Platform Architect
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Company Overview:
NationsBenefits is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America and a Healthcare Fintech provider of supplemental benefits flex cards and member engagement solutions. We partner with managed care organizations to provide innovative healthcare solutions that drive growth improve outcomes reduce costs and bring value to their members.
Through our comprehensive suite of innovative supplemental benefits fintech payment platforms and member engagement solutions we help health plans deliver high-quality benefits to their members that address the social determinants of health and improve member health outcomes and satisfaction.
Our compliance-focused infrastructure proprietary technology systems and premier service delivery model allow our health plan partners to deliver high-quality value-based care to millions of members.
We offer a fulfilling work environment that attracts top talent and encourages all associates to contribute to delivering premier service to internal and external customers alike. Our goal is to transform the healthcare industry for the better! We provide career advancement opportunities from within the organization across multiple locations in the US South America and India.
Description:
We are seeking an experienced and innovative Platform Architect to lead the design implementation and governance of our technology release platforms. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in governance change management and release automation at scale in highly-regulated industries with deep technical expertise in CI/CD automation Azure Cloud and the .Net or Java programming ecosystems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of modern robust and scalable solutions that align with business objectives and technology best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Governance & Change Management:
- Oversee platform governance processes ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and standards.
- Evolve and implement innovative change management processes to ensure smooth risk-managed deployment of new features and platform updates.
- Collaborate with teams to establish and enforce change control and release policies while reducing impact on release cadence and developer flow.
- Guide pipeline development to automate and streamline the governance process.
- CI/CD Automation & Release Management:
- Design implement and optimize continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure automated rapid and safe deployment of software.
- Develop and maintain release automation strategies and platforms to improve the speed and quality of product releases.
- Work with DevOps teams to streamline deployment pipelines and reduce manual intervention.
- Collaboration & Leadership:
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including product development and operations to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Drive innovation and modern patterns in the platform organization enabling rapid compliant and low-touch release cadences.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior architects developers and other stakeholders.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Extensive experience (8 years) in platform architecture with a strong focus on governance change management and release automation in support of development teams.
- Expertise in CI/CD automation practices and tools like Azure DevOps GitHub Actions and Argo Workflows/CD with a proven track record of implementing and optimizing pipelines.
- Strong experience with Azure Cloud services architecture and deployment strategies specifically supporting AKS and Azure Web Apps at scale.
- Deep technical knowledge of .Net and/or Java programming ecosystems with the ability to leverage both in cloud-based architectures.
- In-depth understanding of governance frameworks and best practices for large-scale enterprise applications and how to apply them in a non-blocking manner.
- Solid experience with Agile methodologies and working in fast-paced iterative development environments.
- Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proven leadership experience including mentoring and guiding technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Modern Change Management practices like the DevOps Automated Governance Reference Architecture In-Toto Attestations SLSA Grafaes or other enabling technologies.
- Experience with Internal Development Platforms and designing & implementing supporting tooling like Backstage Cortex or Port.
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration technologies like AKS Helm Cilium and Istio.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools such as Azure DevOps GitHub Actions & Advanced Security Argo Workflows/CD and Docker.
- Experience with microservices architecture and implementing it at scale in Azure or other cloud platforms.
- Knowledge of Security Best Practices for cloud-based solutions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
