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Catalight · 2 weeks ago

Principal Solutions Architect – Healthcare Technology

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$187K/yr - $253K/yr

10+ years exp

Catalight is seeking an accomplished Principal Solutions Architect with deep expertise in healthcare and regulated industries to design, guide, and deliver transformative technology solutions. The role involves collaborating with product management and business stakeholders to create scalable, compliant solutions, while ensuring alignment with healthcare regulations and leveraging modern technologies.

Health Care

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product management and business leaders to translate business goals into scalable, compliant solution designs

Design end-to-end solution architectures across applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure, with a focus on healthcare workflows, patient experience, and compliance requirements (HIPAA, CMS, HITECH, etc.)

Serve as the technical leader for healthcare technology implementations, guiding engineering teams through architectural best practices and ensuring regulatory alignment

Evaluate and recommend cloud services, AI frameworks, and modern software tools as part of the overarching architecture to optimize scalability, resilience, and performance

Ensure security, interoperability, and compliance with industry standards (FHIR, HL7, HIPAA, HITRUST)

Act as a thought partner to product teams, balancing innovation with regulatory constraints and operational feasibility

Develop solution roadmaps, architecture blueprints, and technical documentation to support delivery and future scalability

Mentor engineers and architects, fostering a culture of innovation and compliance in healthcare technology

Qualification

Solution architectureHealthcare technologyCloud technologiesAI toolsHealthcare standardsData integration toolsDevOps toolsExceptional communicationMentoringCollaboration

Required

10+ years of experience in solution architecture, with at least 5 years in healthcare technology

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Strong track record designing and implementing solutions in regulated industries (healthcare, insurance, life sciences, or government)

Expertise in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS [EC2, S3, Lambda], Microsoft Azure [App Services, AKS], Google Cloud [BigQuery, Cloud Run])

Deep understanding of AI tools and implementations (e.g., large language models, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Azure Cognitive Services, AWS Bedrock, Vertex AI)

Proven experience working in tight partnership with Product Management and business stakeholders to align technology solutions with business priorities

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain technical solutions to business leaders and vice versa

Knowledge of modern software tools such as: Data & Integration: Databricks, Snowflake, Apache Kafka; DevOps & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions; Healthcare Standards & APIs: HL7, FHIR, SMART on FHIR APIs

Sensitivity to working with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and economically diverse population

A commitment to the values of the organization while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, patience and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters

Familiarity with the latest tech and competitive generative ecosystems

Frequent visual or auditory communication and listening

Capacity to utilize computers and telephones to communicate

Can communicate effectively within the work environment, read and write in English

Ability to obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ)

Ability to obtain and maintain clearance through the Office of Inspector General

Must attend any required training