Enterprise Architect

Vizient, Inc.

• $135K — $236K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Relevant degree preferred.
  • 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
  • Strong experience in enterprise, solution, or domain architecture.
  • Experience designing across applications, integrations, platforms, and cloud technologies.
  • Strong understanding of architecture methodologies and cloud-native solutions.
  • Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs to diverse audiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-domain architecture initiatives for enterprise programs.
  • Partner with teams to align architecture with business goals.
  • Develop and maintain reference architectures and standards.
  • Guide solution design by identifying integration and technical risks.
  • Support modernization initiatives involving cloud platforms and automation.
  • Evaluate architectural tradeoffs for efficiency and security.
  • Mentor teams to enhance architectural maturity.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits plan available.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Supportive work environment that values collaboration.
  • Access to modern technologies and tools.
Full Job Description
Summary:

In this role, you will serve as a strategic technical leader supporting enterprise architecture initiatives across business and technology domains. You will partner with business, product, engineering, CorpIT, data, and shared services teams to develop scalable, secure, and sustainable architecture solutions that align with organizational objectives. You will guide modernization efforts, establish architectural standards and reference patterns, evaluate enterprise tradeoffs, and support governance activities that promote consistency, efficiency, and long-term technology strategy alignment.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead cross-domain architecture initiatives for complex enterprise programs and solutions.
  • Partner with business units, product teams, engineering, CorpIT, and shared services to align architecture strategies with business goals.
  • Develop and maintain reference architectures, reusable patterns, and enterprise standards.
  • Guide solution design activities by identifying dependencies, integration considerations, technical risks, and reuse opportunities.
  • Support modernization initiatives involving cloud platforms, API-first architectures, event-driven solutions, automation, and emerging technologies.
  • Evaluate architectural tradeoffs related to scalability, security, cost, supportability, risk, and operational efficiency.
  • Identify and communicate technical debt, duplicated capabilities, and enterprise architecture risks.
  • Represent Enterprise Architecture within governance forums, including Architecture Review Committee activities.
  • Mentor architects, engineers, and technical teams to strengthen architectural maturity and decision quality.
  • Create and maintain architecture artifacts, roadmaps, and technical documentation supporting enterprise initiatives.


Qualifications:

  • Relevant degree preferred.
  • 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
  • Strong experience in enterprise, solution, or domain architecture across complex technology environments.
  • Experience designing architectures across applications, integrations, platforms, cloud technologies, and enterprise services.
  • Strong understanding of architecture methodologies, API design, integration patterns, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native solutions.
  • Experience developing architecture artifacts, diagrams, roadmaps, and technical decision documentation.
  • Ability to assess and communicate technical tradeoffs, enterprise risks, and operational impacts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to influence, mentor, and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
  • Working knowledge of enterprise architecture governance, modernization strategies, and AI-aware architecture planning.


Estimated Hiring Range:
At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

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