Accenture•Austin, TX

1d•$112,900 - $302,400•Remote

About The Position

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Over 500,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com. You Are: An experienced enterprise architect with a wide variety of experience in both legacy and modern technologies. You are driven by the desire to move our clients forward – from the old to the new – using advanced technologies paired with your deep expertise in cloud, modernization, and infrastructure optimization. You have a proven ability to work in a team environment and drive the best solutions for our clients.

Requirements

Minimum of 15 years of enterprise architecture experience with Texas Medicaid systems, with demonstrated depth in Compass21 (C21) claims processing, CMS (LTC), Vision21 (V21), Phoenix, and PSWin
Minimum of 15 years of hands-on experience with NSK/HP NonStop platforms and CAGen/Gen (Broadcom) code generation environments, including system analysis and issue resolution
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Java application architecture, including NSK-to-Java migration patterns, Spring-based enterprise frameworks, and Linux-based deployment environments
Minimum of 6 years of experience architecting VB6-to-.NET modernization efforts, including API layer design, web UI patterns, and COM component replacement strategies
Minimum of 6 years of Oracle database architecture skills, including schema design, performance tuning, ETL architecture, and migration from legacy data platforms
Minimum of 8 years of hands-on cloud architecture experience with Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, Azure DevOps, and cloud security/compliance design for regulated workloads
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate’s Degree with 6 years of work experience)

Responsibilities

Define and own the enterprise architecture strategy for Texas Medicaid modernization efforts, including the migration of NSK/CAGen-based systems to Java on Linux with Oracle, and the conversion of VB6 desktop applications to .NET web applications
Provide an architecture strategy for non-CA Gen based components running on NSK. This includes TACL scripts, NetBatch jobs and hand-written C code.
Develop and maintain architecture reference models, solution blueprints, and technical roadmaps that align with HHSC and TMHP strategic objectives
Evaluate current-state system capabilities across legacy systems and produce gap analyses against target-state architecture
Establish and govern architecture standards, design patterns, and technical guardrails for development teams across all workstreams
Lead architecture review boards and provide technical sign-off on solution designs, integration patterns, and infrastructure decisions
Provide authoritative technical guidance on NSK/CAGen (Gen/Broadcom) to Java conversion strategies, including code generation approaches, runtime equivalency validation, and platform transition sequencing
Architect the migration path from VB6/COM desktop applications to modern .NET web applications, defining layered architecture, API contracts, and UI component strategies
Design data migration and ETL architectures for transitioning from NSK-based data stores to Oracle and SQL Server targets, including C-to-Java ETL conversion patterns
Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with legacy system dependencies, data integrity, platform performance parity, and trading partner integration continuity
Ensure architectural continuity between legacy systems remaining in operation and newly modernized components during transition periods
Identify and evaluate opportunities to apply AI and machine learning capabilities within Texas Medicaid operations, including AI-assisted code modernization, intelligent claims processing, anomaly detection, and automated testing
Architect AI/ML integration patterns that meet HHSC governance, data privacy, and explainability requirements for state Medicaid systems
Champion AI-assisted development tooling for modernization workstreams, including code translation, automated test generation, and documentation generation — ensuring appropriate approval and governance frameworks are in place