Principal Enterprise Architect
Sentara Health
Summary
The Principal Enterprise Architect develops high-level frameworks that align an organization's IT infrastructure with business processes and data to improve the efficiency and productivity of business operations. This includes mapping relationships between information systems components, such as end users, business processes, applications, data, IT platform hardware and software, and networks. The role identifies key interactions and dependencies across systems and platforms and evaluates the total cost of ownership and return on investment of various architecture alternatives.
Job description
Overview
The Principal Enterprise Architect develops high-level frameworks that align an organization's IT infrastructure with business processes and data to improve the efficiency and productivity of business operations. This includes mapping relationships between information systems components, such as end users, business processes, applications, data, IT platform hardware and software, and networks. The role identifies key interactions and dependencies across systems and platforms and evaluates the total cost of ownership and return on investment of various architecture alternatives.
As an expert professional and recognized master within the discipline, this role requires advanced knowledge typically obtained through education and extensive work experience. Responsibilities include establishing operational plans for assigned job areas and developing and implementing new products, processes, standards, and operational plans that impact functional results. The position also requires regular communication and collaboration with leadership.
Education
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience (Preferred)
- 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree
Experience
- Extensive experience developing enterprise architecture frameworks that align IT infrastructure, applications, data, and business processes
- Demonstrated experience identifying system integrations, dependencies, and interactions across complex enterprise platforms and technologies
- Experience evaluating architecture solutions based on total cost of ownership (TCO), return on investment (ROI), scalability, and business value
- Proven experience developing and implementing technology standards, processes, operational plans, and architecture strategies, with the ability to communicate recommendations to senior leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience (Preferred)
- 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree
- Extensive experience developing enterprise architecture frameworks aligning IT infrastructure, applications, data, and business processes
- Demonstrated experience identifying system integrations, dependencies, and interactions across complex enterprise platforms and technologies
- Experience evaluating architecture solutions based on TCO, ROI, scalability, and business value
- Proven experience developing and implementing technology standards, processes, operational plans, and architecture strategies
- Ability to communicate recommendations to senior leadership
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off & Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Critical Illness Plans
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Debt Pay Down
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual Discretionary Bonus
Company overview
Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.