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Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top rated organization is looking to add an Application Architect to our growing team. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer and patient experience, we want to hear from you.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the general direction of an employee of higher grade.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Supervises staff as assigned or project team members.
COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:
Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability
Generous vacation and sick-time plans
Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options)
Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members
Quick commute access from I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding areas
State of the art facility and campus environments
Progressive leadership and educational development programs available
Schedule: 40 hours per wk, Mon - Fri, 7:30am - 4:00pm with a 30 minute unpaid meal break
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Provides technical leadership; collaborates with IT management in setting guidelines and standards and that systems are consistent with IT long term strategies; schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews the work of assigned staff; provides technical direction to project teams; applies personnel policies and procedures; conducts employees’ performance evaluations and reviews if applicable; coaches and mentors less experience technical personnel and provides feedback; oversees training of personnel; may be required to prepare unit’s budget subject to administrative review; leads/participate in project planning sessions with clients or IT management; provides solutions and evaluates the merit of each solution including highly complex issues; maintains industry knowledge in quality processes and implements best practices; drives new theories and internal practices and coaching others in problem-solving techniques and methodologies; makes recommendations on business process improvements via the use of information technologies; performs other related duties as required; works on multiple projects including complex integration efforts and transitioning applications to new technologies; defines and develops the project scope of multiple complex projects; defines system architecture and design alternatives/solutions by translating business and technical requirements; leads the evaluation and selection process for application packages to meet solutions; recommends testing tools, middleware, and database management systems; makes recommendations towards buy vs. build decisions surrounding applications; identifies solution to complex system requirements; devises or modifies procedures to solve problems; designs components architectures that make use of multiple tiers to provide insulation to changes from application interfaces and databases; oversees in a lead role projects related to development of information systems; adheres to quality standards and procedures; oversees unit testing ensuring applications meet specifications; coordinates and manages the integration of cross functional systems; document changes to architecture integration plans and conversion plans; develops and maintains system and Application Architecture diagrams; provides organization-wide data modeling and database design; defines data architecture standards, policies and procedures for the organization structure, attributes and nomenclature of data elements , designs and constructs data architectures, operational data stores, and data marts; and applies accepted data content standards to technology projects; develops and implements database systems strategies that ensures control, integrity, accessibility and security; develops and implement backup and recovery; expert management of data shared across functions or the enterprise; sets direction for data base design principles and practices; provides consultation on design, performance and optimal hardware and software configuration, design of complex, multi-platform databases; monitors industry trends and directions for physical design tools and techniques, and assesses the impact on the organization; designs new processes, collection methods and models based on continuous improvement. Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITY:
Considerable knowledge of principles of application development / database management / systems programming / systems integration and decision support; demonstrated expert knowledge in the principles of client server development; knowledge of the principles and techniques of data modeling, including experience with data modeling tools; considerable knowledge of data warehouse extracts, transformation and load procedures; demonstrated expert knowledge of one or query/reporting tools; considerable knowledge of servers; knowledge of computer operating systems; considerable demonstrated knowledge and understanding of internet tools and technologies, including principles of web application development; expert knowledge of Microsoft application development tools and methodologies; considerable demonstrated knowledge of distributed systems architecture, networks, middleware or object-oriented analysis design; knowledge of technology support; considerable knowledge and demonstrated understanding of personal digital assistant (PDA) programming methodologies, knowledge of the strategy, structures, processes, procedures and key technical elements of the enterprise; ability to develop complex systems and module requirements, ability to write and maintain program documents; ability to define strategies and plans for influencing multiple decision makers; experienced in facilitating sessions that address complex or highly sensitive issues; effective communication and interpersonal skills; understands and can explain the interrelationship of multiple concepts and translates these concepts, ideas and situations into clear, understandable and simple terms; ability to understand long-term trends and implications of alternative approaches; ability to articulate technical concepts and ideas in support of process improvement to business partners; knowledge of project management tools with proficiency in their use; supervisory ability.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
General Experience:
Eight (8) years experience of progressively complex programming, system analysis and design experience or data management experience in a multi-platform environment. If position is for application development, two years of the general experience must have Application Architecture responsibilities.
Substitution Allowed:
Bachelor’s degree in information systems management, engineering or closely related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the general experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting Finance, Human Resources, Budget, Office of Logistics Management, Procurement, Research Grants, Cash Management, Patient Billing stakeholders.
Experience developing/ supporting Apex applications
Experience developing / supporting interfaces with Banner, Epic, Cores, AMIS, Strata, Macola, Banks
Experience developing processed to produce daily, weekly, monthly reports and/or Excel filed for user data analysis, data issue, process flow.
Experience with vendor management
Experience with customer service
Experience with project management
Experience managing Banner, Bridge issues
Experience developing hundreds of Oracle objects(Packages, Procedures,Functions, Tables Views) to support Apex developed Bridge File gateway used for Banner traffic.
Considerable knowledge of critical business workflow processes like payroll file creation, Tax 1099/1098, Check Escheating, Fixed Assets, Apex management of Banner journal entries, Apex management of Employee and vendor payments.
Why UConn Health
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
