Principal Enterprise Architect

About us:

At Empower, we are proud to serve as a one-stop-shop business partner for healthcare organizations to support their administrative and employer needs. We strive to be more than a workplace, but also a community, where every voice is heard and every team member is valued. Our team is driven by a shared mission to create a positive impact on healthcare organizations and the lives they touch. Join our team today to be part of our mission!

Job Summary:

The Principal Enterprise Architect is responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of an organization's overall IT infrastructure strategy, ensuring that the technology aligns with the business goals by analyzing business needs, defining IT architecture, and collaborating with stakeholders to develop and implement solutions that optimize efficiency, scalability, and innovation across the enterprise; essentially acting as the "architect" of an organization's technology landscape, balancing business objectives with technical considerations.

Essential Functions:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and maintain a comprehensive enterprise architecture vision, roadmap, and standards to guide IT decision-making and future technology investments.
• Business Alignment: Collaborate with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into actionable IT architecture plans.
• Architecture Design: Define and document the overall IT architecture, including application, data, infrastructure, and network components, considering scalability, performance, and security.
• Solution Evaluation: Assess new technologies and solutions to determine their suitability for the enterprise architecture and alignment with business needs.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicate architecture plans and decisions to stakeholders across the organization, including technical teams, business units, and senior management.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical expertise and guidance to project teams to ensure solutions adhere to established architectural principles.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with the IT architecture and develop mitigation strategies.
• Cost Optimization: Analyze and optimize IT spending by identifying opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor the implementation of the architecture, identify areas for improvement, and adapt the architecture as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Conforms to all applicable policies and procedures.
• Participates actively in continuing education and in-services.
• Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Agency policy.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, including applications, databases, networks, and cloud technologies
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with diverse stakeholders
• Architectural design skills, including modeling and documentation tools
• Knowledge of industry best practices and emerging technologies
• Leadership and ability to influence decision-making at all levels

Information Management:

Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.

Risk Management:

• Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.
• Keeps abreast of cyber-security and changes in health care law.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• Experience: 10 years of experience in application administration, software development, project management, and enterprise architecture.
• Extensive knowledge of application security, troubleshooting, monitoring, and configuration
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Environmental Conditions:

Works under a variety of conditions in facilities and offices; ability to work flexible schedule, ability to travel; some exposure to unpleasant weather. Moderate noise level; moderate stress and emotional demands.

Physical Requirements: 

Sitting is required. Requires ability to always handle stressful situations in a calm and courteous manner. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and agency needs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.