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Enterprise Technology Architect Senior

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield · Little Rock, AR · 2 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time

Enterprise Technology Architect Senior develops and advances enterprise architecture strategies, standards, roadmaps, and governance processes that support secure, scalable, and sustainable technology solutions aligned with business objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, Computer Engineering, or related field. In lieu of a degree, five (5) years of related experience may be considered.
  • Master's degree in a related field preferred.
  • Five (5) years of experience in an IT architecture role required.
  • Experience developing enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, principles, roadmaps, and reference architectures.
  • Experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
  • Experience leading technology initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Experience collaborating with business and technology leaders to align technology strategies with business objectives.
  • Experience evaluating, selecting, and implementing technology solutions.
  • Experience with Enterprise Security Architecture and cybersecurity frameworks preferred.
  • Experience with IT Service Management (ITIL) processes and service lifecycle management preferred.
  • Experience with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning preferred.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and application lifecycle management preferred.
  • Healthcare industry experience preferred.
  • Experience with automation platforms, cloud technologies, APIs, containerization, microservices, and service-oriented architectures preferred.

Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), or other relevant professional certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborates with business and technology leaders to align technology investments and solutions with organizational goals.
  • Collaborates with business leaders, project teams, technology teams, vendors, and industry partners to define and deliver effective technology solutions.
  • Communicates architectural strategies, standards, decisions, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders and facilitates consensus on technology direction.
  • Creates and maintains reference architectures, design patterns, and architectural guidelines across assigned technology domains.
  • Designs, implements, and maintains enterprise security architectures that support business, operational, and regulatory requirements.
  • Develops, maintains, and communicates enterprise architecture strategies, principles, standards, and technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
  • Develops and maintains enterprise technology standards, policies, and best practices that promote scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Drives innovation, promotes enterprise architecture best practices, reduces technical debt, and fosters continuous improvement across the organization.
  • Establishes and supports architecture governance processes, technology reviews, and enterprise architecture boards.
  • Evaluates emerging technologies, security controls, and architectural solutions and recommend adoption strategies that provide business value.
  • Identifies, assesses, and mitigates architectural risks related to security, privacy, compliance, and operational resiliency.
  • Integrates security, resiliency, and compliance principles into infrastructure, platform, application, and enterprise technology solutions.
  • Leads proof-of-concept efforts, technology assessments, and solution evaluations to support strategic decision making.
  • Performs high-level capacity planning and support business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives for critical systems and services.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

  • Consulting
  • Continuous Learning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Customer-Focused
  • Decision Making
  • Influential Leadership
  • Presentations
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Leadership
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Systems Analysis
  • Team Development
  • Technical Document Preparation
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language.
  • Ability to balance business objectives, risk, cost, and technical requirements when designing solutions.

Employment Type

Regular

ADA Requirements

General Office Worker, Sedentary, Campus Travel - Someone who normally works in an office setting or remotely and routinely travels for work within walking distance of location of primary work assignment.

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