Versant Health is a leading national administrator of managed vision care, dedicated to helping members achieve healthy eyes and vision. Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive Total Rewards package.

Associate Benefits & Rewards

• Health and dental insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• Pet insurance
• No-cost vision insurance for you and qualified dependents
• Opportunities for career advancement and development

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We are seeking a Digital Architect to partner closely with digital product, business, and implementation teams. This role is crucial for developing end-to-end solution designs for digital assets (Web applications and APIs), ensuring alignment with overall enterprise goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the current state architecture for Versant’s digital assets (web applications and APIs) and propose modernization approaches.
• Document and identify options for transient and future state architecture.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders; participate in discovery and feature grooming sessions.
• Perform full impact analyses to determine sizing, gaps, and implementation feasibility; document and socialize findings.
• Lead design discussions and develop solution designs with business stakeholders and IT development teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Solution designs must prioritize:
  • Alignment to future state (reducing technical debt)
  • Reusability, Modularity, and Cost Optimization
  • Minimizing dependency on external entities
  • Minimizing impacts to internal and external customers
  • Adherence to application and systems security standards
• Create comprehensive solution architecture proposal documents; responsible for finalization, acceptance, and approval by relevant stakeholders.
• Work with project managers and delivery leads to plan key design activities.
• Adhere to solution architecture governance processes, focusing on design patterns and technology standards.
• Review high-level and low-level designs with technical leads and developers; enforce best practices, design patterns, and architecture standards for high-quality development deliveries.
• Explore, evaluate, and promote technology innovation.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on experience in a full software development life cycle, including ability to work in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Hands-on experience developing/designing web applications and integrating them with backend systems via APIs.
• Hands-on experience developing/designing real-time application integration using messaging (JMS/MQ/KAFKA/SQS).
• Hands-on experience developing/designing application integration using microservices and APIs.
• Hands-on experience in design and development of web-based and mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of digital application security.
• Hands-on experience developing applications using languages such as: GraphQL, Node.js, Java, C# .Net, python, JavaScript, R, PHP, SWIFT.
• Must have strong understanding of Structured Query Languages (SQL).
• Good knowledge of data modeling for Domain Data Store to pair with microservices.
• Good knowledge of cloud architecture.
• Experience working on healthcare payer business domains (e.g., Enrollment and Eligibility, Claims Adjudication, Provider) is a plus.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and strong leadership abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to apply standards and processes.
• Self-motivated, strong delivery focus, and ability to work well within a team.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with associates, customers, and vendors.
• Strong ability to multi-task and manage time across simultaneous projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in web application and API development.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in software development.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in solution design or application architecture for web application and APIs.
• Experience in the healthcare payer industry is preferred.

HIPAA & Security Requirements

All Associates must comply with HIPAA regarding disclosures of protected health information (PHI) and adhere to all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Privacy & Security Training Program.

The wage range for applicants for this position is $150,000.00 to $160,000.00. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Versant Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.