Enterprise Architect - Health information Systems (HIS) || Chicago, IL (3-4 days/ Week Onsite)

DMS Vision • Chicago, TX

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect will support the Health Information Systems (HIS) department within a large healthcare system. The role requires deep healthcare IT expertise, knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, and the ability to define technology strategies aligned with clinical and business outcomes.

The architect will lead enterprise architecture across HIS by evaluating projects for alignment with standards, developing architecture frameworks, defining technology strategies, and creating roadmaps and blueprints. The role also ensures healthcare compliance, mentors technical teams, and collaborates with IT and business leaders to deliver secure, interoperable, and scalable healthcare technology solutions. The position is based at Central Campus in Chicago, Illinois, with onsite work 3–4 days per week; the candidate must be able to reach the campus within two hours. The engagement duration is 12+ months.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience supporting or developing enterprise technology solutions.
• Mandatory healthcare or hospital industry experience.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks, including TOGAF and Azure Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Architecture domain expertise across applications, data, infrastructure, integration, and security.
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards, including FHIR, HL7, and X12.
• Knowledge of IT and cybersecurity governance frameworks and regulations, including HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST, CIS, SOC, and ISO/IEC 27001.
• Experience with public cloud infrastructure and platform services and cloud solution development.
• Technical knowledge of APIs, middleware, infrastructure and network design, databases, clustering, virtualization, and infrastructure as code/configuration automation.
• Development knowledge of Java, C#, Python, and PowerShell, plus SDLC best practices.
• Knowledge of ITSM, ITIL, and PMI PMBOK principles.
• Ability to create architectural diagrams, roadmaps, and blueprints.
• Strong communication skills with executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Ability to integrate risk management and compliance into architecture and governance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Must be able to be onsite at Central Campus in Chicago, Illinois within two hours.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing enterprise technology solutions in a large healthcare system.
• Understanding of value-based care economics, cost optimization, and ROI.
• Technology project management experience.
• Background leading an architecture community of practice.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies.
• Change management, executive influence, and thought leadership capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture across Health Information Systems.
• Evaluate projects for alignment with architecture standards.
• Develop architecture frameworks and define technology strategies.
• Create architectural roadmaps and blueprints.
• Ensure healthcare compliance is integrated into architecture and governance.
• Mentor technical teams.
• Collaborate with IT and business leaders to deliver secure, interoperable, and scalable healthcare technology solutions.
• Communicate with executive, business, and technical stakeholders.
• Integrate risk management and compliance into architecture and governance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior