Enterprise Architect Executive

Elevance Health•Grand Prairie, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect Executive works with business and technology stakeholders to build a holistic view of the organization’s strategy, processes, information and technical assets to ensure business and IT alignment.

Requirements

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 8 years of experience in information technologies with 6 years of experience in architecture/design in relevant technology disciplines; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Experience defining, evaluating, or enabling enterprise AI solutions highly preferred.
Strong understanding of AI/ML, generative AI, agentic AI, large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and emerging AI architecture patterns highly preferred.
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, API-first design, event-driven architectures, microservices, and modern integration patterns highly preferred.
Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, SAFe, ArchiMate, Zachman) preferred.
Proven ability to influence executive leadership, facilitate strategic decision-making, and communicate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders preferred.
Cross-functional experience (e.g., strategy, change management, and business process management) preferred.
Experience in health care industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifies new technologies for domains based upon business value drivers and return on investment.
Drives new technologies towards implementation and exploitation.
Contributes to overall systems architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged.
Contributes to the holistic vision of Enterprise Architecture.
Contributes to defining architecture standards and anticipate areas where architecture standards may need to be developed that are in-line with customer, IT, and industry standards.
Coordinates all enterprise-level conceptual architecture components (e.g., data architecture, application architecture, technical architecture).
Drives architecture strategy and vision for enterprise.
Ensures blueprints are refreshed as needs emerge or in accordance to plan of record changes.
Supports creation of systems, technical, and application architectures for new strategic initiatives.
Develops and maintains an architectural blueprint and evolutionary roadmap that defines and communicates the strategic direction for these architectures in support of business and technical strategies.
Understands how the roadmap maintains and delivers cost effectiveness, business value, and competitiveness.