Business Solutions Architect

Come find your spark at Quartz! Do you enjoy working with technology to find solutions and help drive business goals? Do you enjoy learning new technology and enjoy building relationships with internal and external business partners?

If so, Quartz has the opportunity for you to join our Technical Services Team as a Business Solutions Architect. The Business Solutions Architect collaborates with executive, product, project, and delivery teams to develop scalable solutions and products that align with business and technical goals. This role actively contributes to the business, system, information, security, application, and technology architecture. This includes investigating, developing, and proposing initiatives to enhance or deploy new capabilities under the general direction and in partnership with business unit leaders, business analysts, and software solution providers.

The Business Solutions Architect partners with technical peers to analyze, and translate business, corporate strategies and technical requirements into a design blueprint which outlines solutions to achieve business objectives and organizes the development effort working with business analysts, IT, and peer architects.

Benefits:

• Drive change and “think outside the box” to grow the initiatives and Business Solutions to drive innovation across the organization while mitigating risk in a fast-paced, changing industry
• Full-time in person, hybrid, or telecommute work environment options available
• Starting salary range based upon skills and experience: $98,900- $115,000 annually + total rewards package

• Provide technical coordination and design leadership for development efforts by integrating business processes and technologies such as browser-based applications, relational databases, information security, core claim processing system, and other systems as required. This also includes but not limited to:
  • Lead project discovery and establish requested documentation to aid in project scoping.
  • Research, maintain knowledge, and establish/maintain relationships with solution contacts in emerging technologies to solve business problems.
• Provide high-level analysis and design reviews to solve conceptual problems and avoid duplication of efforts of same errors within different applications.
  • Facilitate discussions with outside application vendors as needed and participate in system design for future business needs
  • Work with counterpart Subject Matter Experts to ensure design can be fulfilled through implementation
• Develop detailed systems documentation including functional specifications, design requirements, architecture diagrams, etc..
  • Ensures design, structure and content positively impact scalability and system or Quartz operation performance. Solutions recommended are scalable and Business Solutions Architect ensures alignment with Quartz growth and strategic plan.
• Review and analyze current systems and processes to determine requirements and opportunities for overall capability improvement including efficiency and quality. Consult with Application owners to develop application roadmaps.
• Partner with the business or executive leadership to assist in building or maintaining future vision, strategic business objective and core operating model.

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science software engineering or related fields.
• 6+ years of experience in a combination of application design, business analysis, technical leadership, or hands-on technology implementation.
• 2+ years of project management experience, preferably on high-visibility projects.
• Prior experience as a technical lead and cross functional application integration is preferred.
• Prior experience with cloud-based applications is preferred. 
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; proficient at developing and leading presentations to large and small groups
• Knowledge of advanced technology, business applications and the development process and systems design.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp the “big picture” with the ability to road map projects.
• Advanced computer skills – fluency in Microsoft Visio and project management tools
• Health industry experience is preferred.
• Certifications or willing to obtain certification within 1 year of employment. Certifications will be in 2 of the Epic Tapestry tracks.
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt training or ability to obtain within 1 year of employment.

This position can work 100% remotely or from our office in Madison, WI in a hybrid or full-time on-site arrangement, if preferred. Hardware and equipment will be provided by the company, but candidates must have access to high-speed, non-satellite Internet to successfully work from home.

We offer an excellent benefit and compensation package, opportunity for career advancement and a professional culture built on the foundations of Respect, Responsibility, Resourcefulness and Relationships. Quartz is a federal contractor and supports a safe, drug-free workplace. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening.

Quartz values and embraces diversity and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.