About the Role
The VistA Architect will design, implement, and maintain enterprise-level VistA systems, ensuring alignment with technical standards and operational requirements in a remote setting.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and design of VistA-based healthcare systems
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure system reliability
- Define technical standards and best practices for VistA implementations
- Support integration between VistA and external health information systems
- Ensure compliance with federal and healthcare regulatory requirements
- Evaluate system performance and recommend optimization strategies
- Provide technical guidance during system upgrades and migrations
- Document system architecture and data flow diagrams
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues across environments
- Participate in security assessments and risk mitigation planning
- Guide configuration management and version control processes
- Assist in defining infrastructure requirements for VistA deployments
- Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Work with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of VistA platform developments
- Ensure interoperability with HL7 and other healthcare data standards
- Review code and system designs for adherence to architectural principles
- Facilitate knowledge transfer to technical teams and support staff
- Monitor emerging technologies for potential integration with VistA
- Contribute to project planning and timeline estimations
- Ensure scalability and performance of VistA environments
- Collaborate on testing strategies for system changes
- Support audit readiness and documentation requirements
- Promote secure coding and system design practices
- Participate in incident response related to system architecture
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Work Arrangement
Remote
Team
Healthcare IT team focused on VistA systems
Security Clearance
Must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
Work Environment
- Fully remote position with flexible scheduling within defined collaboration hours
- Regular virtual meetings with distributed teams
Not available
