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The Solutions Architect strategically designs information systems that support core business functions. This position is responsible for ensuring technical strategies of applications, security, & infrastructure are aligned with business objectives.

Job Description:

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Comprehend business strategies and requirements to develop information systems designs to ensure those systems will satisfy business requirements
• Proactively evaluate emerging technology and new functionality released by technology providers for applicability to the business strategy while ensuring emerging technology is a strategic fit within the overall enterprise architecture and agreed upon technology standards.
• Partner with peers to design & implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining corporate technology (software, hardware, & security).
• Participate in and influence portfolio planning; ensuring technical consistency and cohesion between portfolio backlogs and alignment with business and architectural roadmaps.
• Provide overall technical leadership across the organization; from strategic decision making to project level detail evaluation.

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Experience

• 7 years - Professional work experience within or across specific disciplines (Application support, Security, & Infrastructure) in a corporate environment.
• 1 year - Experience with reverse proxies, gateways, service oriented architectures, web services, service buses and integration patterns, security practices, and database technologies.
• 1 year - Experience with IT development & management frameworks (e.g. Agile, SCRUM, SAFe, KANBAN, ITSM).
• 5 years – Professional work experience in an architecture and/or solution design role in a corporate environment.

Skills/Certifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be a team player, be organized and have the ability to handle multiple projects
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or function in a team environment sharing responsibility, roles, and accountability

Job Specific Requirements:

• Experience with Middleware Technologies: Familiarity with middleware platforms like IBM MQ, IBM ACE/IIB, Oracle Fusion Middleware, MuleSoft, etc. is crucial for this role.
• Integration Expertise: Proven experience in integrating diverse systems, applications, and platforms to achieve business objectives.
• Knowledge with Various Formatting Types: Being highly familiar or experienced with several of the following – XML, JSON, CSV, YAML, EDI, SOAP, HL7, etc..
• API Governance Expertise: to include API design, lifecycle management, security, documentation, testing, analytics, strategy, and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Familiar with one or more of the following Cloud items: Cloud architecture, Container technologies, Cloud security concepts, DevOps CI/CD practices to the Cloud, Microservices in the Cloud, etc.

Preferred Skills:

Number of Openings Available:

1

Worker Type:

Employee

Company:

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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BCBST is an Equal Opportunity employer (EEO), and all employees and applicants will be entitled to equal employment opportunities when employment decisions are made. BCBST will take affirmative action to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Further information regarding BCBST's EEO Policies/Notices may be found by reviewing the following page:

BCBST's EEO Policies/Notices (https://www.bcbst.com/docs/equal-employment-opportunity.pdf)

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About Us

As Tennessee's largest health benefit plan company, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health for over 65 years. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends – fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow.

BCBST is a remote-first organization with many employees working primarily from their homes. Each position within the company is classified as either fully remote, partially remote, or office based.

BCBST hires employees for remote positions from across the U.S. with the exception of the following states: California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Applicants living in these states may move to an approved state prior to starting a position with BCBST at their own expense. If the applicant moves to Chattanooga, TN, they may be eligible for relocation benefits.