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Meridian Technology Group is seeking an Application Architect.


Description:  Application Architect

• State Health Care Project. A multi-year transformation to modernize the current Medicaid technology using a modular approach, while simultaneously improving overall State Agency functionality and to build better connections to other data sources and programs. Work shall be provided under a hybrid work model consisting of both on-site and remote work
• The State Agency may require on-site presence for meetings, project milestones, or other business needs
• Remote work may be performed from a location that ensures confidentiality, security, and reliable connectivity.

• 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.
• Ensure resource can participate in required meetings, design sessions, and technical reviews as directed by the Agency.
• Ensure resource transfers knowledge to Agency staff as requested.
• Provide a timely replacement of staff if performance is deemed unsatisfactory by the Agency.
• Ensure continuity of working during staff transitions.
• Ensure resource maintains required technical competencies throughout the engagement.

• 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.

• 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/system implementation projects across Azure & AWS.

• This is a Contract assignment with our Client: State Government
• Full Time: 40 Hours Per Week
• Duration: 1 Year with possible extensions.
• Work Location: Hybrid with limited presence in Tallahassee, FL.
• This is a W-2 Contract role with Meridian.
• Health Benefits Available.
• Contract Pay Rate Range: $58.00 to $62.00 Per Hour.
• There is no C2C or Visa Sponsorship with this role.

Please apply with your resume now or
contact us for more details:
Meridian Technology Group Recruiting Team
(503)697-1600 in Oregon
(800)755-1038 outside Oregon
www.meridiangroup.com
jobs.meridiangroup.com

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