Enterprise Architect Principal

Elevance Health•Iselin, NJ

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Application Architect Executive will be responsible for creating architectural solutions that articulate the business context, conceptual design, and component-level logical design. This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Requirements

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 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 in health care industry strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Recommends new technologies based upon business value drivers and return on investment; drives new technologies towards implementation and exploitation.
Establishes overall architecture vision for the platform and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged; contributes to the holistic vision of Enterprise Architecture.
Understands the construction of platform architecture components and is accountable for overseeing the architecture solution design.
Coordinates all platform-level conceptual architecture components (e.g., data architecture, application architecture, technical architecture).
Defines, communicates and drives security architecture design and monitors compliance to enterprise-level architectural standards.
Defines 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; able to explain how the roadmap maintains and delivers cost effectiveness, business value, and competitiveness.