EyeCare Partners is the nations leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis Missouri over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information visit.
SUMMARY
EyeCare Partners (ECP) is seeking a highly technical hands-on Application Architect to lead the operational support and evolution of our internally developed enterprise-scale PM/EMR platform. You will be responsible for ensuring the system is modern extensible and resilient while maintaining deep alignment with healthcare data standards and clinical workflows. This role balances high-level strategic design with in-the-trenches coding troubleshooting and peer mentorship.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Architectural Leadership:Design and document end-to-end architectures for a microservices-based EMR/PM ecosystem. Ensure the platform adheres to industry best practices for high availability horizontal scalability and resiliency.
Hands-on Development:Maintain a strong end-to-end product mindset by contributing directly to the codebase (Java 17 Spring Boot React) and building proof-of-concepts for new features.
Observability & Performance:Implement advanced observability patterns using DataDog to monitor system health and proactively address performance bottlenecks.
Incident Response:Lead technical troubleshooting for ad hoc code issues and serve as the primary architect for Sev 1 production incidents.
Governance & Review:Represent the application in Architectural Review Boards (ARB) to ensure alignment with enterprise standards. Conduct rigorous peer code reviews to maintain high quality and security. Review low-level design documentation from developers and tech leads and recommend changes as needed.
Stakeholder Engagement:Act as a technical advisor to clinical and business stakeholders translating complex requirements into scalable technical roadmaps.
QUALIFICATIONS
Healthcare Expertise:Deep understanding of healthcare data processes (e.g. patient care workflows EMR reporting revenue cycle and/or claims data).
Modernization Experience:Proven track record in migrating or evolving legacy home-grown systems into modern cloud-native architectures.
Compliance:Familiarity with HIPAA regulations and secure data handling within a healthcare environment.
Retail Expertise: Familiarity with retail processes (eCommerce point of sale etc.)
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
Backend:Expert-level Java 17 and Spring Boot. Proficiency with Redis for caching.
Frontend:Proficiency in TypeScript and React.
Build/Source Control/CI/CD: Proficiency in Gradle and Git (experience with GitLab preferred)
Data & Messaging:Strong experience with PostgreSQL for relational data and Kafka for event-driven microservices.
Cloud Infrastructure:Hands-on experience with AWS services specifically S3 for secure medical document storage EKS MSK and RDS.
Observability:Practical experience implementing monitoring and tracing with DataDog.
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
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EyeCare Partners is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.
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