Lead Domain Architect

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with Blue Cross.Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.**POSITION PURPOSE**Guided by BCBSLAs Reference Architecture, Standards, and Corporate Strategy the Lead Domain Architect is responsible for guiding of a domains technical roadmap to support future business and IT projects. The primary role of this position is to lead architect design work to support the many corporate projects where processes and technology require integration with the core system Facets. Accountable for complying with all laws and regulations associated with duties and responsibilities.**NATURE AND SCOPE**+ This role does not manage people+ This role reports to this job: Director, Business Engineering (Core Systems and Support)+ Necessary Contacts: To do this job effectively the incumbent has to be in contact with:All levels of BCBSLA personnel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, other Blue Plans, and a limited number of external community/industry organizations.**QUALIFICATIONS****Education**+ Bachelor's of Computer Science, Information Science, Analytics or other technical programs including mathematics, applied physics or similar discipline required+ Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Bachelors degree.**Work Experience**+ 7 years technical leadership and hands-on technology implementation to include four years experience in software development, DevSecOps engineering, or systems administration and 3 years of technical architecture, or data management.Requires advanced knowledge of Enterprise Architecture practice, ALM, software development best practices and standards, tools with extensive demonstrable experience in leading business application solution, design, and implementation of complex business initiatives.Must have expertise in three of the following domains:Data ArchitectureData DeliveryData GovernanceIntegration ArchitectureInfrastructure ArchitectureCloud Computing ArchitectureDigital & Digital Marketing ArchitectureSecurity ArchitectureHealthcare Core Administrative SystemsEnterprise Provider Management SystemsCare & Disease Management SystemsEnterprise Resource Planning - Finance or Human ResourcesEnterprise Customer Relationship ManagementDevSecOpsAzureAWS+ PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:+ In-depth knowledge of the Facets Healthcare payor system+ Healthcare industry experience+ Understanding of infrastructure and security requirements, such as HIPAA**Skills and Abilities**Additional advanced skills in the following areas:Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiationStrong leadership skillsExcellent analytical and technical skillsStrong written and verbal communication skillsExcellent planning and organizational skillsAbility to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situationsAbility to estimate the financial impact of alternativesAbility to apply multiple technical solutions to business problemsAbility to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologiesKnowledge of many, if not most, aspects of an ETAKnowledge of information principles and processesBasic knowledge of financial models and budgetingUnderstanding of network and security architectureUnderstanding of the political climate of the enterprise, and how to respond to political challengesTOGAF certificationsITIL certifications**Licenses and Certifications**+ None Required**ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**+ Have Accountability and/or Responsibility to following key operational Deliverables+ Develop and maintain multiple domain roadmaps+ Support of solution architects+ Collaboration with enterprise business architects+ Collaboration with business owners at all levels, transforming business requirements into solutions+ Facilitation of deep-dive technical discussions around design and an intellectual curiosity to always keep your technical skills current while maintaining a pulse on industry trends+ Exposes data to support metrics associated with Domain Architecture practice to demonstrate increasing maturity and value+ Understanding business application and industry trends in relation to the Payer Market, identifying, building a business case for and socializing select and relevant innovation opportunities with likelihood of success, and performing POC as warranted+ Architecture SME (and designated Chair as needed) for Architecture Review Board (ASRB) and facilitation of review, impact analysis, documentation, recommendation and formal publication of BCBSLA Technical Standards and measurement of adherence to these Standards+ Provide architectural leadership for development efforts by integrating various technologies such as web applications, relational databases, information security, servers, networking, etc+ Provide high-level analysis and design reviews to solve conceptual problems and avoid duplication of efforts of same errors within different applications.+ Work with vendors to integrate their technologies within organization's structure+ Evaluate new technologies and recommend extension, expansion, and update of technology standards, practices, and methodologies+ Creation of guiding principles and standards to guide engineers and the enterprise for the domain**Additional Accountabilities and Essential Functions**_The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions_+ Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.+ Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.+ Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.+ The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.#LI_DB1**An Equal Opportunity Employer****All BCBSLA EMPLOYEES please apply through Workday Careers.**PLEASE USE A WEB BROWSER OTHER THAN INTERNET EXPLORER IF YOU ENCOUNTER ISSUES (CHROME, FIREFOX, SAFARI)**Additional Information**Please be sure to monitor your email frequently for communications you may receive during the recruiting process. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those most qualified will be contacted. To monitor the status of your application, please visit the "My Applications" section in the Candidate Home section of your Workday account.If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, please contact recruiting@bcbsla.com for assistance.In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, Blue Cross encourages the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free._Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana performs background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.__Additionally, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results._**JOB CATEGORY:** **IT, Telecom & Internet**