As a Data Architect, you will lead the Claims Cost Solutions (CCS) team in the Architecture and Management of CCS database assets and serve as the primary Data Architect for all projects and tasks. The CCS Data Architect will communicate and work collaboratively with internal application developers, database administrators and project stakeholders for project work, supporting existing data needs and contribute to resolution of major incidents.

As a Data Architect, you'll be a key member of a dynamic team of IT professionals responsible for the design and implementation of databases for CCS applications/EDI consumption and reporting. The Data Architect will also be responsible for developing database solutions to store and retrieve data, installing and configuring information systems to ensure functionality and analyzing structural requirements for new/ software and applications.

Essential Duties and Functions

• Data Strategy: Develop and execute a data strategy aligned with the organization's goals, including data modeling, data integration, and data governance.

• Data Modeling: Design and maintain data models, schemas, and structures to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and efficiency.

• Database Management: Manage and optimize the organization's database systems, including selecting appropriate database technologies and implementing data storage and retrieval solutions.

• Data Integration: Develop data integration processes to ensure data flows smoothly between systems and applications, supporting analytics and reporting.

• Data Governance: Establish data governance policies and procedures to maintain data quality, consistency, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Research and properly evaluate sources of information to determine possible limitations in reliability or usability.

• Oversee the migration of data from legacy systems to new solutions.

• Recommend solutions to improve new and existing database systems.

• Data Security: Implement and enforce data security best practices, including access control, encryption, and auditing to protect sensitive data.

• Collaboration: Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and other teams to understand and address data requirements.

• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of data architecture, data flows, data dictionaries, and data-related processes.

• Provide second-tier DevOps support to help resolve database related system outages.

• Follows established HIPAA, Compliance & Security policies.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree

• 15 overall technology/IT experience to include:

• 5 yrs of proven experience as a Data Architect or similar role in designing and managing data solutions

• 10 yearsdatabase management systems (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle)

• 5 years data modeling and data architecture design expertise

Preferred Experience:

• Healthcare

• Familiarity with data integration tools and ETL processes.

• Data governance, data security, and data compliance standards.

• Data query languages (e.g., SQL) and scripting languages (e.g., Python).

• Microsoft Team Foundation Server

• Data Warehouse Technologies: Azure Synapse Analytics and/or Snowflake

• Microsoft Power BI

• Agile development methods

• Jira

As a leading payments company in healthcare, we guide, price, explain, and pay for care on behalf of insurers and their members. We're Zelis in our pursuit to align the interests of payers, providers, and consumers to deliver a better financial experience and more affordable, transparent care for all. We partner with more than 700 payers, including the top-5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, over 4 million providers, and 100 million members, enabling the healthcare industry to pay for care, with care. Zelis brings adaptive technology, a deeply ingrained service culture, and a comprehensive navigation through adjudication and payment platform to manage the complete payment process.

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We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, even if you do not believe you 100% fit the qualifications of the position, including women, LGBTQIA people, people of color, and people with disabilities.

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