Excellus Health Plan Inc.
Solutions Architect II (Project Management)
100% work from home permitted due to the pandemic. Employee's primary residence must be in New York State.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Leads solutions architecture efforts that drive major programs (level III) that span multiple technology and business areas. Drives the design review board process to maintain standards, disciplines and high quality in the EHP technology and solutions environment. Provides design leadership, guidance and assistance in designing and applying the architecture to oversee the integration process for projects within the Health Plan. Leads and guides the development of various elements of the solutions architecture. Solicits input from IT and the business as a part of solutions architecture development. Helps to define and evolve developer roles and responsibilities at the Health Plan in order to ensure a greater understanding of best practices. Disseminates knowledge within Health Plan IT on design principles and implementation techniques via published papers and/or presentations. Oversees the creation, development and ratification of engineering and development standards. Mentors and assists engineering and development staff in doing so. Works with Data Analysts to ensure implementation of Health Plan data model within designed solutions. Facilitates components of the design review board process to maintain standards, disciplines and high quality in the EHP technology and solutions environment. Maintains high regard for member privacy in accordance with the corporate privacy policies and procedures.
Requirements: Master's* degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. Two (2) years related experience as a Solutions Architect, System Architect, Senior Manager or related IT occupation. Experience is required and must include: Handling system architecture, development, integration, technology and implementation support for IT applications including CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Sales Support and CPQ – Configure/Price/Quoting tools; Working with systems and environments utilizing JAVA/J2EE, IBM WebSphere, Tomcat, JBoss, or other J2EEE platform; Defining strategy and overall vision for applications including providing complete architecture designs that consider cost, performance, scalability, reusability, and extensibility; and Leading the definition and implementation of process improvements within the IT organization while mentoring and developing skills of additional team members. *The employer will accept a Bachelor's degree and 5 years' of experience in lieu of a Master's degree and 2 years' experience.
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The Lifetime Healthcare Companies aims to attract the best talent from diverse socioeconomic, cultural and experiential backgrounds, to diversify our workforce and best reflect the communities we serve.
Our mission is to foster an environment where diversity and inclusion are explicitly recognized as fundamental parts of our organizational culture. We believe that diversity of thought and background drives innovation which enables us to provide leading-edge healthcare insurance and services. With that mission in mind, we recruit the best candidates from all communities, to diversify and strengthen our workforce.
OUR COMPANY CULTURE:
Employees are united by our Lifetime Way Values & Behaviors that include compassion, pride, excellence, innovation and having fun! We aim to be an employer of choice by valuing workforce diversity, innovative thinking, employee development, and by offering competitive compensation and benefits.
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Non Manager