Senior Clinical Systems Configuration Architect

Job Category: Business Platform

Requisition Number: CONFI
006290

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• Posted :
  October 5, 2026
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.

We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration — because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.

The Configuration Architect serves as the strategic design authority and subject matter expert for assigned configuration domains within Medica's core systems ecosystem. This role is responsible for defining configuration architecture, establishing solution standards, evaluating business and system impacts, and guiding the design of complex configuration solutions that support organizational objectives.

The role translates business strategy and operational requirements into scalable, sustainable configuration designs while ensuring alignment across business processes, application capabilities, and enterprise goals. Acting as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, technology partners, and Configuration Delivery teams, the Configuration Architect provides expertise throughout project intake, discovery, solution design, implementation planning, and production support activities.

The Configuration Architect operates with broad autonomy and significant influence, making decisions that affect configuration standards, implementation approaches, operational effectiveness, and long-term system sustainability. The role also provides consultation, mentoring, and technical leadership to configuration teams while driving innovation, governance, and continuous improvement across the configuration practice. Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Accountabilities

• Define architecture and configuration strategies for assigned business domains
• Translate complex business objectives into scalable configuration solutions
• Evaluate cross-functional impacts of design decisions across systems, processes, and operations
• Establish solution patterns that promote consistency, maintainability, and operational efficiency
• Domain Subject Matter Expert & Design Authority
  • Act as the primary decision-maker for complex configuration design and system capability questions
  • Provide guidance regarding platform functionality, business rule design, and configuration approaches
  • Evaluate risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts of proposed solutions
  • Ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and strategic objectives
• Project Discovery, Scoping & Delivery Planning
  • Participate in initiative intake, discovery sessions, and solution assessment activities
  • Provide configuration estimates, impact assessments, and implementation recommendations
  • Identify architectural risks, constraints, and dependencies early in project life cycles
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define solution direction and delivery approaches
• Technical Consultation & Delivery Team Support
  • Support Configuration Delivery teams with complex configuration analysis and issue resolution
  • Guide analysts through challenging business scenarios and design decisions
  • Review solution quality and ensure adherence to configuration standards
  • Serve as an escalation point for highly complex configuration issues
• Innovation, Governance & Continuous Improvement
  • Evaluate emerging capabilities and opportunities to improve configuration effectiveness
  • Develop and maintain configuration standards, governance processes, and best practices
  • Promote automation, simplification, and operational efficiencies
  • Lead efforts to improve documentation, knowledge management, and architectural consistency across the organization

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• 7+ years of advanced configuration experience supporting complex business processes and enterprise systems
• Experience leading solution design, architectural reviews, or strategic configuration initiatives

Preferred Certifications/Licensure

• Guiding Care
• Health Rules Payor…