DMAS - Solutions​/Cloud Architect - Richmond, Virginia Hybrid

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Apr 02 2026

799314 DMAS - Solutions/Cloud Architect 4

Yakshna Solutions, Inc (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman‑owned small business enterprise, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost‑effective IT business solutions and services.

YSI offers a competitive benefits package that includes the following:

• 401(k)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Training and professional development assistance

The Dept of Medical Assistance Services is seeking a FAS Solution/Cloud Architect to serve as a technical lead responsible for overseeing, governing, and guiding a new Fiscal Agent Services (FAS) technology solution that supports the Medicaid enterprise system and its business operations.

This role works closely with business stakeholders, program leadership, vendors, and technical teams to ensure solutions align with Medicaid Program goals, federal and state regulations, enterprise architecture standards, and modernization initiatives.

• Oversee and guide technical implementation of a new Fiscal Agent Services module, as part of the Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) system
• Ensure solutions align with CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) guidelines, MITA maturity goals, interoperability standards, and federal modularity requirements.
• Lead architectural reviews, assess solution implementation, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and technical policies.
• Evaluate system integration needs across modules such as Eligibility and Enrollment, Provider Services, Third‑Party Liability, Pharmacy, and Data Warehousing.
• Provide architectural guidance for system interfaces, data exchange standards, APIs, security models, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Develop architectural artifacts such as logical and physical diagrams, data flow documentation, integration patterns, and technical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with NIST, HIPAA, state security policies, and other applicable controls.
• Participate in governance processes, review change requests, and ensure solutions are sustainable and maintainable.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, business analysts, developers, and external partners throughout the solution lifecycle.

• 10 years of experience in architectural modeling, data management concepts, and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Experience collaborating with vendors, system integrators, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Considerable experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or equivalent).
• Experience designing or supporting large scale healthcare or government IT systems, preferably Medicaid or MES modules.
• Strong understanding of MITA framework and federal interoperability requirements (desired).
• Considerable knowledge of emerging and traditional technologies such as Node.js, Java, Angular, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, X12, FHIR, HTML5 (desired).
• Considerable knowledge of databases, ETL tools, relational databases, SharePoint, X12, and legacy programming (desired).
• Knowledge of enterprise integration, service‑oriented architecture, APIs, cloud computing, ETL and modular system design (desired).
• Prior work with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) or Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) (desired).
• Relevant certifications such as AWS/Azure Architect, or equivalent (desired).
• Experience in state government, public sector consulting, or large enterprise architecture roles (nice to have).

600 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 (Hybrid – Two days on site, three days telework)

$125K-130K per annum with benefits

US Citizenship or Green card holder only!

YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.