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Portland, Oregon, United States
Onsite
Solutions Architect I or II, Corporate Solutions
Hybrid role (3 days/week in office) at our Burlington, Renton, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Medford, Salt Lake City, Boise, Lewiston, or Fargo offices.
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Who We Are Looking For:
Every day, Cambia's dedicated team of Solutions Architects are living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As we position for significant growth and scale, our Corporate Solutions team is embarking on a high-visibility, high-impact modernization journey — and we're looking for a Solutions Architect who is energized by that challenge.
This isn't a greenfield role. It's a forensic one. You'll inherit a complex, highly customized legacy environment spanning Finance, Legal, Compliance, Imaging, Archiving, Middleware, and Integrations — and your job is to understand it deeply, untangle it thoughtfully, and help us build something scalable, modern, and ready for what comes next.
If you're the kind of architect who gets excited by unwinding complexity, who earns credibility by rolling up your sleeves alongside engineers, and who can walk out of a technical deep-dive and turn around and brief a business executive — this role was built for you.
Do you have a passion for solving hard problems and leaving things better than you found them? Then this role may be the perfect fit.
What You Bring to Cambia
Qualifications
The Solutions Architect I would have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, plus seven years of IT experience including a minimum of two years of technical leadership and architecture experience, and at least three years designing end-to-end solutions in complex environments. Strong understanding of enterprise application ecosystems and integration patterns is required. Experience in the health insurance industry and payer-oriented processes and systems is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
The Solutions Architect II would have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field — advanced degree preferred — plus seven years of IT experience including a minimum of two years of technical leadership and architecture experience, and at least five years designing enterprise-scale solutions in complex environments. Deep understanding of enterprise application ecosystems, integration architecture, and legacy modernization is required. Experience in the health insurance industry, payer-oriented processes, and health insurance technologies and regulations is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills and Attributes
Technical Depth
Demonstrated experience with enterprise application ecosystems, including ERP, EPM, and the custom and SaaS applications that surround them — with the ability to assess what belongs where and why
Strong command of integration architecture across file-based, API-driven, and streaming patterns, including REST and event-driven API design, managed file transfer, EDI/X12, and streaming integration using tools such as Kafka or equivalent
Experience designing and evaluating data pipeline and ETL architectures, including both on-premises and cloud-native tooling
Experience with on-premises and cloud-based application environments, with a clear trajectory toward cloud-native solutions
Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure services including compute, storage, serverless, and data pipeline tooling
Proficiency in modern development languages such as JavaScript/NodeJS, C#, or equivalent; comfortable writing and reviewing production-quality code to validate, prototype, or unblock complex technical problems
Experience with custom and proprietary application development, including the ability to read, evaluate, and make recommendations on complex legacy codebases
Experience assessing and refactoring highly customized legacy codebases, including identifying opportunities to replace proprietary solutions with configurable, maintainable alternatives
Familiarity with middleware and managed file transfer concepts and platforms
Comfortable writing SQL and performing data analysis to support architecture assessments and solution design
Experience evaluating and implementing AI solutions in an enterprise context, including familiarity with AI/ML platforms, large language model applications, and AI-enabled workflow automation; ability to assess third-party AI tools and partner effectively with internal AI teams to translate capability into practical solutions
Architecture and Modernization
Proven ability to assess legacy environments, identify technical debt, and develop pragmatic modernization roadmaps
Experience designing solutions that reduce complexity and enable scale — particularly in environments with significant customization and high integration density
Ability to evaluate third-party platforms and make well-reasoned build vs. buy recommendations
Experience with business process management (BPM) and business rules engines (BRE) as tools for replacing hard-coded logic with configurable, maintainable solutions
Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities where AI can reduce manual complexity, improve decision-making, or accelerate modernization — and to build the architectural foundation that makes those solutions possible
Familiarity with containers, serverless architectures, and SQL/NoSQL database design in cloud and hybrid environments
Experience with telemetry and observability tooling such as CloudWatch, NewRelic, or equivalent to support monitoring and performance benchmarking
Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Archimate, or equivalent
Experience documenting solutions in enterprise architecture modeling tools
Leadership and Communication
Demonstrated ability to work as a peer alongside engineering managers to set technical direction and influence delivery outcomes
Exceptional communication skills — equally fluent in technical conversations with engineers and strategic conversations with business executives and non-technical stakeholders
Strong mentoring instincts with a genuine interest in developing the technical capabilities of those around you
Ability to influence without direct authority across technical and business teams
Demonstrated interpersonal savvy — builds trust quickly, navigates complexity with diplomacy, and brings people along through change
Demonstrated excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to settle differences and align stakeholders with a minimum of friction and a maximum of diplomacy
Takes responsibility for continuously updating own skills and technical growth
What You Will Do at Cambia
Serve as the technical authority for Corporate Solutions architecture, spanning Finance, Legal, Compliance, Imaging, Archiving, Middleware, and Integration platforms
Diagnose and prioritize legacy complexity and technical debt, developing clear modernization roadmaps in partnership with engineering managers and business stakeholders
Design scalable, modern solutions that replace highly customized legacy implementations with architectures that are simpler, more maintainable, and built to grow
Lead evaluation of existing integrations — file-based, API-driven, and streaming — and define modern patterns to replace aging approaches
Design and evaluate data pipeline and ETL architectures, including both on-premises and cloud-native approaches, to support Finance, Compliance, and operational reporting needs
Evaluate AI solutions and third-party AI platforms for applicability across Corporate Solutions domains, including Finance, Legal, Compliance, and operational workflows
Partner with Cambia's enterprise AI team to define, design, and implement AI-enabled solutions that modernize and enhance Corporate Solutions capabilities
Guide build vs. buy decisions through rigorous platform and vendor evaluations
Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineering teams, including proof-of-concept development, code review, and real-time problem solving on complex technical challenges
Assess and refactor highly customized legacy codebases, identifying opportunities to replace proprietary solutions with configurable, maintainable, and scalable alternatives
Partner with engineering managers to establish technical direction, standards, and expectations across Corporate Solutions delivery teams
Accurately estimate resources and time scales needed to implement projects or plan service implementations
Audit project status to ensure technical and process excellence
Mentor engineers and architects, actively contributing to the upskilling of a 30–40 person organization
Translate complex technical concepts for non-technical business stakeholders and executive audiences, and translate business strategy into actionable technical direction
Document all solutions clearly within the EA Modeling Environment and actively participate in architecture governance and quality review
Why This Role, Why Now
This is a rare opportunity to do meaningful, lasting work. You'll be joining at the moment when the strategy is being set — with the visibility, the mandate, and the leadership support to drive real change. The modernization work you lead here will define the Corporate Solutions landscape for years to come and directly enable Cambia's ability to grow and serve more members across the region.
You'll be working at the intersection of legacy modernization and emerging technology — including AI — helping Cambia build a Corporate Solutions foundation that is not just simpler and more scalable, but smarter.
You won't be maintaining the status quo. You'll be replacing it.
Pay ranges vary based on the candidate's work location. The expected hiring range depends on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure/certifications; and performance history.
Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho: The expected hiring range for the Solutions Architect I is $114K - $143K/year the full salary range is $114K - $186K/year. The bonus target for this position is 15%.
North Dakota: The expected hiring range is $114,000 - $150,000 and the full salary range is $114,000 - $187,000.
Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho: The expected hiring range for the Solutions Architect II is $140K - $175K/year the full salary range is $140K - $228K/year. The bonus target for this position is 20%.
North Dakota: The expected hiring range is $130,000 - $172,000 and the full salary range is $130,000 - $214,000.
About Cambia
Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care. Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.
Why Join the Cambia Team?
At Cambia, you can:
We believe a career at Cambia is more than just a paycheck – and your compensation should be too. Our compensation package includes competitive base pay as well as a market-leading 401(k) with a significant company match, bonus opportunities and more.
In exchange for helping members live healthy lives, we offer benefits that empower you to do the same. Just a few highlights include:
Learn more about our benefits.
We are happy to offer work from home options for most of our roles. To take advantage of this flexible option, we require employees to have a wired internet connection that is not satellite or cellular and internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5Mb and a minimum download speed of 10 Mb.
We are an Equal Opportunity employer dedicated to a drug and tobacco-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.
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