CHIEF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT

City/State:
Yonkers, New York
Grant Funded:
No
Department:
IT - Technology & Cloud Services
Work Shift:
Day
Work Days:
MON-FRI
Scheduled Hours:
8:30 AM-5 PM
Scheduled Daily Hours:
7.5 HOURS
Pay Range:
$180,000.00-$225,000.00

The Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) is responsible for owning and driving the Enterprise Architecture, standards, and strategy for the organization. This role helps ensure that technology initiatives align with the healthcare system's strategic goals, driving modernization of core foundational technology, and supervising the evolution of the overall technical architecture and cross-system integration for all applications, platforms and systems. The CEA will lead the Enterprise Architecture team and collaborate closely with the CIO, CISO, and other key technology stakeholders to ensure that the health system's technology roadmap is aligned to business and operational goals.

Relevant certifications in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF). Other technology and security certifications are required. Healthcare (e.g., HIPAA, Epic certifications) are a plus. Cloud platform certifications (i.e., Azure, CKA, CKAD, OSCP, AWS) a plus.

The Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) is responsible for helping set the technical vision for the health system's technical platforms and core enabling technology foundations. The CEA leads the Enterprise Architecture function in defining technical standards, reviewing and approving technology submissions and ensuring adherence to architecture best practices, and providing guidance to technology teams (including IT services, Cloud, Digital, Data) in designing and implementing solutions to meet business requirements and enable efficient operations and improved patient care delivery. The CEA plays a critical role in driving technical architecture transformation through:

Enterprise Architecture and Strategy

• Own and develop the Enterprise Architecture, ensuring it aligns with the health system's business goals and IT strategy. This includes creating and managing, EA governance, framework and key processes.
• Design and maintain the target state enterprise architecture and governance framework
• Set principles, standards, and patterns for system development to ensure consistency and quality across the organization
• Collaborate with IT teams to identify underlying technical debt challenges and recommend improvements to enhance scalability, optimize performance, and drive cost-effectiveness of the technology stack

Oversees and coordinates various Roadmaps and plans - Models the current state, the future state, and transition state milestones across synchronized enterprise architecture domains,

The Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) is responsible for helping set the technical vision for the health system's technical platforms and core enabling technology foundations. The CEA leads the Enterprise Architecture function in defining technical standards, reviewing and approving technology submissions and ensuring adherence to architecture best practices, and providing guidance to technology teams (including IT services, Cloud, Digital, Data) in designing and implementing solutions to meet business requirements and enable efficient operations and improved patient care delivery. The CEA plays a critical role in driving technical architecture transformation through:

Enterprise Architecture and Strategy

• Own and develop the Enterprise Architecture, ensuring it aligns with the health system's business goals and IT strategy. This includes creating and managing, EA governance, framework and key processes.
• Design and maintain the target state enterprise architecture and governance framework
• Set principles, standards, and patterns for system development to ensure consistency and quality across the organization
• Collaborate with IT teams to identify underlying technical debt challenges and recommend improvements to enhance scalability, optimize performance, and drive cost-effectiveness of the technology stack
• Oversees and coordinates various Roadmaps and plans - Models the current state, the future state, and transition state milestones across synchronized enterprise architecture domains, including operational (business), applications, data, infrastructure (including cloud), and security (including Zero Trust).

Leadership and Collaboration

• Lead the Enterprise Architecture function providing strategic direction and oversight through regular Architecture Review Board (ARB) and/or Technical Review Board (TRB) meetings
• Provide technical guidance and support to technology delivery teams assessing third-party solutions to integrate into the health system's technology stack
• Work closely with CISO and cybersecurity teams to identify and mitigate potential risks and vulnerabilities to the health system by evolving key technical architecture standards
• Drive modernization efforts and supervise architecture design of key technology transformation initiatives

Technology and Business Alignment

• Make informed decisions on Enterprise Architecture strategy based on the overall IT strategy and emerging healthcare technology trends
• Stay up-to-date on and communicate trends and emerging technologies to stakeholders, ensuring the organization stays ahead of technological advancements
• Collaborate with the CIO, technology leaders, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment and support for technology transformation initiatives
• Analyzes the current state to future state gaps, and transformation priorities. Define the transformation roadmap across all architecture domains.Create, document and manage technology standardization across technology domains.

The candidate must possess well-developed and demonstrated skills including:

• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment and chair and organize various committees Has a strong history of architecture governance that integrates data, cyber and app dev domain
• Managerial Skills: Strong managerial skills to oversee the Enterprise Architecture function and ensure that the team is delivering impact by successfully driving architecture transformation initiatives
• Relationship Building: Excellent relationship-building skills to work effectively with CIO, CISO, and other technology leaders and key stakeholders
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles, standards, and best practices. Has familiarity with the usage and application of enterprise architecture tools and best practices.
• Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address complex architectural challenges and drive effective solutions
• Financial Analysis: Ability to perform financial analysis to support strategic decision-making and ensure cost-effective solutions
• Communication: Strong communication skills to articulate architectural concepts and strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Agile Experience: Experience working in agile delivery environments, promoting flexibility and responsiveness in architectural practices .

The position requires advanced knowledge and experience establishing and managing a state-of-the-art Enterprise Architecture function. Preference will be given to candidates with a combination of:

Experience

• Proven experience in a senior enterprise architecture role working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Previous experience establishing enterprise architecture function and setting technology vision for a large-scale organization
• Proven experience solutioning and implementing clinical platforms (i.e., Epic/EMR, PACS) and cross cutting business platforms (i.e., ServiceNow, CRM, Infor/ERP) to design for optimal scale/reuse
• Experience successfully leading and managing teams in a complex, dynamic environment
• Strong background in IT strategy, architecture design, and governance

Expertise

• Deep knowledge of necessary tools and practices to enable a state-of-the-art Enterprise Architecture function
• Deep knowledge of technology stacks across technology disciplines on relevant technologies and insights into latest technology trends and best practices.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to effectively assess and generate solutions for complex challenges across a range of technical domains
• Possess a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic thinking abilities to effectively partner with and manage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Mindset & Behaviors

• Skilled at defining, motivating and driving change at executive levels
• Highly collaborative individual who embraces working with different stakeholder groups
• High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential
• Embraces culture of trust and transparency, promoting free thought, and challenging status quo
• Passionate about technology and excited about the business impact of emerging or disruptive technologies

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