Architect IV, Applications, Enterprise Automation (Greensboro, NC)

About the Role

The preferred candidate will bring deep UiPath architecture experience, strong operational discipline, and the ability to partner effectively with project managers, business analysts, clinical operations, and enterprise stakeholders. This role requires a hands-on architect who can design scalable automation solutions, support production operations, and engage confidently with physician leaders, nurse leaders, and clinical operations stakeholders across the enterprise. The Architect IV should also be available to support after-hours, market-specific execution needs, production deployments, and critical release activities when required.

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position requires a deep understanding of at least one application domain (e.g., web, mobile, ERP, and/or mainframe) and a broad understanding of other architecture domains. The role involves supporting solutions across all domains as related to application design.

Responsibilities

• Completes work assignments and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Ensures the team follows all procedures and policies; coordinates and assigns resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to make effective business decisions; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks as appropriate.
• Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities.
• Practices self-development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise.
• Builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; influences others through technical explanations and examples.
• Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; listens and responds to performance feedback.
• Executes the architecture process for technology solutions with guidance from senior architects, including collaborating to develop the target state.
• Creates solution architectures, roadmaps, and system transition plans to align business, applications, data, integration, and/or infrastructure architecture.
• Collaborates with project teams and business users to create architecture artifacts (e.g., logical, conceptual, physical) to guide detailed design.
• Helps determine the selection of technologies as requested.
• Provides input into the development of the architecture strategy and technology direction by sharing domain knowledge on solutions and technology.
• Shares knowledge of current capability gaps, architectural gaps, and market and industry trends to set future direction.
• Defines and communicates architecture standards, guidelines, and statements of direction with guidance from senior architects.
• Ensures architecture standards or controls allow business needs to be met.
• Assists in the development and establishment of architectural best practices that guide the design of technology solutions.
• Collaborates with IT and business leadership and participates in decisions regarding the adoption of new technology.
• Demonstrates a full understanding of architecture best practices for assigned domain(s) and educates others throughout the organization.
• Serves as a subject matter expert across business and/or IT teams and presents to internal and external audiences.

Requirements

• Minimum two (2) years experience with commercial off-the-shelf package integration.
• Minimum two (2) years experience working with data and integration technologies (e.g., ESB, ETL, EAI).
• Minimum two (2) years experience translating solution requirements into technical application requirements.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in the design of target state architecture in a corporate or enterprise environment.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in solution architecture, including working with a portfolio of solutions.
• Minimum two (2) years experience working with application development frameworks (e.g., Spring, Jersey, Oracle ADF).
• Minimum one (1) year experience with modeling techniques (e.g., BPMN, UML, ER).
• Minimum one (1) year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business, or related technical field and minimum six (6) years IT experience delivering technical solutions, including at least two (2) years working on projects related to IT architecture. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years experience designing and/or implementing mobile applications.
• Two (2) years experience designing and/or implementing ecommerce applications.

Skills

• Core: Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management, Attention to Detail, Business Knowledge, Communication, Critical Thinking, Cross-Group Collaboration, Decision Making, Dependability, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Support, Drives Results, Facilitation Skills, Health Care Industry Knowledge, Influencing Others, Integrity, Learning Agility, Organizational Savvy, Problem Solving, Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall, Teamwork, Topic-Specific Communication.
• Functional: Application Design & Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), User Interface Design, Analytical Skills, Client Focus, Client and Domain Knowledge, Creating Architecture Clarity, Demonstrating Personal Flexibility, Information Gathering, Managing Diverse Relationships, Modeling, Organizational Skills, Prioritization, Solution Delivery, Technical Communication, Technical Documentation.

Pay

$127,200 - $164,560 / year. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Schedule

• Full-time, standard worker.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.
• Shift: Day (Monday–Friday, 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM).
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
• Work setting: Flexible (worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy).