Kforce is seeking a Solutions Architect for a Silver Spring, Maryland client. They are implementing several large and mid-scale systems. Their Information Technology Department has an opening for a contract Lead Solution Consultant that is required to be on-site at the Technical Services Center in Silver Spring, MD. The Solution Consultant will be primarily responsible for development and leadership of IT solutions based on business requirements that are established for a given project. Functions Include: Development of high-level solution design for applications, systems, and evaluations Leading reviews of design concepts and creation of technical design documentation Developing initial estimates for solution alternatives and making solution recommendations to business areas Evaluations of existing applications for reuse and sharing in the enterprise Integrated systems planning and alternative technologies recommendation Directing and conducting the analysis of current business processes and functional requirements and creating needed documentation Being a Project Lead in the coordination of solution development and implementation Being a liaison between business clients and technical staff and/or with development staff throughout the development life cycle on complex projects Provide systems performance and capacity analysis The successful Architect will possess the following: Health care payor experience including membership and billing administration, benefits administration, claims processing, CRM, financial management and utilization management Experience developing solutions for new health care payor product implementations in the individual market Experience in developing solutions for Government programs involving CMS and State-level Minimum 10 years of experience in application engineering, software development, and deployment of large scale enterprise-wide applications across diverse geographical locations Minimum 5 years of managing large scale enterprise projects from conception to deployment A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other technical field Experience with software development methodologies, service oriented architecture (SOA), distributed architectures, data and information modeling, and transformation techniques Demonstrated experience in developing major system interfaces including the uses of messaging protocols Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills Experience with presenting solutions and influencing the decisions of project sponsors and executive leadership Be self motivated, self directed, and an independent thinker Demonstrated experience in working with multiple IT groups in a matrix environment Preferred Qualifications: Minimum 5 years of working experience in the health care industry Current experience with SOA / Enterprise Application Integration Prior design experience with Rational System Architect, Rational Application Developer for WebSphere, CA- ERwin Data Modeler, and Microsoft Visio Hands-on experience with: IBM WebSphere DataPower, WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, WebLayers Center, Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA Platform, WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus