Principal Software Solutions Architect, HealthTech

Job Description:

• AssistRx is seeking a

Principal Software Solutions Architect

to lead the modernization, governance, and optimization of our Azure-based platform and enterprise software architecture.

• In this role, you will shape the technical vision of a rapidly scaling healthtech organization, ensuring our cloud solutions are secure, performant, cost-efficient, and aligned with business and client needs.
• This is a

hands-on technical leadership role

—ideal for an architect who enjoys solution design, elevating engineering standards, mentoring teams, and collaborating closely with product, security, DevOps, and client stakeholders.

• You will drive the evolution of our Azure ecosystem, API strategy, microservices architecture, and DevOps automation practices across the enterprise.

Architecture & Strategy

• Lead the ongoing design, evolution, and governance of AssistRx’s Azure environment to ensure reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.

• Architect and implement

Enterprise API Gateway

solutions to support large-scale, distributed systems.

• Define and enforce

API governance standards

, lifecycle management processes, and architectural guardrails.

• Establish and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks and best practices.
• Advise engineering leaders and product stakeholders on architectural direction and long-term platform strategy.
• Provide technical oversight for new and existing cloud-native applications hosted in Azure.
• Champion adoption of

Infrastructure as Code

, DevOps automation, observability, and modern cloud patterns.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Manage and mentor a team of cloud engineers and solution architects, including oversight of performance, development plans, hiring, and team culture.

• Serve as a hands-on technical mentor to engineering teams, driving consistency in solution design, coding standards, and performance optimization.
• Lead design reviews, proof-of-concept initiatives, reference architecture creation, and complex troubleshooting.
• Guide and support engineering teams through modernization initiatives, including

migration from monolithic applications to microservices

with API Gateway as a core component.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, architectural excellence, and knowledge-sharing.

Delivery & Execution

• Oversee the lifecycle of Azure workloads—including deployment, monitoring, cost management, and ongoing optimization.

• Evaluate emerging tools, technologies, and design patterns to support scalability, maintainability, and innovation.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards around

security, compliance, performance, and governance

.

• Diagnose and resolve complex software, integration, and cloud infrastructure challenges.
• Review implementation plans and technical proposals to ensure architectural alignment.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Product, DevOps, Security, and IT teams to maintain secure, compliant, and high-performing cloud environments.

• Engage directly with clients to understand functional requirements, present technical solutions, and build trust as a subject-matter expert.
• Translate business and technical requirements into clear architectural documentation, diagrams, and reference models.
• Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and long-term recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Success Indicators

• A secure, stable, and cost-optimized Azure environment that scales with business growth.

• Strong adherence to architectural standards, governance models, and engineering best practices.
• Enhanced engineering capability through mentorship, knowledge-sharing, and improved architectural maturity.
• Demonstrable improvements in system performance, reliability, and cloud cost efficiency.
• Successful delivery of cloud modernization initiatives, particularly API strategy and microservices evolution.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervise a team of cloud engineers, solution architects, and platform governance specialists.

• Responsibilities include:
• Interviewing, hiring, and onboarding new team members.
• Assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and driving accountability.
• Conducting performance evaluations, coaching, and development planning.
• Recognizing achievements and addressing performance concerns constructively.
• Supporting ongoing skill development and growth opportunities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (

Master’s degree preferred

).

8+ years

of experience in software architecture, enterprise solution design, or cloud engineering—

including 3+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience

.

• Strong expertise with Azure services such as

App Services, Functions, Event Grid, Service Bus, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Blob Storage

, and related cloud-native components.

• Deep understanding of

cloud governance, security frameworks, identity/access management

, and cost optimization strategies.

• Proficiency with

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.).

• Hands-on experience designing

scalable, distributed systems

using .NET, ASP.NET Core, microservices, and RESTful/API-driven architectures.

• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and influence cross-functional architectural decisions.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex performance, reliability, and cost challenges within Azure environments.
• Experience in

client-facing or consulting

roles, including gathering requirements, presenting solutions, and providing technical leadership.

• Salesforce platform experience or familiarity—especially around integrations with Azure—is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise-scale

API Gateway

implementations (e.g., Azure API Management, Kong, Apigee).

• Background in modernizing legacy or monolithic applications into

microservices-based architectures

.

• Familiarity with event-driven patterns (Event Sourcing, CQRS, streaming).
• Experience guiding or managing

onshore/offshore engineering teams

.

• Strong knowledge of

Azure landing zones

, cloud governance frameworks, and reference architectures (CAF, Well-Architected Framework).

• Hands-on experience with

observability platforms

(App Insights, Dynatrace, Datadog, Elastic) and distributed tracing.

• Understanding of healthcare, specialty pharmacy, or other regulated industries—especially regarding compliance standards (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST).
• Certification(s) such as:

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

•

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

•

TOGAF

,

CISSP

, or similar

• Experience supporting or guiding large-scale

data integration

, ETL/ELT, or analytics initiatives.

• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to produce architectural diagrams, design documentation, and governance playbooks.

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