Sr. Solution Architect (Data Integration) - Hybrid

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions. At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements: Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week. This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only.  This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona. PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Solution Architect will be responsible for the detailed design of technology related projects from inception through production support providing industry best practices as a trusted advisor to key business and technology stakeholders. The Solution Architect will provide exceptional technical design and thought leadership and will collaborate closely with various technology teams, vendors, and business partners. The Solution Architect will prepare and deliver highly effective technology solutions; leveraging extensive experience in data engineering (API/Integration/ETL/Micro Services) with full-stack software development. Senior experience across the stack, to effectively identify issues and optimization solutions for efficient data integration across the enterprise landscape (data sources, enterprise data warehouse, API platforms/gateways, consumer endpoints, etc.). The solution architect will work hands on with the engineering teams, with consulting, guidance, support, and mentoring; ensuring the smooth operation of our data-driven initiatives. This includes, but not limited to logical data model design, functional system design, applying best-practice methodologies resulting in solutions that are highly usable, maintainable, scalable, reliable, extensible, secure, and functional. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Required Work Experience 3 years of experience in the industry in similar role 7 years of experience in at least two IT disciplines in a service-oriented architecture environment (such as architecture, application development, database, security, or infrastructure) 4 years of experience in the design, implementation and governance of systems architecture in a complex business applications environment Experience and background in software development and Agile methodologies Required Education High School Diploma or GED in general field of study Required Licenses N/A Required Certifications N/A PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Preferred Work Experience 5 years of experience architecting applications in .Net and Microsoft Technologies 2 years of experience in cloud-based system design Demonstrated experience across multiple IT technology domains including software development languages and platforms, infrastructure platforms, data management and database technologies, cloud and networking technologies, and security frameworks. Experience in applying Service-Oriented Architecture to solutions. Deep knowledge and experience in using and applying API, SOAP, WSDL, JSON, ESB, and XML based solutions. Experience and background in project management. Preferred Education Bachelor’s Degree Preferred Licenses N/A Preferred Certifications Microsoft Technical Certifications Cloud Architect Certification   ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Design and implement the architecture and deployment of high performance, integrated solutions that span multiple application and technology platforms. Develops architecture design documents to facilitate integration of in-house development project and/or vendor based application fitting within the existing enterprise architecture. Oversee the technical design and development efforts of complex projects from concept to completion. Evaluate technology and market trends, recommending innovative solutions that improve our overall architecture. Create and share architecture and design artifacts that clearly convey both intent and rationale. Design appropriate security controls in every solution to ensure the network, applications, and data are not compromised. Work closely with implementation teams to ensure alignment of plans with what what is being delivered. Propose level of effort projections, functional breakdown (phases, features, user stories, etc.) and technical resource plans to support project managers, scrum masters, product owners and others in the planning process. Educate and influence others in order to gain buy-in on proposed roadmaps, strategies, standards and solutions. Participate in architectural review functions and ensure adherence to technology standards and architecture. Review current system designs for improvem