Senior Enterprise Solution Architect

Your future role at a glance 

Location: Remote

Department: Enterprise Architecture

Schedule: Full-Time, Days

Salary: $154,946.88.00 - $215,985.79.00 per year

Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

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Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

How you’ll make an impact in this role

• Enterprise Solution Architecture & Governance: Author end-to-end conceptual and logical architectural frameworks across COTS, cloud infrastructure, integration, security, data, and AI; enforce architectural standards by serving as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and AI governance forums.

• Modernization & Portfolio Rationalization: Formulate detailed Points of View (POVs), technology pattern recommendations, and multi-year strategic roadmaps to simplify legacy application inventory, reduce technical debt, and optimize systems based on resilience, business value, and TCO metrics.

• Domain-Centric Integration & Data Modeling: Leverage enterprise architecture modeling tools and EA data sets (e.g., TOGAF frameworks) to generate nuanced, actionable architecture views and diagrams across complex, highly matrixed healthcare technology ecosystems.

• Cross-Functional Technical Leadership: Direct solution alignment across disparate teams—including Security, Legal, Compliance, Data Delivery, and Product Engineering—to ensure seamless execution from initial ideation to production deployment.

• Technical Sequencing & Backlog Optimization: Evaluate cross-portfolio backlogs alongside business and technology leaders to sequence future-state initiatives based on technical dependencies, business priorities, and compressed delivery timelines.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

What additional preferences we're seeking

• Healthcare Domain Expertise: Direct experience architecting solutions for large-scale healthcare IT environments, care delivery settings, and clinical integration frameworks.

• Frameworks & Modeling Tooling: Hands-on proficiency with TOGAF methodologies and enterprise modeling platforms such as LeanIX, Abacus, Orbus iServer, MEGA, or IBIS.

• Product Model & Agile at Scale: Proven track record leading architectural initiatives within scaled Agile and product-centric operating models.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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