Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of experience in Java backend development
5+ years in Technical Lead or Architect roles
Strong hands-on experience with:Java 17+/21
Spring Boot 3.x
REST APIs and OpenAPI standards
Microservices architecture
Kafka or event-driven systems
Experience modernizing legacy Java EE/EJB applications
Strong database experience with Oracle and/or DB2
Experience with Azure cloud services including AKS and container-based deployments
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
Experience working in healthcare, Medicaid MMIS, or regulated environments
Understanding of HIPAA/HITECH compliance requirements
Preferred Skills & Experience
HL7 FHIR R4 / HAPI FHIR experience
Experience with X12 EDI transactions
CMS modernization or Medicaid platform experience
API Gateway experience (Azure APIM, Kong, Apigee)
Observability and distributed tracing experience
Experience with Azure Service Bus/Event Hubs
Exposure to multi-state healthcare platform implementations
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar platforms to improve engineering productivity, code modernization, documentation, testing, and delivery efficiency
Technology
StackJava 21
Spring Boot 3.x
Kafka / Azure Service Bus
Azure AKS / Container Apps
Oracle / DB2
HL7 FHIR R4
GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
Terraform / Bicep
JOB TITLE: Remote Java Architect
JOB LOCATION: Remote
WAGE RANGE*: 26-00857
JOB NUMBER: $58hr to $62.50hr
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for an experienced Java Architect to support modernization of the CMDS Provider Portal platform. This role will focus on transforming a legacy Java EE/WebSphere application into a modern cloud-native platform on Azure while supporting critical Medicaid provider operations.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise Java architecture, API and event-driven systems, cloud modernization, and healthcare technology platforms. This is a hands-on leadership role working closely with engineering, product, and platform teams.
Key Responsibilities
Define application and integration architecture for provider platform modernization
Lead modernization initiatives from legacy Java EE/EJB systems to Spring Boot microservices
Design scalable REST APIs and event-driven integration patterns
Guide cloud-native deployment architecture on Azure
Support FHIR-based interoperability initiatives and healthcare integration requirements
Establish engineering standards for resiliency, observability, security, and performance
Conduct architecture and design reviews across development teams
Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across modernization workstreams
Collaborate with Product, BA, DevOps, and security teams on solution delivery
Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.