Systems Architect

Arbor Research • Ann Arbor, MI

23h

About The Position

Conduct architecture trade-off analyses and recommendations based on business, interface, and performance requirements, including changes to interactions and interfaces between systems. Coordinate, capture, baseline, analyze, and document system architectures that depict information flows and data stores across integrated systems. Present architecture recommendations to stakeholders, collect feedback, and identify changes. Baseline and maintain the concept of operations and the system architecture transition plan, and review changes with stakeholders. Develop, store, manage, and communicate business process models, diagrams, and visual artifacts that express target-state processes. Assess potential impacts to infrastructure, core services, business operations, and maintenance, and recommend requirement or design changes. Coordinate activities to ensure compliance with information systems security requirements, security documentation, and controls. Recommend approaches to close identified architecture gaps and to evolve technology to meet business needs. Review enterprise-wide changes and system migration plans to identify project impact, monitor risk, and develop mitigations. Use agile approaches to integrate new technologies iteratively, delivering and validating the target-state architecture in increments through demonstrations and pilots. Serve as the technical architecture counterpart to client governance and to development partners, and support implementation of new operational capabilities. Experience working within Medicare systems at CMS, especially enrollment and beneficiary database operations, is required. Core Values Our core values define who we are as an organization and serve as the foundation of our code of ethics. Arbor Research expects all employees to embody these and demonstrate them in our day-to-day work. Collaborative Spirit We expect each staff member to learn from and teach one another and ask each to exhibit a curiosity and respect for the contributions of others. Creativity We strive to cultivate a challenging, stimulating, and supportive environment where our employees are expected to be inquisitive, take initiative, and demonstrate ingenuity. Credibility Our employees are smart, thoughtful, and objective in their work. We expect them to be technically solid in their area of expertise, and for those conducting research to demonstrate scientific rigor. Dedication Our team achieves success because of our dedication to carrying out high quality work and delivering trusted results. Supervision Received General administrative supervision is received from the assigned Program or Project Director. Close collaboration is expected with information systems leadership, the Systems Engineer, client architecture governance, and development partners. Supervision Exercised May include technical direction of systems engineering and analyst staff supporting architecture and integration activities.

Requirements

• Experience working within Medicare systems at CMS, especially enrollment and beneficiary database operations, is required.
• Bachelor’s degree with at least seven (7) years of experience in architecture design supporting systems, program, or business requirements and present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading collaborative evaluation of workflows, business process models, organization, and planning to construct and design technical solutions, and to make recommendations or implement requirements.
• Familiarity with principles of object-oriented application development, relational database structure, system interfaces, and integration patterns.
• Experience applying agile methodologies to integrate new technologies iteratively.
• Ability to understand difficult technical concepts and to communicate, orally and in writing, with a range of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Federal public trust suitability determination, and U.S. work authorization sufficient to meet E-Verify requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Non-profit experience.
• Experience supporting Federal health programs or agencies.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and ITIL governance frameworks.
• Experience producing enterprise architecture artifacts and target-state documentation for large, integrated systems.
• Familiarity with information systems security frameworks such as FISMA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct architecture trade-off analyses and recommendations based on business, interface, and performance requirements, including changes to interactions and interfaces between systems.
• Coordinate, capture, baseline, analyze, and document system architectures that depict information flows and data stores across integrated systems.
• Present architecture recommendations to stakeholders, collect feedback, and identify changes.
• Baseline and maintain the concept of operations and the system architecture transition plan, and review changes with stakeholders.
• Develop, store, manage, and communicate business process models, diagrams, and visual artifacts that express target-state processes.
• Assess potential impacts to infrastructure, core services, business operations, and maintenance, and recommend requirement or design changes.
• Coordinate activities to ensure compliance with information systems security requirements, security documentation, and controls.
• Recommend approaches to close identified architecture gaps and to evolve technology to meet business needs.
• Review enterprise-wide changes and system migration plans to identify project impact, monitor risk, and develop mitigations.
• Use agile approaches to integrate new technologies iteratively, delivering and validating the target-state architecture in increments through demonstrations and pilots.
• Serve as the technical architecture counterpart to client governance and to development partners, and support implementation of new operational capabilities.

Benefits

• General administrative supervision is received from the assigned Program or Project Director.
• Close collaboration is expected with information systems leadership, the Systems Engineer, client architecture governance, and development partners.
• May include technical direction of systems engineering and analyst staff supporting architecture and integration activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior