Enterprise Architect – Healthcare / Behavioral Health
Posted 1 day ago by VDart, Inc.
Negotiable
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Remote
Remote
Summary: The Enterprise Architect for Healthcare/Behavioral Health is responsible for defining the technical vision and infrastructure strategy for a healthcare ecosystem. This hands-on role involves designing secure and compliant solutions that support behavioral health and clinical applications while bridging business strategy and infrastructure operations. The position requires a full-time commitment to lead the development of digital products and ensure adherence to regulatory standards. The architect will also manage interoperability and data integration across various health systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enterprise Strategy: Align business goals with a scalable, secure, and resilient technology roadmap across all health system entities.
- Product Architecture: Design and oversee the development of behavioral health digital products, ensuring seamless user experiences and robust backend systems.
- Infrastructure Design: Architect hybrid-cloud and on-premise infrastructure optimized for high availability, disaster recovery, and clinical application hosting.
- Hands-on Implementation: Lead from the front by writing architectural blueprints, building proof-of-concepts, and directly auditing code or infrastructure configurations.
- Compliance & Security: Ensure all systems strictly adhere to HIPAA, HITRUST, and state-level behavioral health privacy laws (e.g., 42 CFR Part 2).
- Interoperability Management: Design data pipelines and integrations connecting Electronic Health Records (EHRs) with external clinical and financial systems.
- Core Technical Requirements
- Health System Interoperability: Deep mastery of HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and EDI data standards.
- EHR Ecosystems: Hands-on integration experience with major platforms like Epic, Cerner, or specialized behavioral health EHRs (e.g., Credible, Netsmart).
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Advanced engineering skills in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, alongside containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Data Privacy Frameworks: Expert knowledge of patient data encryption, identity access management (IAM), and strict audit logging mechanisms.
- Legacy Modernization: Proven track record of decomposing monolithic legacy health systems into modern microservices.
Key Skills:
- Experience: 15+ years in IT, with at least 8+ years dedicated to Enterprise or Solution Architecture within a hospital system or behavioral health network.
- Domain Expertise: Documented success delivering customer-facing healthcare products or specialized behavioral health platforms.
- Availability: 100% full-time commitment with a dedicated focus on execution and cross-functional team leadership.
- Certifications (Preferred): TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect Professional, CHPS, or CISSP.
Salary (Rate): £60,000 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Title: Enterprise Architect – Healthcare / Behavioral Health
Location: Remote
Type: Contract
Job Summary:
- The Lead Enterprise Architect owns the technical vision, infrastructure strategy, and product architecture for our healthcare ecosystem.
- This hands-on role designs scalable, secure, and compliant solutions that directly support behavioral health and clinical applications.
- You will operate with full-time bandwidth to bridge the gap between high-level business strategy, digital product development, and core infrastructure operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enterprise Strategy: Align business goals with a scalable, secure, and resilient technology roadmap across all health system entities.
- Product Architecture: Design and oversee the development of behavioral health digital products, ensuring seamless user experiences and robust backend systems.
- Infrastructure Design: Architect hybrid-cloud and on-premise infrastructure optimized for high availability, disaster recovery, and clinical application hosting.
- Hands-on Implementation: Lead from the front by writing architectural blueprints, building proof-of-concepts, and directly auditing code or infrastructure configurations.
- Compliance & Security: Ensure all systems strictly adhere to HIPAA, HITRUST, and state-level behavioral health privacy laws (e.g., 42 CFR Part 2).
- Interoperability Management: Design data pipelines and integrations connecting Electronic Health Records (EHRs) with external clinical and financial systems.
- Core Technical Requirements
- Health System Interoperability: Deep mastery of HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and EDI data standards.
- EHR Ecosystems: Hands-on integration experience with major platforms like Epic, Cerner, or specialized behavioral health EHRs (e.g., Credible, Netsmart).
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Advanced engineering skills in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, alongside containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Data Privacy Frameworks: Expert knowledge of patient data encryption, identity access management (IAM), and strict audit logging mechanisms.
- Legacy Modernization: Proven track record of decomposing monolithic legacy health systems into modern microservices.
Experience & Qualifications:
- Experience: 15+ years in IT, with at least 8+ years dedicated to Enterprise or Solution Architecture within a hospital system or behavioral health network.
- Domain Expertise: Documented success delivering customer-facing healthcare products or specialized behavioral health platforms.
- Availability: 100% full-time commitment with a dedicated focus on execution and cross-functional team leadership.
- Certifications (Preferred): TOGAF, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect Professional, CHPS, or CISSP.