Enterprise Architect

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13699561 Are you ready to make a difference? Choose to work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas. Why Join Us? Make a Positive Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the health and well-being of Kansans. {=html}Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees. Paid vacation and sick leave with paid maternity and paternity available immediately upon hire {=html}Professional Growth Opportunities: Advance your career with ongoing training and development programs. {=html}Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals in a work environment that promotes flexibility. {=html}Trust and Stability: Work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas with over 80 years of commitment, compassion and community. {=html}Inclusive Work Environment: We pride ourselves on fostering a workplace where everyone is valued and respected. Benefits & PerksBase compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package {=html}Incentive pay program (EPIP) {=html}Health/Vision/Dental insurance {=html}6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers {=html}Fertility/Adoption assistance {=html}2 weeks paid caregiver leave {=html}401(k) plan matching up to 5% {=html}Tuition reimbursement {=html}Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources Job Summary The Enterprise Architect is a senior-level role responsible for defining, governing, and evolving enterprise-wide technology architecture to enable business strategy, reduce complexity, and improve security, resilience, and delivery speed. This role partners with business and IT leaders to define target-state architectures and roadmaps across application, data, integration, security, and cloud domains-ensuring solutions integrate cleanly into BCBSKS's enterprise technical and data environments and align with a Cloud-first approach and digital transformation priorities. "This position is eligible to work remote, hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy." What you'll d oDefine and maintain enterprise architecture principles, reference architectures, and standards across application, data, integration, security, and cloud domains. {=html}Develop target-state architectures and multi-year roadmaps aligned to business capabilities, risk posture, and investment priorities. {=html}Lead architecture governance (reviews, exceptions, and decision records) ensuring solutions are compliant, secure-by-design, and operationally ready. {=html}Provide end-to-end solution architecture for initiatives, including application design, integration patterns, data flows, identity, and security controls. {=html}Guide application modernization and platform adoption (e.g., API-first, event-driven, containerization) with clear tradeoffs and migration paths. {=html}Shape cloud architecture guardrails (landing zones, networking, identity, logging/monitoring, cost governance) consistent with an Azure-first approach. {=html}Define data architecture direction (data domains, master/reference data, metadata, quality, privacy classification) to enabl analytics and AI use cases. {=html}Partner with Information Security and Compliance to incorporate threat modeling, least privilege, encryption/key management, and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA). {=html}Evaluate technologies and vendors; recommend adoption, consolidation, or retirement based on enterprise fit, risk, and total cost of ownership. {=html}Mentor architects and engineering teams; promote engineering best practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, testing, observability) and continuous reduction of technical debt. What you need Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Ability to define and govern enterprise architecture across application, data, security, integration, and cloud domains, ensuring consistency across portfolios and products. {=html}Strong architecture communication skills (diagrams, models, decision records) and the ability to explain tradeoffs to technical and executive stakeholders. {=html}Experience developing target-state architectures and roadmaps, aligning technology direction to business capabilities and measurable outcomes. {=html}Broad cloud architecture proficiency (Azure preferred) including networking, identity, resilience, observability, and cost management concepts. Security architecture knowledge including IAM, threat modeling, encryption/key management, secure SDLC, and privacy/regulat