Senior Enterprise Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kentucky.

📋 Description

• Create current-state, transition-state, and target-state architectures that align with business and technology strategies.

• Direct architectural planning for complex enterprise, cloud, application modernization, and integration projects.

• Assist teams in designing, constructing, modernizing, and migrating applications and services to cloud environments.

• Develop reusable cloud patterns, reference architectures, frameworks, standards, playbooks, and technical guidelines.

• Assess technologies, products, and services for scalability, security, interoperability, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with enterprise standards.

• Facilitate architecture reviews, technical workshops, design discussions, and proofs of concept.

• Recognize technical risks, dependencies, design trade-offs, and opportunities for modernization.

• Ensure that solutions adhere to architecture, governance, security, data management, and technology standards.

• Provide technical guidance throughout the implementation process and ensure delivered solutions conform to approved designs.

• Collaborate with business leaders, engineers, architects, security teams, and vendors to set priorities and tackle technical challenges.

• Present architectural recommendations, risks, and strategic options to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Offer thought leadership, coaching, and technical support to architects, developers, and engineering teams.

• Contribute to the organization’s digital transformation, cloud adoption, and modernization efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Over 10 years of experience in application design, software development, systems engineering, or technology architecture.

• Progressive experience as an enterprise architect, solution architect, cloud architect, senior technical lead, or a similar role.

• Experience in leading architecture across multiple enterprise applications, platforms, or technology domains.

• Familiarity with cloud, hybrid-cloud, application modernization, or legacy system transformation initiatives.

• Experience in developing target-state architecture, solution designs, technology roadmaps, and reference architectures.

• Strong knowledge in scalability, resiliency, security, availability, observability, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.

• Experience with enterprise integration technologies, including APIs, web services, messaging, or event-driven architecture.

• Proficient in applying architecture governance, information security requirements, and enterprise technology standards.

• Excellent analytical, technical documentation, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

• Capacity to independently lead complex architectural initiatives and influence decisions across teams.

• A master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.

• Experience in designing or governing solutions in Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or another major cloud environment is preferred.

• Relevant cloud or architecture certification, such as Azure Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or TOGAF is preferred.

• Background in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry is preferred.

• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, application rationalization, or enterprise integration planning is preferred.

• Familiarity with microservices, containers, serverless technologies, infrastructure as code, DevSecOps, and CI/CD practices is preferred.

• Experience in developing architecture standards and reusable solutions adopted across multiple teams is preferred.

• Minimum internet speed of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload is required for remote work.

• Ability to work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Company and personal holidays.

• Paid parental and caregiver leave.

• Short-term and long-term disability.

• Life insurance.

• Personal wellness and smart healthcare decision support.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Dedicated home workspace to protect member PHI/HIPAA information.