Enterprise Architect

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive pay program (EPIP)

Health/Vision/Dental insurance

6 weeks paid parental leave

Fertility/Adoption assistance

2 weeks paid caregiver leave

401(k) plan matching up to 5%

Tuition reimbursement

Health & fitness benefits, discounts

Job summary

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to define, govern, and evolve enterprise-wide technology architecture that supports business strategy, risk reduction, and secure, rapid delivery. You will shape target-state architectures across application, data, integration, security, and cloud domains in a Cloud-first, digital transformation context.

In this role, you will mentor teams, lead governance, and partner with security and compliance to ensure

Qualifications

• Define and govern enterprise architecture across application, data, security, integration, and cloud domains.
• Strong architecture communication skills to explain tradeoffs to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Experience developing target-state architectures and roadmaps aligned to business capabilities and investment priorities.
• Broad cloud architecture proficiency (Azure preferred) including networking, identity, resilience, observability, and cost management.
• Security architecture knowledge including IAM, threat modeling, encryption/key management, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA).
• CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and operational readiness practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, reference architectures, and standards across domains.
• Develop target-state architectures and roadmaps aligned to business capabilities and investment priorities.
• Lead architecture governance ensuring compliant, secure-by-design solutions.
• Provide end-to-end solution architecture for initiatives (application design, data flows, security controls).
• Guide application modernization and platform adoption with clear tradeoffs and migration paths.
• Shape cloud architecture guardrails consistent with an Azure-first approach.
• Define data architecture direction to enable analytics and AI use cases.
• Partner with security/compliance to address threat modeling, encryption, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate technologies and vendors for enterprise fit and total cost of ownership.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams; promote best practices and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Architecture governance

Cloud architecture

Security architecture

CI/CD & IaC

TOGAF/ArchiMate modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering

High school diploma or equivalent

Certifications in enterprise/cloud/security/data architecture

Tools

Azure

ArchiMate modelling tools

Job description

Benefits & Perks

• Base compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package
• Incentive pay program (EPIP)
• Health/Vision/Dental insurance
• 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
• Fertility/Adoption assistance
• 2 weeks paid caregiver leave
• 401(k) plan matching up to 5%
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources

Job Summary The Enterprise Architect is a senior-level role responsible for defining, governing, and evolving enterprise-wide technology architecture to enable business strategy, reduce complexity, and improve security, resilience, and delivery speed. This role partners with business and IT leaders to define target-state architectures and roadmaps across application, data, integration, security, and cloud domains—ensuring solutions integrate cleanly into BCBSKS’s enterprise technical and data environments and align with a Cloud-first approach and digital transformation priorities. “This position is eligible to work remote, hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy.”

What you’ll do

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, reference architectures, and standards across application, data, integration, security, and cloud domains.
• Develop target-state architectures and multi-year roadmaps aligned to business capabilities, risk posture and investment priorities.
• Lead architecture governance (reviews, exceptions, and decision records) ensuring solutions are compliant, secure-by-design, and operationally ready.
• Provide end-to-end solution architecture for initiatives, including application design, integration patterns, data flows, identity, and security controls.
• Guide application modernization and platform adoption (e.g., API-first, event-driven, containerization) with clear tradeoffs and migration paths.
• Shape cloud architecture guardrails (landing zones, networking, identity, logging/monitoring, cost governance) consistent with an Azure-first approach.
• Define data architecture direction (data domains, master/reference data, metadata, quality, privacy classification) to enable analytics and AI use cases.
• Partner with Information Security and Compliance to incorporate threat modeling, least privilege, encryption/key management, and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA).
• Evaluate technologies and vendors; recommend adoption, consolidation, or retirement based on enterprise fit, risk, and total cost of ownership.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams; promote engineering best practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, testing, observability) and continuous reduction of technical debt.

What you need

• Ability to define and govern enterprise architecture across application, data, security, integration, and cloud domains, ensuring consistency across portfolios and products.
• Strong architecture communication skills (diagrams, models, decision records) and the ability to explain tradeoffs to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Experience developing target-state architectures and roadmaps, aligning technology direction to business capabilities and measurable outcomes.
• Broad cloud architecture proficiency (Azure preferred) including networking, identity, resilience, observability, and cost management concepts.
• Security architecture knowledge including IAM, threat modeling, encryption/key management, secure SDLC, and privacy/regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA).
• Application and integration architecture expertise (API-first, event-driven patterns, messaging) and experience modernizing legacy systems.
• Data architecture and governance knowledge (data domains, master/reference data, metadata, lineage, retention, and quality).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and operational readiness practices that improve delivery quality and repeatability.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, mentor teams, and facilitate cross-functional decisions.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and modeling approaches (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, ArchiMate) and pragmatic application in delivery environments.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in progressively responsible IT roles required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an architectural role performing design, development, and support of enterprise systems required.
• Certifications in enterprise, cloud, security, and/or data architecture (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, CISSP/CCSP, relevant data platform certifications) or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with enterprise architecture methodologies and frameworks, including TOGAF, Zachman, or ArchiMate preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Office setting, with possible remote or hybrid work opportunities depending on the department.
• Some meetings, trainings, demonstrations, etc. may require in person attendance.
• May involve long periods of time working on a computer.

Compensation

IT&S 18 $128,160 - $152,200 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas offers excellent competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The compensation range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive wages that align with the individual's skills, education, experience, and training. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts.

Our Commitment to Connection and Belonging At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of connection and belonging, where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas conducts pre-employment drug screening, criminal conviction check, employment verifications and education as part of a conditional offer of employment. For more than 70 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has built a reputation of trust. As we move forward in this new era of health care we want to continue that tradition. Whether a member needs Blue Cross to cover an annual check-up or give them peace of mind during a major medical crisis, we want our members to know they can trust BCBSKS to meet their needs. Our mission: Being the insurer Kansans trust with their health.

Our Commitment to Connection and Belonging At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of connection and belonging, where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas conducts pre-employment drug screening, criminal conviction check, employment verifications and education as part of a conditional offer of employment.