Senior Systems Architect, CMS Experience

Peraton

. Provide architectural leadership, technical direction, and innovation for the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug System (MARx) .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeWoodlawn • Maryland • United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $216,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in architectural leadership and technical direction for Medicare Advantage systems, with a strong focus on AWS, PostgreSQL, and Golang. Capable of translating complex Medicare regulations into scalable, secure, and efficient technical solutions while mentoring multidisciplinary teams.

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AWS ArchitecturePostgreSQL Data ManagementGolang Application DevelopmentMedicare Advantage ExpertiseSystems Architecture Leadership

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Hard Skills

High-Volume Transaction ProcessingData IntegrationRESTful APIsMicroservicesApplication SecurityCI/CDDevSecOpsPerformance EngineeringCapacity PlanningObservability

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringStakeholder EngagementCross-Functional CollaborationRisk Management

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesDockerTerraformGenerative AIAgentic AI

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect Certification

Industry Keywords

CMSMedicare ProgramsPart D EnrollmentPayment ProcessingFISMANIST 800-53

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerKubernetesMicroservicesPostgresSQLTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide architectural leadership, technical direction, and innovation for the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug System (MARx)
Own and evolve MARx solution architecture in alignment with CMS objectives, technology standards, and modernization strategies
Define architectural principles, technical standards, design patterns, implementation guidelines, and technical documentation
Lead architecture for high-volume transaction processing, data-intensive applications, AWS cloud services, PostgreSQL data management, and Golang applications
Design secure, reliable, scalable integrations with CMS systems, federal agencies, Medicare Advantage Organizations, Prescription Drug Plans, and other partners
Address performance, scalability, availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, observability, operational reliability, and cost efficiency
Translate complex Medicare requirements, policies, regulations, and legislative mandates into maintainable technical solutions
Conduct design reviews, provide architectural oversight, identify technical debt and risks, and support software delivery
Advise CMS business owners, OIT stakeholders, program leadership, and cross-functional technical teams
Support roadmaps, release planning, technical estimates, risk management, milestone reviews, and customer presentations
Evaluate emerging technologies, automation, Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI-assisted engineering opportunities
Mentor architects, technical leads, developers, database engineers, and other technical staff
Drive expected outcomes including improved payment integrity, database performance, integration reliability, program delivery, innovation, and operational efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
At least 5 years of experience in a senior technical leadership, systems architecture, or solutions architecture role
Experience architecting large-scale, mission-critical, data-intensive enterprise systems
Experience with high-volume transaction processing, complex business rules, and large-scale data integration
Experience supporting federal government systems, preferably CMS or other federal healthcare programs
Ability to lead architectural decisions and multidisciplinary technical teams
Experience working with business stakeholders, program management, and senior technology leadership
Strong AWS architecture and implementation experience
Strong PostgreSQL architecture, data modeling, SQL optimization, indexing, and transaction management knowledge
Strong Golang knowledge and experience designing scalable Go applications, APIs, microservices, and background processing services
Extensive experience with RESTful APIs, asynchronous integrations, batch interfaces, and high-volume data exchange
Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven processing
Experience with application security, authentication, authorization, encryption, CI/CD, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, containerization, automated testing, performance engineering, capacity planning, observability, and production troubleshooting
Strong understanding of CMS, Medicare programs, Medicare Advantage, and Part D enrollment and payment processing
Experience with sensitive beneficiary information, complex financial transactions, and stringent regulatory requirements
US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust
Preferred: direct MARx experience; advanced AWS, PostgreSQL, and Golang expertise; Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, FISMA, NIST 800-53, CMS security policies, AI-assisted engineering, AWS Solutions Architect certification, and modernization experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees may be eligible for overtime
Shift differential may be available
Discretionary bonus may be available