Senior Technology Enterprise Architect

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world.  As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

Position Purpose:

Acts as a expert resource in the design architecture for an organization at an enterprise level.

Defines system and application architecture and contributes to the vision, problem anticipation, and problem-solving ability to the organization.

Participates in creating strategies and policies to meet overall business goals. Partners in the implementation of architecture systems and advises adjustments to senior management.

• Collaborates with business users and IT teams to drive the architecture to maximize business value

• Implements the architectural principles and vision for the company and ensures the integrity of the enterprise architecture

• Refines and maintains enterprise architecture models to meet business requirements

• Continually evaluates if systems and/or operational architecture meet business needs

• Reviews project architectures to ensure compliance with architectural standards

• Develops and maintains a technology architecture plan that supports the IT strategy

• Manages the repository of all enterprise information architecture artifacts

• Contributes to the overall vision and oversight of the development of standards, tools and governance in the enterprise architecture domain

• Ensures enterprise architecture key performance indicators (KPI) metrics are met

• Identifies, analyzes, and tests emerging technologies, technological developments, and market trends to understand if they can contribute incremental value to the global IT and business strategy

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science).
Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• One or more of the following skills are desired.
• Knowledge of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) including SOAP, WSDL, XML, XSD, XSLT, UDDI, and WSI
• Experience with Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS); Platform as a Service (PaaS); Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Experience with Other: Financial models and budgeting; Network architecture; Client/server processing; Graphical modeling

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

License/Certification:

• AWS Certified Solution Architect preferred
• Professional Cloud Solutions Architect preferred
• (TOGAF) The Open Group Architecture Framework preferred

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act