Enterprise Architect

Description

The Alabama Medicaid Agency (AMA) is modernizing its Medicaid

Enterprise Systems (MES). This multi-year project will procure

program management office (PMO) services, testing oversight

services, and multiple modular systems from multiple vendors. The

PMO services contract includes Medicaid Enterprise Architecture

services and Technical Advice and Assistance services. As part of

this modernization project, the Agency is migrating its MES

solutions and other critical business systems and technical

services into the Microsoft Azure Government Cloud. This project

follows a structured methodology that complies with the Federal

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) standards and

requirements such as the Medicaid Information Technology

Architecture (MITA) and Streamlined Modular Certification (SMC).

To support this project, the AMA has developed a Medicaid

Enterprise Architecture (MEA), and has procured the Orbus

iServer Enterprise Architecture software tool for that purpose.

Vendor deliverables must be analyzed to ensure compliance with

MEA standards and requirements as well as other vendor

contracts.

To support this effort, the AMA is seeking an experienced

enterprise architect to serve on a multi-year effort in the role of

AMMP Sr Enterprise Architect to report to the MES Associate

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Director and be the AMMP lead for all technical aspects of MES

modules and support tools, and to advise on the MEA framework,

objects, and artifacts to support the success of the MEA and its

contribution to AMMP.

Specific Sr Enterprise Architect’s responsibilities will include

the following:

• Serve as the MES technical representative and work closely

with AMA support organizations that are responsible for critical

areas such as operations & infrastructure, security, data

governance, privacy, and project management to ensure MES

modules and tools and the MEA comply with agency and

federal standards. To that end, guide the PMO Contractor’s

efforts to maintain the MES Technical Reference Architecture

(TRA); and develop technical and EA policies, standards,

guidelines, procedures and processes for the MES.

• Act as a trusted partner with Contractors and Agency managers

to ensure project direction, goals and key initiatives achieve

desired results. Develop key technical and MEA insights and

metrics, and prepare reports and presentations for sr

managers and AMMP stakeholders external to the Agency.

• Chair the MES Enterprise Architecture Board (EAB) and the

Technical Review Board (TRB), establishing working Board

guidelines, ensuring proper expertise is represented at reviews,

ensuring transparency of the boards in the MES governance

process, ensuring timely and accurate communication with

stakeholders, communicating status to management and

submitting decisions for publication as needed, and ensuring

modules and tools align with the appropriate published

architectural standards.

• Provide in-depth analysis and critical thinking when reviewing

Contractor MEA artifacts and design documentation to identify

problems and potential gaps, and make recommendations that

will meet CMS standards and ensure contract compliance.

Provide final approval for specific MEA deliverables.

• Provide in-depth analysis and critical thinking when reviewing

MES module and support tool technical documentation and

technical aspects of Change Requests to recommend approval

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and to identify risks and issues; this includes organizing TRB

working groups of appropriate Agency subject matter experts to

participate in reviews.

• Work with the PMO Contractor’s Sr Technical Advisor, and

guide the MES Technical Research Analyst to track industry

trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to make

recommendations that improve the MEA and the TRA.

• Participate in and contribute to technical aspects of planning,

procurement (Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for

Bids (RFB)), design, and test of the MES in order to support

key decisions--establishing priorities, evaluating trade-offs,

ensuring best practices, and develop and maintain a thorough

understanding of the module solutions and support tools to be

implemented.

• Support the development of Service Level Agreements (SLA) to

establish minimum support levels and system performance

standards that protect the best interest of the Agency.

• Employee is expected to undertake any additional related

duties as they are assigned by their manager.

Required Experience:

• 8 - 10 years information technology architecture experience

including one or more of these areas: cloud architecture, CRM

architecture, database architecture, enterprise architecture, and

solutions architecture.

• 3 - 5 years enterprise architecture experience including EA

framework design for at least the components of Business,

Technical and Information Architectures, EA modeling, EA tool

deployment, and EA configuration and lifecycle management.

• 3 – 5 years of experience with large multi-vendor projects or

teams

• 3 – 5 years of experience working with sr management and

key stakeholders

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to relate

technical concepts to non-technical audiences, and to interact

professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers,

and subject matter experts.

• Extensive knowledge of all MS-Office products with strong MS-

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint skills.

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Candidates that do not meet the required experience will not

be considered.

Skills

Enterprise architecture, Architecture, Solution architecture

Top Skills Details

Enterprise architecture,Architecture

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience on a Medicaid or Major Health Care Payer Project

• Familiarity with technical aspects of relevant policies and

guidelines for information security, and the transmission and

protection of sensitive data.

• Experience with Medicaid Information Technology Architecture

(MITA) 3.0 including the maturity matrix and the Seven

Conditions and Standards

• Working knowledge of Medicaid Transformation Initiative

• Experience with technical diagraming and business process

modeling.

• Demonstrated effective analytical, critical thinking, and

diagnostic skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work in an integrated team to build

client rapport and develop/discipline/reward employees.

• Ability to handle ambiguity and change.

• Ability to work with virtual / in-person teams, and work under

pressure / to a deadline.

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction from

Agency or other team members.

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems

or similar field; or 9+ years of equivalent work experience

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Montgomery, AL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $85.00 - $92.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Montgomery,AL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 14, 2025.

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