Solution Architect (Healthcare)

About the role 

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join the Lead Architect on a healthcare client engagement: first as a hands-on partner during discovery, then as the architect who owns and leads the implementation. Typical projects are modernization of medical information systems (MIS/EHR), building new digital health products and platforms, and integrating the fragmented systems of clinic and hospital networks. 

How the role evolves: 

1. Discovery: work side by side with the Lead Architect: workshops, as-is analysis, target architecture, roadmap, estimate. 

2. Implementation: take ownership of the architecture and lead the technical side of delivery within a dedicated team (Delivery Director, PM, engineers). 

    

Responsibilities 

• Co-run workshops with client business and IT; analyze the as-is landscape: systems, data flows, integrations, infrastructure, databases. 
• Own selected discovery streams end to end (e.g. integrations, data, infrastructure) and turn findings into documented decisions. 
• Co-design the target (to-be) architecture and transition strategy: build vs buy, sequencing, risks. 
• Design the integration layer / API facade over legacy systems. 
• Assess regulatory and security requirements for the client's domain (personal data, industry standards). 
• Define non-functional requirements: resilience, DR, security, scalability, cost. 
• Contribute to the roadmap, estimate, team composition and ADRs. 

Implementation (leading) 

• Own the solution architecture through delivery and keep it aligned with the discovery outcome. 
• Lead the engineering team technically: break down the architecture into epics, set standards, run design/code reviews. 
• Drive integrations, data migration and phased replacement of legacy components. 
• Coordinate with the client's IT, incumbent and 3rd-party vendors. 
• Support certifications and audits where the domain requires them. 
• Manage architectural risks and technical debt; report status and decisions to the Lead Architect and Delivery Director. 

Must have 

• 8+ years in software development, including 3+ years as a Solution / Enterprise Architect. 
• Proven experience leading implementation as an architect or tech lead: owning the architecture through delivery and guiding a team of engineers. 
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns: microservices and modular monoliths, event-driven, CQRS, strangler fig, integration and resilience patterns. 
• Ability to create clear architecture documentation: C4 model diagrams, ADRs, solution design documents. 
• Integration architecture: REST/SOAP/gRPC APIs, API gateways, event-driven, CDC. 
• Relational databases, data modeling and migration, DWH/analytics fundamentals. 
• Cloud-native and on-prem/hybrid architecture OCI (Oracle), containers, DR and resilience. 
• Hands-on experience building AI harnesses: LLM integration, agent and tool orchestration, RAG, context management, evaluation and guardrails in production. 
• Hands-on background in at least one stack (.NET or Java) and the ability to assess others. 

Nice to have 

• Experience in healthcare IT: MIS/HIS/EHR, patient apps, health insurance integrations. 
• Healthcare standards and compliance: HL7 FHIR, national eHealth systems, medical data protection, ISO 27001. 
• Experience integrating with enterprise and third-party systems. 
• Architecture certifications (SEI, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect). 

Soft skills 

• Communicates with the client's C-level and IT leadership; explains trade-offs in business terms. 
• Works independently with incomplete information: forms hypotheses and validates them. 
• Produces structured artifacts: diagrams, ADRs, roadmaps, risk registers. Mentors engineers and builds shared ownership of the architecture