PBM ARCHITECTURE SERVICES | PRAXENT PHARMACY BENEFIT IT CONSULTING
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Future-proof Your Systems With Praxent's Microservices Expertise







Get an expert perspective on your architecture from a team experienced in PBM.
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Our Perspective on Future-Proof Architecture.
Successful architecture plans focus on flexibility, scalability, and alignment with business objectives.
We use domain-driven design and modular architectures to create systems that evolve as your business grows. By reducing dependencies and embedding best practices into the developer experience, we ensure your technology adapts seamlessly to future demands, driving long-term success.


Ben Bays
VP, Enterprise solutions, Praxent

An evolutionary architecture must go beyond technology—we take a holistic approach that considers people, processes, and technology to ensure sustainable growth.
Simplifying microservices
Transform your legacy systems with our senior architects who specialize in PBM modernization.
We leverage domain-driven design, event-driven design, and vertical slice architecture to break down monoliths into microservices, enabling faster deployments and greater scalability. Our proven playbooks and templates help accelerate your transformation while reducing risk and avoiding unnecessary complexity.

Modularizing a Monolith
Unlock agility without a full rewrite. By applying vertical slice principles, we help you modularize your monolith into cohesive, business-aligned modules.
This modular approach increases agility, reduces tight coupling, and encapsulates data—streamlining your system while preserving its stability. We create a tailored roadmap to modernize incrementally, aligning tech improvements with your business goals.

Cloud-Native Migration
Ready to embrace the cloud? We assess your systems to identify the best approach for cloud-native or hybrid cloud migration to ensure scalability and resilience.
Our experts help you plan and execute the transition, leveraging modern architectures while addressing infosec requirements. We partner with your teams to create secure, compliant strategies that minimize disruption and align with your unique business goals.

Architectural Assessment
Lay the groundwork for success with a tailored architecture assessment. Whether you’re starting a new project or encountering roadblocks, we’ll help you:
Validate your current architecture and pinpoint critical gaps
Optimize across people, processes, and technology for lasting impact
Uncover bottlenecks and inefficiencies to accelerate progress
Deliver a clear, actionable roadmap for robust, scalable systems
WHY ARCHITECT WITH PRAXENT
When you want hands-on experts to solve your complex architecture challenges, not another framework.
Our architecture practice specializes in helping PBMs like yours navigate the challenges of application modernization. We have a deep understanding of the PBM industry, from legacy systems to emerging technologies.

Meet Our Architects

Ben Bays
VP, Enterprise Solutions

James Moughon
VP, Digital Products

Mauricio Araya
Technical Director

Kevin King
Technical Director
✔ 20.3 Years
Average Experience
✔ Domain Driven Design
✔ Microservices
✔ Vertical Slice Architecture
✔ Event-Driven Architecture
✔ Cloud-Native
Digital Transformation
Launch new products to market and enhance your CX with best-in-class portals for employers, members, and pharmacies that drive conversion, self-service, and stickiness with our PBM product development services.
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Future-Proof Architecture
Embed agility with a modern, decoupled architecture. Our battle-tested architectural leaders specialize in PBM systems and can create or validate architectures for long-term validity and scalability.
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Cloud Enablement
Unlock scalability and agility with a cloud-native, serverless transformation. Accelerate cloud adoption, optimize costs, and equip your team to leverage the full potential of the cloud.
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Data Centralization
Gain a real-time view of your business with integrated data and analytics. Transform your data with distributed ownership and data governance strategies that meet compliance requirements.
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Development Acceleration
Our engineering operating model practice works to identify and remove development bottlenecks, maximize reusability, and scale developer productivity.
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Systems Integration
Integrations are our speciality, build an integrated ecosystem that enables a seamless customer experience and a 360º view of your accounts with an API-led approach.
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Full-Stack Engineering
Maximize sprint points delivered by deploying our bench of top-tier engineers with hands-on experience in PBM software development.
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The business lines we specialize in:
Specialty Marine/Aviation
Specialty Excess and Surplus (E&S)
Management and Professional Liability
Embedded
Insurance
Workers’ Compensation
Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Management
Bond and Surety
Third Party Administrators
Microservices, serverless, data lakes… These strategies can quickly become overcomplicated, idealistic, and unrealistic in the context of legacy systems with decades of functionality built in.
Our battle-tested architects bring a panoramic perspective from a variety of successful PBM modernizations and configurations. We can help your teams with a pragmatic approach, ensuring your new systems are not just cutting-edge but also realistic, maintainable, and aligned with your unique requirements.

We’ll help you get it right
the first time.
SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN PBM SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE
The Praxent Difference.
Our commitment to quality goes far beyond technology. We’re not a global consulting conglomerate; we’re a boutique team of experts in financial technology with a sharp focus on PBM.
🞪 No one-size-fits-all frameworks, 🞪 no two-year contracts, 🞪 no mass out-sourcing to teams outside your time zones, 🞪 and no fresh graduates. Just a targeted team with hands-on experience dedicated to solving your problems.
Our goal is to leave your team better than when we started. Think of us as part of your team. Everyone else does.

Bringing our technology systems in-house and enhancing our code stack via microservices and cloud development will enable us to boost efficiencies and improve the borrower and partner experience. Praxent’s highly skilled engineers have been responsive, reliable, and highly capable, providing valuable guidance and support along the way. With all that we have gained from working with Praxent as they’ve modernized our technology system, our team will be able to more effectively manage, update, and improve our technology moving forward. Joshua D. Whitley, Chief Information Officer at Triad.
Thoughts from our PBM Modernization Experts:
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Avoiding the Hybrid Trap: Tackling Complexity in Hybrid Cloud PBM Architectures
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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5 Strategic Priorities for PBM CIOs and CTOs in 2025
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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The Growing Threat of Technical Debt in Modern PBM Technology
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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Why Vertical Slice Architecture is the Key to Modernizing PBM Systems
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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How a Microservices Assessment Rescued a Struggling Modernization Initiative
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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Building Evolutionary APIs: Best Practices for Scalable, Resilient Microservices
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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Lighthouse POCs: A Smarter Approach to PBM Modernization
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions
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Automated Governance for PBM IT Leaders: Enforcing Standards & Mitigating Debt
By Ben Bays, VP of Enterprise Solutions