4 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA or Irving, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$157k - $290k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture strategy and technical direction across the Advisory Engineering portfolio.
- Define scalable end-to-end architectures covering applications, APIs, integrations, cloud services, data, security, and operations.
- Lead architecture assessments, legacy modernization strategies, and technology roadmaps.
- Evaluate build, buy, partner, and reuse options based on business value, scalability, cost, risk, and sustainability.
- Design secure, governed AI-enabled solutions aligned with enterprise AI standards.
- Establish architecture patterns for data, integrations, interoperability, and enterprise platforms.
- Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, mentoring, and resolution of complex technical challenges.
- Review third-party solutions for architectural integrity, operational readiness, and enterprise alignment.
- Communicate architecture strategies, technical risks, and recommendations to executive and cross-functional stakeholders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise application development.
- 5+ years leading architecture for enterprise applications or complex technology solutions.
- Experience designing cloud-native applications, APIs, integrations, distributed systems, data platforms, and enterprise software architectures.
- Experience modernizing legacy applications while maintaining business continuity.
- Experience designing AI-enabled or data-driven solutions using modern cloud platforms.
- Ability to influence architecture decisions across Product, Engineering, Security, Data, and business stakeholders.
- Strong executive communication, facilitation, and relationship management skills.
Benefits
- Vizient offers a comprehensive benefits plan.
- The role is incentive eligible.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Vizient
Vizient provides healthcare performance improvement solutions to U.S. hospitals and health systems, combining a group purchasing organization with clinical, operational, and financial analytics and advisory services. Members access a national contract portfolio representing about $156 billion in annual purchasing volume and benchmarking data drawn from extensive provider networks. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the privately held company serves more than two-thirds of U.S. acute care providers and acquired Kaufman Hall in 2024.