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At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let’s get to it!
A Little About Us
Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.
At Zelis, AI is woven into the fabric of how we work. Every associate is expected - and empowered - to partner with AI to challenge the status quo, accelerate innovation, and amplify their impact. This is a place for builders with a growth mindset who act with agility, embrace change, and use modern technology to shape smarter solutions, exceptional experiences, and the future of our industry for our clients, customers, and our culture.
A Little About You
You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.
Position Overview
Zelis Healthcare seeks a highly experienced, hands-on Application Architect to play a key role in driving the modernization of our platform within the Platform Engineering organization – Core Business Services. This role will partner closely with engineering leadership to define and execute a strategy to evolve our technology from a monolithic architecture to a scalable, cloud-native platform.The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in distributed systems, API design, and platform engineering, along with a pragmatic approach to driving incremental, business-aligned transformation. They will lead by example—writing code, contributing to system design, and guiding teams through complex technical challenges while introducing best practices for containerization, CI/CD, observability, and resilient system design.
Operating in a highly secure, high-volume, 24x7 transactional environment, this role will influence architecture and elevate engineering practices across the organization. While this is not a people management role, it requires strong leadership through influence—mentoring engineers, partnering with engineering managers, and helping teams adopt modern development approaches, including AI-enabled engineering workflows.
Success in this role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with the ability to turn long-term architectural vision into tangible progress. This individual will be instrumental in accelerating our platform transformation by building alongside teams, improving developer experience, and enabling scalable, sustainable growth.
What You’ll Do
Partner with engineering leadership to define and execute an application modernization strategy, evolving from a monolithic architecture to scalable, cloud-native services
Contribute directly to the design and development of critical components across engineering pods, including APIs, services, and shared platform capabilities
Lead the decomposition of core systems into modular, service-oriented or event-driven architectures
Embed with teams to guide and implement best practices for building, deploying, and operating services in AWS (containers, CI/CD, observability, resilience)
Establish and standardize patterns for APIs, reusable engines, and platform services to enable consistency and scale
Identify and drive incremental modernization opportunities that reduce risk while delivering measurable business value
Mentor engineers and engineering managers through hands-on collaboration, design reviews, and pairing
Partner cross-functionally with product, platform, and operations teams to align technical direction with business priorities
Champion modern development practices, including AI-enabled engineering workflows (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor), to improve developer productivity
What You’ll Bring to Zelis
10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant hands-on development in backend systems and distributed architectures
Proven experience actively contributing to the decomposition of monolithic applications into microservices or modular architectures
Must have experience with AWS and cloud-native development (compute, storage, networking, and managed services)
Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable APIs, event-driven systems, and platform services
Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and modern deployment practices (CI/CD pipelines)
Track record of influencing technical direction across multiple teams without direct authority
Strong communication skills with the ability to drive alignment through practical, actionable guidance
Ability to balance long-term architectural vision with hands-on execution and incremental delivery
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading or contributing hands-on to large-scale cloud migrations or platform modernization initiatives
Familiarity with container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS) and infrastructure-as-code practices
Development experience helpful using C# or Java
Experience working on payments platforms or other high-scale transactional systems
Exposure to communications platforms (messaging, notifications, real-time systems, physical print production)
Experience building shared platforms, internal developer tooling, or enabling “paved road” solutions
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools or integrating AI capabilities into engineering workflows or products
Background in platform engineering, developer experience, or multi-team enablement at scale
Experience operating in regulated and/or high-availability environments
What This Role Is Not
Not a people management role—this position leads through hands-on contribution and influence, not direct reports
Not purely architectural or advisory—this role requires active coding, design, and delivery alongside teams
Not a short-term migration effort—this role focuses on building sustainable, long-term platform capabilities
Not isolated to a single team or domain—success depends on working across multiple pods and systems
Not a “rewrite everything” initiative—this role emphasizes pragmatic, incremental modernization
Not limited to infrastructure—this role spans application architecture, platform design, and developer experience
Please note at this time we are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Location and Workplace Flexibility
Zelis is headquartered in the U.S., with multiple locations across the country and in Hyderabad, India. Check out our locations to learn more about our offices. All employee work locations are based on the needs of the position and are determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities vary based on work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.
While location expectations vary by role, candidates within approximately 50 miles of a U.S. office are generally preferred to support collaboration when needed. Our hybrid approach is flexible, and in-office presence is guided by team and business needs rather than a fixed weekly schedule.
Base Salary Range
$139,000.00 - $176,700.00At Zelis we are committed to providing fair and equitable compensation packages. The base salary range allows us to make an offer that considers multiple individualized factors, including experience, education, qualifications, as well as job-related and industry-related knowledge and skills, etc. Base pay is just one part of our Total Rewards package, which may also include discretionary bonus plans, commissions, or other incentives depending on the role.
Zelis’ full-time associates are eligible for a highly competitive benefits package as well, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees’ health, well-being, and financial protection. The US-based benefits include a 401k plan with employer match, flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leaves, life and disability insurance, and health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications for the role. We believe in the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive workplace for all.
Accessibility Support
We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email TalentAcquisition@zelis.com.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, duties, and skills from time to time.
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