Architect

Highmark Health

. Design, develop, implement, support, and optimize architecture strategies to meet business capabilities and needs .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,400 - $138,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing architecture strategies that align with business needs, while providing technical leadership and facilitating enterprise solutions. Proficient in evaluating design options and managing stakeholder expectations to achieve measurable business benefits.

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Architecture Strategy DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipProject Management (Waterfall, Agile)Data Warehousing Technologies (IMS, DB2, Oracle, Teradata)Business Process Optimization

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Hard Skills

Architecture DesignSystem IntegrationData WarehousingCOBOLVisual BasicC/C++SASJava/JavaScript FrameworksSQLHTML5/XML

Soft Skills

Stakeholder CommunicationProblem ResolutionCoaching and Training

Tools & Technologies

CognosHadoopPEGACSS3JSON

Certifications & Qualifications

Industry Certifications Preferred

Industry Keywords

Health Insurance Industry KnowledgeInformation TechnologyBusiness Process Facilitation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CognosHadoopJ2EEJavaJavaScriptOracleSQLC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, implement, support, and optimize architecture strategies to meet business capabilities and needs
Ensure architecture completeness and integrity by addressing stakeholder concerns, connecting viewpoints, reconciling conflicts, and evaluating trade-offs
Leverage business and technology knowledge to enable or alter business processes, practices, organizations, and systems
Provide strategic consultation on business processes, functions, organizational structures, and enabling technologies
Facilitate enterprise business solutions combining process knowledge, technology options, and process facilitation techniques
Participate in enterprise strategy development, environmental analysis, opportunity identification, value cases, and business innovation portfolio development
Specify and design large or complex systems, solutions, networks, infrastructure elements, or processes
Select design standards, methods, and tools; review system designs and establish architecture component-selection policies
Evaluate major design options and balance functional, service-quality, and systems-management requirements
Produce component requirements and specifications and translate them into implementation solutions and detailed designs
Advise on technical aspects of system development, integration, change requests, deviations, and processes
Establish and communicate functional and non-functional requirements and identify operating environments
Lead significant improvement programs and develop or modify approaches to achieve measurable business benefits
Resolve architecture and business problems and communicate with all organizational levels
Manage expectations of customers, partners, and management
Participate in customer, design, and technical walkthroughs, problem resolution, and decision-making
Interact with departments across the organization and interpret complex requirements for peers and staff
Provide technical leadership, coaching, presentations, and ad-hoc training to peers, developers, management, and business users
Perform other duties as assigned or requested

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a US citizen due to contractual/access requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or closely related field
3 years of experience in an IT discipline
Strong knowledge in applicable architecture, information, communication technology, or business areas
Experience with relevant technologies as needed, including IMS, DB2, Oracle, Teradata, data warehousing, COBOL, Visual Basic, C/C++, SAS, Java/JavaScript frameworks, PEGA, CSS3, Mobile, JSON, Cognos, Hadoop, SQL, J2EE, HTML5/XML
Knowledge of project management methods and tools, including Waterfall and Agile
Master's degree preferred
Industry certifications preferred
Health insurance industry business knowledge preferred
No additional language required beyond English
Ability to travel 0%–25%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote type listed as Remote
Full-time employment
Travel requirement of 0%–25%
Industry certifications listed as preferred
Access to professional coaching and ad-hoc training opportunities
Salary range of $86,400–$138,600