Senior Enterprise Architect

Cardinal Health•US-Nationwide-FIELD, OH

5d•$123,400 - $176,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Cardinal Health Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value. Enterprise Architecture defines architectural models, governance, and transition initiatives to coordinate stakeholders and enable business change, with consideration of application, information, technology and security architecture. An Enterprise Architect is a strategic technology leader who aligns enterprise architecture with Cardinal Health’s business objectives to deliver measurable value. This role combines deep technical expertise with business acumen to define and execute architecture strategies that accelerate speed to market and optimize total cost of ownership.

Requirements

4-8 years of experience
Excellent understanding of the web technology stack for business applications (e.g., TCP / IP, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, RESTful APIs)
Experience in all aspects of cloud computing (e.g., infrastructure, storage, platforms, and data)
Experience with architecture design and deployment using cloud platforms, Google Cloud (preferred), AWS, Microsoft Azure and familiarity with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS concepts
Experience with Data modeling and building database tables, views, materialized views etc.
Understanding data integration concepts such as EAI, ETL, ELT, EII and B2B
Enterprise data models, data architecture strategies, delivery roadmaps, information lifecycle management, and data governance capabilities
Understanding of effects of security legislation on architecture decisions, including HIPAA, GDPR, Sarbanes-Oxley, Payment Card Industry (PCI) regulations, Customer and Patient Data Protection regulations
Knowledge of common Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman
Outstanding time management and organization skills
Ability to work across multiple job levels to achieve results.
Ability to influence and engage with senior leadership and business stakeholders
Excellent communication & presentation skills; written and verbal, with the ability to mix deep technical expertise with simple, everyday language to effectively communicate with C-Suite executives
Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience
Experience with building and delivering Large Scale Business/Technology Transformations in eCommerce, ERP, Warehouse Mgmt, Billing, Master Data
Previous development and solution architecture experience
Experience with SAP technologies such as, S4, HANA, Business Objects tools

Responsibilities

Translate business drivers into enterprise architecture requirements; align technology strategy with business goals and financial planning.
Design next-generation architectures across business, application, data, and technology domains to enable agility, low TCO, and speed to market.
Develop IT strategies, architecture roadmaps, reference architectures, and enforce standards, patterns, and governance.
Build extensible solution architectures; ensure adherence during implementation; lead collaboration across business, data, integration, infrastructure, and security teams.
Monitor emerging technologies, analyze industry trends, and recommend innovative approaches; provide thought leadership on adoption.
Evaluate solutions considering risk, ROI, schedule, and budget; communicate and influence toward future-state architectures.
Participate in RFPs, vendor evaluations, and sourcing; assess pricing models and upgrade/retirement plans. Conduct research and deliver key insights on selected software vendors, including but not limited to, changing pricing models, negative industry behaviors, and upgrade/retirement plans that may influence our software purchase and renewal strategies. Raise risks and concerns as they arise with key incumbent vendors to ensure the opportunity for GTBS to review and take action as needed.
Promote EA processes and outcomes; create training materials and technical position papers; lead communication plans.
Establish guiding principles for solution decisions; maintain technology vision and standards across projects.