System Architect

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.

As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault‑tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem‑solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human‑centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.

Position summary

We are seeking a Healthcare Systems Engineering Lead with a passion for designing secure, scalable, and compliant health data systems to lead a mission‑critical platform at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In this role, you will architect solutions that directly support the nation’s healthcare quality improvement initiatives. If you’re energized by large‑scale challenges and motivated to create tools that impact millions of lives, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose.

What you’ll do

• Architect and lead development of a robust and compliant HQR system supporting CMS’s national quality programs
• Guide engineering teams in building resilient FHIR API architectures that adhere to strict federal standards
• Ensure high availability, secure data backups, and disaster recovery strategies that eliminate data loss and maintain uptime
• Drive the adoption of automated testing, continuous integration, and security‑first DevOps practices
• Design high‑throughput, scalable architectures capable of processing large volumes of health data in real time
• Collaborate with CMS stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to ensure all systems align with compliance goals while minimizing developer burden
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry standards to future‑proof our architecture

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Desired skills

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Perks working with Nava

Location

We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states :

Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

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Please contact the recruiting team at recruiting@navapbc.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.

We participate in E‑Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States.

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