Chief Architect

Perficient; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Perficient is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the technology strategy and architectural direction for a strategic account or portfolio in our Healthcare and Life Sciences practice. The role serves as primary authority for solution architecture and innovation across platforms, traveling as needed and supporting hybrid/office work 2-3 days per week in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Chief Architect partners with leadership to drive delivery, strengthen client relationships, and accelerate

Qualifications

• Senior Solutions Architect knowledgeable in two or more technologies in a given area.
• Architect with expert infrastructure architecture and client presales/presentation skills.
• Mentorship and thought leadership in architecture, design, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define scope and sizing of work for projects and anchor PoC developments.
• Provide solution architecture for business problems and platform integrations with third parties.
• Collaborate with account, industry and service line leadership to drive delivery and growth.
• Mentor junior architects and other delivery team members; contribute to thought leadership.

Job description

We currently have a career opportunity for a Chief Architect experience to join our team located in the United States. Perficient is a global AI-first consultancy. Our team of strategists, designers, technologists, and engineers partners with the world’s most innovative enterprises and admired brands to deliver real business results through the transformative power of AI. As part of our AI-First strategy, we empower every employee to build AI fluency and actively engage with AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency. We break boundaries, obsess over outcomes, and shape the future for our clients. Join a company where bold ideas and brilliant minds converge to redefine what’s possible - while building a career filled with growth, balance, and purpose.

Job Overview:

Perficient is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the technology strategy and architectural direction for a strategic account or portfolio of accounts in our Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) practice. This role is responsible for understanding clients’ business objectives and translating them into scalable, innovative, and effective technology solutions across the platforms and technologies supported by Perficient. As a trusted advisor and thought leader, the Chief Architect serves as the primary authority for solution architecture, technical strategy, and innovation. The role partners closely with Account, Industry, and Service Line leadership to drive successful delivery, ensure predictable execution, strengthen client relationships, and accelerate account growth through technology-led business outcomes. Candidates located in any of these areas, able to travel as needed, and open to hybrid/office 2-3 days a week can be considered: San Francisco/San Jose/Santa Clara/Mountain View/Palo Alto/Fremont/Sunnyvale/Silicon Valley, California.

A Senior Solutions Architect is expected to be knowledgeable in two or more technologies within (a given Solutions/Practice area). The Solutions Architect may or may not have a programming background, but will have expert infrastructure architecture, client presales / presentation, team management and thought leadership skills.

You will provide best-fit architectural solutions for one or more projects; you will assist in defining scope and sizing of work; and anchor Proof of Concept developments. You will provide solution architecture for the business problem, platform integration with third party services, designing and developing complex features for clients' business needs. You will collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry to create and implement innovative high quality solutions, participate in Sales and various pursuits focused on our clients' business needs.

You will also contribute in a variety of roles in thought leadership, mentorship, systems analysis, architecture, design, configuration, testing, debugging, and documentation. You will challenge your leading edge solutions, consultative and business skills through the diversity of work in multiple industry domains. This role is considered part of the Business Unit Senior Leadership team and may mentor junior architects and other delivery team members.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

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• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?
• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?