Applications Architect

job summary:

At a minimum, the Vendor shall:

Ensure resource has demonstrated experience serving as an Applications Architect in large-scale enterprise environments.

Ensure resource can work with Agency staff, contractors, and other vendors in a collaborative team environment.

Ensure resource complies with all Agency security, confidentiality, and application development and data governance requirements.

Ensure resource is capable of working in a highly regulated environment, including state and federal data compliance requirements.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The Applications Architect must possess demonstrated knowledge of:

Enterprise application architecture patterns (layered/n?tier, microservices, cloud?native, event?driven, domain?driven design) and solution architecture practices (reference architectures, patterns, guardrails).

API and integration design: REST/JSON, GraphQL, gRPC, asynchronous messaging (queues, topics), event streaming, enterprise service buses, and API gateways.

Identity, security, and compliance: OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, SSO, role?based access control, secrets management, encryption, secure SDLC, and alignment with state/federal standards in Medicaid/MES/FX programs.

DevOps and CI/CD: build/release pipelines, automated testing, artifact/version management, blue?green/canary deployments, and infrastructure as code.

Observability and reliability engineering: logging, tracing, metrics, APM, performance/load testing, capacity planning, high availability, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance.

Relational database design and SQL fundamentals (including SQL Server schema design, indexing, query optimization) and how applications interact with enterprise data platforms (EDW/analytics).

Cloud platforms and services: designing application workloads on Azure and AWS, including compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, and platform services; integrating with enterprise data warehouse capabilities.

Governance and architecture practices: standards, reference models, technical debt management, and design reviews aligned to enterprise frameworks.

ASP.NET (Core & Framework), Blazor, C#, SQL Server/T?SQL, .NET, Visual Studio/VS Code;

Azure App Service, Functions, API Management, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, Application Insights;

AWS ECS/Lambda/API Gateway; containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS/EKS); Splunk Enterprise (observability), Tenable/Trend Micro (security).

Experience with agentic/AI frameworks (e.g., Codex, Claude) for workflow augmentation is a plus.

The Applications Architect must have the ability to:

Communicate complex technical concepts to non?technical stakeholders and executive leadership in clear, outcome?focused language.

Work independently with minimal supervision; demonstrate ownership and follow?through.

Manage multiple priorities in a fast?paced environment and make pragmatic tradeoffs.

Collaborate across bureaus, vendors, and leadership teams to drive consensus and delivery.

Adapt to evolving business and technical requirements while maintaining architectural integrity.

Support Agency objectives for Medicaid modernization and modular enterprise applications (FX/MES, Enterprise), including integration with EDW to enhance service delivery, flexibility, security, and outcomes for Floridians.

Preferred Experience

Experience leading Medicaid or public sector enterprise application implementations and modular FMMIS solutions (API?first, configurable business rules).

Experience transitioning ownership of applications/platforms (vendor ? state) and establishing sustainable operational models.

Familiarity with CMS reporting, federal data submissions, and analytics support from an application perspective (interfaces, data contracts, service orchestration).

Experience working in hybrid vendor/state environments and navigating governance/OCM practices.

Experience with large?scale enterprise application development

location: Tallahassee, Florida

job type: Contract

salary: $80 - 90 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: No Degree Required



responsibilities:

The Applications Architect must have the ability to:

Communicate complex technical concepts to non ? technical stakeholders and executive leadership in clear, outcome ? focused language. Work independently with minimal supervision; demonstrate ownership and follow ? through. Manage multiple priorities in a fast ? paced environment and make pragmatic tradeoffs. Collaborate across bureaus, vendors, and leadership teams to drive consensus and delivery. Adapt to evolving business and technical requirements while maintaining architectural integrity. Support Agency objectives for Medicaid modernization and modular enterprise applications (FX/MES, Enterprise), including integration with EDW to enhance service delivery, flexibility, security, and outcomes for Floridians.

qualifications:

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The Applications Architect must possess demonstrated knowledge of:

Enterprise application architecture patterns (layered/n?tier, microservices, cloud?native, event?driven, domain?driven design) and solution architecture practices (reference architectures, patterns, guardrails).

API and integration design: REST/JSON, GraphQL, gRPC, asynchronous messaging (queues, topics), event streaming, enterprise service buses, and API gateways.

Identity, security, and compliance: OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, SSO, role?based access control, secrets management, encryption, secure SDLC, and alignment with state/federal standards in Medicaid/MES/FX programs.

DevOps and CI/CD: build/release pipelines, automated testing, artifact/version management, blue?green/canary deployments, and infrastructure as code.

Observability and reliability engineering: logging, tracing, metrics, APM, performance/load testing, capacity planning, high availability, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance.

Relational database design and SQL fundamentals (including SQL Server schema design, indexing, query optimization) and how applications interact with enterprise data platforms (EDW/analytics).

Cloud platforms and services: designing application workloads on Azure and AWS, including compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, and platform services; integrating with enterprise data warehouse capabilities.

Governance and architecture practices: standards, reference models, technical debt management, and design reviews aligned to enterprise frameworks.

ASP.NET (Core & Framework), Blazor, C#, SQL Server/T?SQL, .NET, Visual Studio/VS Code;

Azure App Service, Functions, API Management, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, Application Insights;

AWS ECS/Lambda/API Gateway; containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS/EKS); Splunk Enterprise (observability), Tenable/Trend Micro (security).

Experience with agentic/AI frameworks (e.g., Codex, Claude) for workflow augmentation is a plus.

Preferred Experience

Experience leading Medicaid or public sector enterprise application implementations and modular FMMIS solutions (API?first, configurable business rules).

Experience transitioning ownership of applications/platforms (vendor ? state) and establishing sustainable operational models.

Familiarity with CMS reporting, federal data submissions, and analytics support from an application perspective (interfaces, data contracts, service orchestration).

Experience working in hybrid vendor/state environments and navigating governance/OCM practices.

Experience with large?scale enterprise application development

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.