HBITS-08-14873-Software Architect-Expert
Knowledge Builders Inc. · Town Colonie, NY
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Jul 9, 2026
Town Colonie, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level Software Architect role supporting New York State's official health insurance marketplace, focused on operations and maintenance of its IT systems. Day-to-day work involves leading requirements-gathering, designing large-scale multi-tiered software architectures, resolving technical design gaps with business and vendor teams, and troubleshooting production issues. The role suits a deeply experienced IT professional with a background in health exchange systems, Java/J2EE full-stack development, and ACA eligibility rules.
Senior level · 7+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,150 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 290–1,500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This is a temporary/contract staffing engagement for the New York State of Health (NYSoH) marketplace — the posting explicitly requests 'temporary personnel services.'
The title is 'Software Architect' but the day-to-day tasks blend high-level design, requirements elicitation, process modeling, and some hands-on development (Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Angular), making the role genuinely ambiguous between 15-1252 Software Developers and 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts. Software Developers was chosen as primary given the explicit architecture and full-stack development requirements.
All qualifications are listed under 'Requested Qualifications' rather than a hard 'Required' section, but the posting's 'Mandatory Qualifications' block establishes the expert-level architect profile, and the experience demands are stated with specific month minimums throughout — treated as hard gates accordingly.
Experience figures are stated in months: 84 months (~7 years) for IT/architecture experience, 72 months (~6 years) for ACA/health exchange experience, and 60 months (~5 years) for Java/Spring Boot/Angular and EDI 834. The overall years minimum is set to 7 (the highest role-level requirement).
The Bachelor's degree requirement is stated explicitly ('Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science') with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): enterprise architecture.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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