IT Architect

Overview: TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a health insurance company. It offers different types of health care coverage plans that include individual and family, dental and vision, plans for employers, etc. Title: IT Architect Work Location: Detroit MI 48226 Duration: 14 Months Job Type: Contract Work Type: Remote Dept: Project Delivery-Proc/P Engagement Description: KEY REQUIRED SKILLS: Working experience and good knowledge of US Health Insurance / Health Care domain with hands on experience in IT solutions across different business functions such as Membership, Providers, Groups, Products, Premium Rates, Billing, Commission, Customer Service, Claims, etc. Provide Solutioning, architectural and design guidance to new projects, upgrades, and vendor integrations. Work closely with enterprise architecture, business analysis, data architecture and development teams to determine system integration needs. Propose and oversee implementation of new architectural solutions and enhancements to existing system design based on new technological solutions and design patterns. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Analyze the different elements of business process and technology that can be applied to solve a specific problem. Propose a combination of building blocks that provides the best possible solution within the Enterprise. Design a solution for an existing or new problem and support the tasks and activities that are involved with its successful implementation. Provide overall direction, guidance, definition, and facilitation for the development of an architecture (current and future state) required to meet business strategies and goals. Conceive solutions, build consensus, and sell/execute solutions. Interact with the business partners, vendors, and technical resources. Develop, writes, and communicates the architectural roadmap to technical resources. Work on multiple highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge of two or more functional architecture areas such as security, data, or systems. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years of experience. 5 years of experience as a Solutions Architect in multiple IT areas (data, network, application, systems, etc.) required. 3 years of health care experience as an architect/designer/analyst/developer. Experience in technologies such as: ESB, SOA architecture, API integrations Experience with Java/J2EE technologies or related object-oriented programming. General knowledge of ETL, understand the patterns and process. General Knowledge of Data warehousing. Experience working with technical and non-technical resources. Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills including the ability to work with both internal and external customers and all levels of the organization. Excellent organizational and presentation skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and timelines with minimal supervision. Excellent problem solving, and conflict management skills including the ability to manage conflict and find mutually acceptable resolutions. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience with Healthcare insurance industries. Knowledge of the business functions. (e.g., Membership, Providers, Groups, Products, Premium Rates, Billing, Commission, Customer Service, Claims, etc.). Education/Certifications Bachelor's degree in related field preferred. TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.