Job description
Job Summary
The Principal IT Architect (Business Solutions & Applications) will define and drive enterprise application architecture strategy, ensuring the organization’s technology solutions align with corporate strategy, enhance operational efficiencies, and support long-term healthcare business goals. As a senior technical leader, you will shape enterprise-wide design principles, provide architectural thought leadership across critical software portfolios, and establish solution design governance centered around a Minimum Viable Architecture (MVA) framework. This role will be heavily focused on EMR and clinical systems, partnering closely with executive and clinical leadership to influence strategic investments, guide complex buy-build-customize analyses, and mentor senior architects across the healthcare enterprise.
Essential Functions
Defines and drives enterprise architecture strategy and multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives.
Serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on enterprise technology direction, investment priorities, and technology risk considerations.
Leads governance of architectural decisions, standards, and frameworks across the organization.
Evaluates emerging technologies and assesses their potential impact on enterprise systems and technology strategy.
Provides architectural leadership for enterprise-scale transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with architecture principles and enterprise standards.
Mentors and guides architects and engineering leaders to strengthen enterprise architecture maturity and capability.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; or the equivalent required
Master's Degree in in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; or the equivalent preferred
More than 10 years of experience in IT architecture, systems design, or related engineering disciplines required
15+ years of experience in IT or Cybersecurity preferred
7+ years of experience in application architecture in a clinical setting preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Deep expertise across multiple architecture domains, including enterprise, cloud, infrastructure, application, and network architecture.
Ability to design and communicate enterprise-scale architecture solutions with measurable business impact.
Strong executive communication skills with the ability to influence strategic technology and investment decisions.
Experience leading digital transformation and large-scale technology modernization initiatives.
Demonstrated thought leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Licenses and Certifications
Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or comparable credentials preferred
Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.