C-HIT · 17 hours ago
Data Architect
C-HIT, a CMMI Maturity Level 5 company, focuses on delivering information technology and professional services to Federal and State agencies. They are seeking a Data Architect to design and maintain enterprise data architecture for healthcare data, analyze large datasets, and ensure data governance and quality.
ConsultingHealth CareSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and maintain enterprise data architecture for structured and semi-structured healthcare data
Define logical, conceptual, and physical data models
Establish data standards, naming conventions, and metadata management practices
Support event-driven and API-based data architectures
Align data architecture with CMS interoperability mandates (FHIR, HL7)
Analyze large healthcare datasets to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies
Support fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) detection efforts through data analysis
Develop analytical datasets and data marts for reporting and investigations
Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions
Support data design for API Gateway integrations (MuleSoft or similar)
Ensure data consistency across Kafka streaming pipelines and batch sources
Define data contracts and schemas for real-time data exchange
Validate data transformations and mappings across source and target systems
Implement data governance, lineage, and stewardship practices
Monitor and improve data quality, accuracy, and completeness
Support data audits, validations, and remediation efforts
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, CMS, FISMA, and NIST standards
Design and support reports, dashboards, and analytics for program integrity and operations
Support ad-hoc data requests from investigators and oversight teams
Work closely with architects, developers, QA, and security teams
Participate in Agile ceremonies and data design reviews
Maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, mappings, and architecture decisions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field
5+ years of experience in data architecture and/or data analysis
Strong experience with data modeling (ER, dimensional, normalized models)
Proficiency in SQL and data analysis techniques
Experience working with large enterprise data environments
Candidate must be US Citizen OR Green card Holder to obtain Public Trust clearance and must have lived in the United States for at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years
Preferred
Experience supporting CMS, Medicaid, or federal healthcare programs
Knowledge of HL7 FHIR and healthcare data standards
Knowledge of CMS CPI systems like PECOS; APS
Understanding of CMS Medicare Program Integrity Manual
Experience with API-driven data integration (MuleSoft preferred)
Familiarity with Kafka or streaming data platforms
Experience with cloud data platforms like AWS
Benefits
Healthcare Benefits
Remote Working Options
Paid Time Off
PTO cash-out
Training/Certification opportunities
Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account
Paid Life Insurance
Short-term & Long-term Disability
401K Match & Profit sharing
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Holidays
Much more perks and Voluntary benefits
Company
C-HIT
C-hit is a consultancy that offers software development and health information technology solutions.