Job Description – Enterprise Architect (Healthcare)

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – onsite within 2 hours)

Contract: Long-term contract

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to support a large-scale healthcare environment, partnering closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to define and execute enterprise-wide technology strategy.

This role will play a key part in shaping architecture standards, guiding modernization initiatives, and ensuring alignment between business goals and technology solutions across a complex, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate IT projects to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and strategic objectives
Define high-level architecture, technology roadmaps, and target state solutions
Establish and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks across:
Applications
Data
Infrastructure
Integration
Security
Govern architecture standards, ensuring compliance across systems and projects
Drive modernization, scalability, and lifecycle management of IT services
Collaborate with business and IT leaders to ensure secure, interoperable solutions
Develop architecture artifacts including diagrams, blueprints, and roadmaps
Integrate risk management, compliance, and security into architecture practices
Assess emerging technologies and industry trends to inform strategy
Map business capabilities to IT systems to ensure investment alignment
Act as a trusted advisor and internal consultant to technical teams and leadership
Mentor engineering teams and promote best practices in architectural thinking

Required Experience

10+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions
Strong background in enterprise architecture within complex environments
Experience with architecture governance, standards, and frameworks
Proven ability to align technology strategy with business outcomes

Preferred Experience

Healthcare industry experience (highly desirable)
Experience with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Experience leading or supporting large-scale transformation initiatives
Background in project or program delivery

Technical Expertise

Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)
Cloud architecture (Azure Cloud Adoption Framework or similar)
Strong understanding of:
Cloud & infrastructure design
APIs & integration patterns
Databases, virtualization, and distributed systems
Familiarity with development languages such as:
Java, C#, Python, PowerShell
SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, DevOps)

Governance & Compliance

Experience with IT governance frameworks (ITIL, PMBOK)
Strong knowledge of security and compliance standards:
NIST, ISO 27001, SOC
HIPAA, HITRUST
Understanding of risk management and regulatory requirements

Healthcare & Interoperability (Nice to Have)

Experience with healthcare standards:
FHIR
HL7
X12
Understanding of interoperability and connected healthcare ecosystems

Soft Skills

Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Ability to influence and drive adoption of architecture principles
Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities
Business-focused mindset with an understanding of ROI and cost optimization
Collaborative, adaptable, and hands-on approach