Enterprise Architecture Leadership. Lead development and execution of enterprise architecture strategy aligned to business and digital transformation objectives. Establish target-state architecture models across infrastructure, networking, security, quality, and observability domains. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, principals, and engineering teams. Drive enterprise-wide architecture governance, standards, reference architectures, and technology lifecycle management best practices. Facilitate architecture review boards (ARB), technology governance councils, and strategic planning forums. Define measurable architecture KPIs tied to business value, operational efficiency, and technical health. Software Rationalization & Application Portfolio Optimization. Strategic Initiatives. Lead enterprise software rationalization initiatives across thousands of applications and platforms. Develop application inventory, classification, and lifecycle management frameworks. Identify redundant, overlapping, underutilized, obsolete, and high-risk technologies. Create modernization roadmaps focused on:Consolidation. Retirement. Re-platforming. Refactoring. Saas migration. Cloud-native transformation. Establish Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Technical Debt reduction strategies. Drive reduction in vendor sprawl and unsupported technologies. Implement application scoring models using:Business capability alignment. Operational criticality. Security posture. Technical fitness. Compliance risk. Cloud readiness. Partner with finance and procurement teams to optimize software licensing and infrastructure costs. Best Practices. Adopt capability-based planning methodologies. Maintain enterprise application heatmaps and technology risk dashboards. Implement standardized lifecycle governance:Assess. Invest. Migrate. Retire. Leverage CMDB and application dependency mapping tools. Promote API-first and reusable platform architectures. Establish golden-path engineering standards and approved technology patterns. Use architecture fitness functions and technical health metrics for continuous evaluation. Technology Domain Strategy Leadership. Core Technology Domains. Lead strategic architecture direction across domains including:Cloud & Infrastructure. Multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud strategy. Kubernetes/container platform strategy. Infrastructure-as-Code (Ia. C)Resiliency and disaster recovery architectures. Application Architecture. Microservices and event-driven architectures. Observability as a design and practice. Dev. Sec. Ops enablement. Platform engineering and developer experience. Security & Risk. Zero Trust architecture. Identity and access management. HIPAA and healthcare regulatory compliance. Cyber resiliency standards. Architecture Governance & Standards. Define enterprise technology standards and approved reference architectures. Govern technology lifecycle management and exception processes. Establish domain roadmaps aligned with business capability maturity. Conduct architecture assessments and technical due diligence. Ensure alignment with:HIPAAHITRUSTCMS interoperability requirements. PCI - Internal cybersecurity policies. Drive standardization of integration patterns, CI/ CD pipelines, observability, and telemetry frameworks. Modernization & Transformation Initiatives. Lead strategic programs including:Legacy modernization. Mainframe reduction initiatives. Cloud migration and optimization. AI-enabled operational automation. Infrastructure simplification and platform convergence. Use your skills to make an impact Required Qualifications. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field .2 years of progressive IT and architecture experience . years leading enterprise architecture initiatives within large-scale healthcare, payer, or provider environments. Deep expertise in:Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF)Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)Technology rationalization and modernization. Dev. Sec. Ops. Experience leading software rationalization at enterprise scale. Experience influencing executive stakeholders and large engineering organizations. Preferred Qualifications. Master’s degree preferred. TOGAF, Azure, AWS, or SAFe certifications. Experience within Fortune 100 healthcare enterprises. Familiarity with AI governance frameworks. Experience with enterprise architecture tools:Lean. IX - ServiceNow APM - Leadership Competencies. Strategic mindset with strong business acumen. Executive communication and stakeholder management. Influence without authority. Organizational transformation leadership. Systems thinking and problem-solving. Ability to balance innovation with operational stability. Strong mentoring and team leadership capabilities. Success Metrics. Reduction in software portfolio redundancy. Improved technology standardization adoption. Reduction in technical debt and operational risk. Increased cloud adoption and modernization velocity. Improved platform resiliency and scalability. Lower infrastructure and licensing costs. Faster delivery through reusable architecture patterns. Improved developer productivity and engineering experience.