Principal Enterprise Architect

Sentara Health•Norfolk, VA
•$160,514 - $238,410

About The Position

The Principal Enterprise Architect develops high-level frameworks that align an organization’s IT infrastructure with its business processes and data to improve operational efficiency and productivity. The role maps relationships among end users, business processes, applications, data, IT platform hardware and software, and networks; identifies key interactions and dependencies across systems and platforms; and evaluates architecture alternatives based on total cost of ownership and return on investment. As an expert professional and recognized master in the discipline, the position requires advanced knowledge typically gained through education and extensive work experience. The role establishes operational plans for assigned areas and develops and implements products, processes, standards, and operational plans that affect functional results. It also involves regular communication and collaboration with leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of relevant experience; alternatively, 10 or more years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
  • Extensive experience developing enterprise architecture frameworks that align IT infrastructure, applications, data, and business processes.
  • Demonstrated experience identifying system integrations, dependencies, and interactions across complex enterprise platforms and technologies.
  • Experience evaluating architecture solutions based on total cost of ownership, return on investment, scalability, and business value.
  • Proven experience developing and implementing technology standards, processes, operational plans, and architecture strategies, and communicating recommendations to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Develop enterprise architecture frameworks that align IT infrastructure, applications, data, and business processes.
  • Map relationships among end users, business processes, applications, data, IT platform hardware and software, and networks.
  • Identify interactions, integrations, and dependencies across systems, platforms, and technologies.
  • Evaluate architecture alternatives using total cost of ownership, return on investment, scalability, and business value.
  • Develop and implement technology standards, processes, operational plans, and architecture strategies.
  • Communicate recommendations and collaborate regularly with leadership.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid time off and sick leave
  • Paid parental and family caregiver leave
  • Emergency backup care
  • Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
  • Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student debt pay down up to $10,000
  • Pet insurance
  • Legal resources plan
  • Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to established system and employee eligibility criteria
  • Market-competitive compensation, including base pay, incentives, and benefits
  • Additional compensation may be available, including shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
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