At Onyx, we strive to innovate and create cutting-edge solutions healthcare interoperability. Our team is passionate about using scalable technologies to solve real-world problems that enable us to deliver impactful solutions to our clients.
We are looking for a motivated and talented Sr Technical Architect to join our dynamic team. This position offers an opportunity to contribute hands-on experience, mentor junior professionals, and contribute to meaningful projects.
Location: Mysore, India (hybrid/flexible work environment)
Experience Level: Mid-Level (15+ years of experience in software development with US healthcare domain)
The Senior Technical Architect will serve as a strategic leader and hands-on contributor responsible for designing and evolving technical architectures that support scalable, secure, and efficient digital health solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong architectural vision, cross-functional leadership, and a passion for creating impactful platforms—even outside of the healthcare space. The Sr Technical Architect will report directly to the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and serve as a strategic Enterprise level architect to the global product and engineering leadership. This role is critical in scaling Onyx’s India presence and ensuring successful execution of product implementation and client delivery across markets.
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Leadership:
Drive end-to-end system architecture across multiple product lines, ensuring cohesion, scalability, and performance.
Solution Design and Pre-Sales support:
Translate business requirements and regulatory standards into robust, flexible solution architectures that can be implemented across diverse cloud environments and integration ecosystems.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Collaborate closely with product managers, engineering teams, compliance leads, and business stakeholders to align technology vision with organizational goals.
Technical Governance:
Establish the best architectural practices, design standards, and review protocols to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software.
Mentorship and Leadership:
Guide engineering teams in implementing designs, resolving complex technical challenges, and nurturing a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Innovation and Strategy:
Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that future-proof Onyx’s digital platform capabilities.
Documentation & Communication:
Author and present architectural artifacts including diagrams, white papers, and technical roadmaps to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Architecture & Design
- Expertise in designing large-scale, distributed, and cloud-native systems.
- Deep understanding of architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven, service-oriented, domain-driven design).
- Strong experience in API design, lifecycle management, and interoperability standards.
- Proficient in creating system design artifacts (UML, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams, ERDs, etc.).
- Ability to define non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability, availability, and maintainability).
Software Engineering Practices
- Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies — Agile, Scrum, CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficient in designing version-controlled, testable, and modular code structures (even if not coding day-to-day).
- Experience with architectural governance and code quality standards.
- Familiarity with unit, integration, and performance testing strategies.
Cloud & Infrastructure (Conceptual)
- Strong architectural knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., designing for elasticity, cost optimization, fault tolerance).
- Understanding of containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure as code principles.
- Experience architecting solutions with considerations for multi-tenancy, service mesh, and deployment automation.
Integration & Interoperability
- Strong understanding of system integration concepts (message queues, APIs, webhooks, ETL pipelines).
- Experience designing for cross-system data exchange, synchronization, and orchestration.
- Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), federated authentication, and role-based access control (RBAC).
Data Architecture
- Strong grasp of data modeling (relational, document-based, graph-based).
- Understanding of master data management (MDM), data governance, and data lifecycle.
- Experience designing for structured and semi-structured data workflows.
Security & Compliance (General)
- Familiarity with designing systems for secure data access, encryption in transit and at rest, and role isolation.
- Experience working within or aligning to compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA-ready architectures).
- Ability to apply secure design principles from early development through deployment.
Leadership & Communication
- Skilled in translating technical concepts to business stakeholders and vice versa.
- Experience leading architectural decision-making sessions and technical design reviews.
- Adept at mentoring engineers and guiding architectural alignment across teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture roles, with a track record of leading large-scale systems design.
Demonstrated success in architecting distributed systems, FHIR, APIs, and platform-oriented applications.
Strong understanding of system design patterns, microservices, and integration architecture.
Ability to lead architectural efforts across diverse teams and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Experience in regulated industries or with compliance-heavy projects is a plus, but not required.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred
- Experience implementing Patient Access APIs, Prior Authorization workflows, and Da Vinci guides (e.g., CRD, DTR, PAS).
- Exposure to CMS quality programs (e.g., MIPS, MA) and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST).
- Previous experience in scaling India operations for U.S.-based healthcare tech companies.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Health Informatics required.
- MBA or equivalent leadership training preferred.
Onyx is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. Onyx is a proud Veteran-friendly employer.