The Principal Solution Architect designs and guides the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide technology solutions. This role transforms strategic vision into actionable roadmaps and mobilizes cross-functional teams by building strong coalitions across the institution.
The position provides architectural leadership across clinical, research, administrative, and enterprise technology environments and plays a critical role in evaluating emerging technologies, integrating clinical and administrative systems, and supporting major transformation initiatives.
The Principal Solution Architect leads requirements development activities, drives technology portfolio cataloging and optimization, translates business requirements into technical solutions, delivers global and local solution designs for key initiatives, and provides architectural oversight of project execution.
This position plays a critical role in evaluating emerging technologies, integrating clinical and administrative systems, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and standards. Reporting to the CTO, the Principal Solution Architect works directly with leadership and staff throughout the technology organization as well as with research and clinical leaders.
Leads Enterprise Solution Design
Translate institutional vision into tangible architectural roadmaps and actionable designs.
Develop solution and integration architecture for EHR, ERP, digital, and IT transformation initiatives.
Design secure, scalable, and interoperable systems across clinical, research, and administrative domains.
Establish architecture principles and an escalation model for resolving project-level disagreements.
Deliver solution architectures to support human health research and hospital build initiatives.
Drives Technology Strategy and Roadmapping
Develop and maintain the architecture and technology roadmap aligned with platform milestones.
Map and triage current technology solutions across UT Medical Center, main campus, and research teams.
Create a phased roadmap for decommissioning legacy or redundant technologies.
Evaluate new technology requests for platform strategy fit and vendor viability.
Produce executive-level presentation materials to communicate roadmap and platform strategy.
Collaborates with Stakeholders and Builds Coalitions
Engage with clinical, operational, research, and administrative leaders to gather and translate requirements.
Build institutional coalitions to drive adoption of architectural standards and strategic initiatives.
Facilitate design workshops and solution reviews across departments.
Communicate architectural decisions and roadmaps to technical and non-technical audiences.
Lead change across short- and long-term objectives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Establishes Architecture Governance and Standards
Define and enforce architectural principles, standards, and templates.
Maintain a current and complete technology solution catalog.
Lead architecture governance reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
Mentor junior architects and technical staff on best practices and frameworks.
Supports Project Execution and Integration
Provide architectural oversight for major IT initiatives and transformation programs.
Ensure alignment of project execution with enterprise architecture and platform strategy.
Coordinate integration of cloud, on-premise, and hybrid systems.
Validate system performance, scalability, and security in collaboration with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams.
Marginal or Periodic Functions
Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess solution effectiveness and alignment with architectural goals.
Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning exercises.
Represent the organization at industry conferences, vendor briefings, and technical forums.
Support merger and acquisition due diligence and integration planning for acquired systems and platforms.
Contribute to IT capital planning and long-term investment strategies.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strategic Agility
Anticipate future consequences and technology trends.
Translate institutional vision into actionable roadmaps.
Align architecture with long-term clinical, research, and operational goals.
Anticipate technology shifts and position the organization to adapt.
Technical Learning
Rapidly assimilate new technologies, platforms, tools, and frameworks.
Apply new technical knowledge and emerging technologies to improve architectural outcomes and address institutional challenges.
Encourage innovation and continuous learning within the architecture team.
Organizational Agility
Understand how to accomplish objectives through formal and informal organizational channels.
Build coalitions across departments to drive change.
Navigate complex governance structures and stakeholder dynamics.
Align architecture initiatives with institutional priorities and culture.
Dealing with Ambiguity
Effectively manage change and shifting priorities.
Lead through uncertainty in large-scale transformation programs.
Make sound decisions using evolving or incomplete information.
Maintain clarity and direction throughout complex, multi-year initiatives.
Influence Without Authority
Influence others without direct authority.
Gain stakeholder buy-in for architectural standards and transformation roadmaps.
Lead through credibility, expertise, and strategic communication.
Drive alignment across various stakeholder groups.
Drive for Results
Demonstrate the ability to meet and exceed established goals.
Deliver tangible outcomes from strategic roadmaps.
Track progress and adjust plans to meet milestones.
Ensure architecture initiatives contribute to measurable institutional success.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of eight years of experience developing and overseeing solution architecture, enterprise systems design, or IT strategy.
Experience in vendor relationship management.
Experience leading IT transformational initiatives in complex environments.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Master’s degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or a related field.
Minimum of ten years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design.
Experience in hospital, medical education, research, or related healthcare environments.
New facility technology-related technical design and implementation experience.
Experience with EHR systems such as Epic, ERP platforms, cloud infrastructure such as Microsoft Azure, and healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
Licenses/Registrations/Certifications:
Required
None.
Preferred
TOGAF Certification.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
SAFe® Architect Certification.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
$189,279+ depending on qualifications
Standard office equipment.
Repetitive use of a keyboard.
May be exposed to occupational hazards such as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications, and disoriented or combative patients, or others.
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
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