Principal Enterprise Solutions Architect

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Summary :

We are actively seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Enterprise Solutions Architect to join our esteemed team at Vizient.

In this critical role, you will play a key role in driving the architecture and development of large-scale digital platforms, specifically designed to meet the growing data and analytics needs of our valued membership.

You will collaborate closely with product strategy, business development, Corporate IT, and distributed engineering teams to contribute to the formulation and execution of compelling business cases and platform roadmaps.

As a recognized expert in your field, you will champion platform thinking, design thinking, and innovative practices to effectively address the evolving requirements of our members and customers.

This exceptional opportunity provides you with the chance to make a lasting impact and actively contribute to the advancement of enterprise architecture and technology strategy, particularly in leveraging the potential of AI-driven opportunities.

Responsibilities :

Lead the architecture and design of scalable large-scale, distributed platform solutions, ensuring alignment with the company's vision for growth and innovation.

Apply advanced design thinking methodologies to create user-centric, efficient, and adaptable solutions across diverse technology stacks.

Architect and implement solutions that can support high-volume transactions and large-scale data processing with high availability and performance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and operations, to ensure platform architectures align with long-term business strategies and drive innovation across the enterprise.

Provide enterprise-wide architectural leadership, guiding cross-functional teams across various technology domains, including data, application, cloud, and emerging technologies.

Evangelize the adoption of key platforms and emerging technologies across business units through presentations, roadshows, and developer engagement initiatives.

Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business, leveraging your deep understanding of enterprise architecture.

Drive the enterprise-wide adoption of emerging technologies, including AI / ML, Generative AI, and Large Language Models, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.

Create visualizations and technical documentation to communicate complex architectural concepts to business stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field desired. Master's degree preferred.

10 or more years of experience required in specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).

Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect and / or Senior Solutions Architect, or a similar role in a technology firm architecting and building large-scale distributed data and analytics platforms required.

Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud data and application technologies.

Databricks data platform experience is needed. Will consider candidates with deep experience on other clouds and data platforms as a substitute.

Proven track record of successfully designing and architecting scalable, reliable, and high-performance data and analytics systems.

Experience in implementing best practices and ensuring adherence to architectural standards.

Deep knowledge and past working experience across the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to development to deployment.

Experience with front-end technologies, back-end frameworks, and databases.

Strong background in designing and implementing scalable solutions that leverage Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Experience and knowledge of designing and building systems using RAG, Embedding, agents, etc. desired.

Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or similar), with a focus on Data, Application, Technology, and Business architecture.

Certification is highly desirable.

Preferred candidates will have experience and understanding of healthcare data.

Strong diagramming and visualization skills to illustrate and communicate complex concepts to different audiences.

Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide cross-functional teams.

Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship .

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Estimated Hiring Range :

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range.

Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $156,500.00 to $273,700.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here :

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