Design, develop, implement, and validate innovative applications. This includes: Direct a team of Information Architects and technical specialists Provide architectural strategic thinking, information solutions, and roadmaps to drive architectural recommendations. Maintain a plan to address significant architecture gaps between current and target state. Provide information architecture services to project teams. Solutions provided must meet availability requirements and adhere to CARES Program standards. Work with product owners to develop the canonical data schema for the CARES Program Ensure information architectural compliance of solutions and introduce recommendations for changes to reference models when needed. Collaborate with business leaders to determine how to best use technology to enable growth and success (e.g. operational reporting and advanced analytics). Participate in defining and driving architecture competencies, processes, and best practices across Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment systems. Understand potential impacts of proposed solutions on other systems, processes or projects. Articulate and document designs, considering tradeoffs, costs, and benefits. Develop ongoing knowledge of current and emerging technologies. Identify new and emerging solutions, assess relevance and potential value to the organization, and present findings to teammates and management. Participate in day-to-day execution of the architecture strategy Within the CARES Program governance process, develop blueprints and conduct design reviews to ensure architectural compliance of solutions. Work across multiple projects and systems to develop, communicate, and mentor others on information design/implementation standards, guidelines and best practices Approve architectural and development standards and communicate them to the development teams Provide guidance for technical standards enforcement Design systems level architecture in compliance with industry standard approaches to enterprise architecture Meet with other PMO level teams to facilitated a collaborative approach to systems development Develop clear, API and SDK level documentation and communicate that documentation to the development teams Provide direct supervision of 2 Enterprise Architects, an Application Lifecycle Manager and a UI/UX Designer Collaborate with a Program Manager, Lead Enterprise Architect, Lead Business Analyst, Quality Assurance Manager, Development Manager, and Infrastructure Manager to provide advice and guidance to the development enterprise Reports to the Program Director and Deputy Program Director Provides project management support to the Architecture team to ensure adherence to the program management plan Collaborate in gathering and documenting requirements from end users and management. Candidate will work from high-level conceptual ideas and translate them into technical requirements. Design integrated data framework and canonical data schema for the CARES Program Work with an Enterprise Architecture Team to support database design and implementation Design application components Work with a Quality Assurance Manager to develop automated test plans Work with an Application Lifecycle Manager to develop build and development automation processes Monitor the development of application components to ensure compliance with architectural standards Participate in security testing processes and implement recommendations to code revisions Manage, troubleshoot, optimize, and tune web applications and features Work with the Lead Business Analyst and product owners to understand business rules and interpret data Respond to ad hoc requests from Medicaid Eligibility team and others Review, assess, analyze, design, build, implement, & support Medicaid Eligibility system(s) and/or associated projects as directed or assigned MITA Documentation of as is/to be for each process Facilitate technical interactions with multiple state agencies Working to help align Medicaid/CHIP/SNAP/TANF/CCS business rules