Technical Solutions Architect II

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

4d • Remote

About The Position

This position leads enterprise-scale solution design, ensuring technology strategies align with Banner Health’s mission to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative healthcare services. The role drives adoption of AI-enabled care models, advanced cloud architectures, and secure, compliant integration of healthcare systems. It mentors junior staff, influences strategic decisions, and ensures delivery of solutions that enhance patient outcomes and operational performance.

The position is within Banner Plans & Networks Information Technology’s Back Office technology organization, which supports systems for member enrollment, claims processing, provider reimbursement, encounters, billing, regulatory reporting, and data exchange. The team works across member and provider portals, population health platforms, enterprise integrations, and the Banner Data Platform, partnering with business, operations, clinical, analytics, and digital transformation leaders.

This is a remote position for candidates who live in one of the listed eligible states. The schedule is Monday through Friday during normal business hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of progressive IT experience in development, infrastructure, or systems analysis.
• At least 4 years of solution or enterprise architecture experience.
• Proven experience in cloud-based healthcare solutions, including AI/ML deployments.
• Strong understanding of healthcare compliance, interoperability, and security.
• Must obtain within one year of hire at least one of the following certifications: Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF Certified Architect, or ITIL Intermediate.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of experience in healthcare or a regulated industry.
• At least 5 years of experience designing solutions utilizing AI components.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Proven mentorship of junior architects or engineers.
• Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert, AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty, or Salesforce Certified Technical Architect certification.
• Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of complex, multidomain healthcare solutions using Azure, AWS, and hybrid architectures.
• Architect AI/ML-enabled applications for predictive analytics, clinical decision support, and operational efficiency.
• Define and enforce architecture governance, ensuring adherence to HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, NIST 800-53, and internal security standards.
• Develop cloud adoption roadmaps, including Azure or AWS Landing Zones and hybrid connectivity.
• Evaluate and select vendor solutions, balancing innovation, cost, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to create and maintain architectural artifacts, archetypes, reference architectures, and capability roadmaps for enterprise use and integration with the Enterprise Architecture roadmap.
• Provide thought leadership in AI ethics, data governance, and healthcare-specific deployment strategies.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, executives, clinicians, and IT leaders to align technology with business goals.
• Partner with senior leadership, stakeholders, and vendors to develop architectures, strategies, and guidance supporting strategic initiatives, with a focus on outcomes and business value.
• Mentor junior staff.

Benefits

• Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help employees and their families, including health and financial security options.

What This Job Offers

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