IT Architect 5 TX - IS Systems Application - FT - Day

University of California - Irvine Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UCI Health seeks an experienced architect to design high-quality solutions aligning with business blueprints and enterprise services. The role focuses on scalable, high-performance architectures across Epic-related and non-EMR systems, and requires strong project leadership and stakeholder collaboration.

The incumbent will lead architecture discussions, ensure alignment with infrastructure standards, and promote flexible, robust designs for ongoing health system initiatives.

Qualifications

• Substantial understanding of mapping data from systems outside an EMR/Epic, such as third party vendors and/or large file uploads into IT-supported systems, including Epic.
• Previous project management / lead experience.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Must be willing and able to work occasional weekends and evenings as needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience of integrating applications across all facets of a Health System including Billing, Registration, HIM, Inpatient, Ambulatory, Emergency/Urgent Cares and Surgical areas, as well as HL7 integration of third party systems with an EMR/Epic.
• Demonstrated ability in determining how technology can be applied to meet business needs.
• Broad knowledge of business process including disaster recovery, business continuity and risk management.
• Bachelors degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training.
• Ability to take creative and abstract concepts and produce a solid application framework.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.
• Ability to discover and define technical requirements and their relationship to functional requirements and to determine the adequacy of documented requirements for architecture definition.
• Ability to design and manage high-level projects, lead governance decision making and development of end-to-end processes.
• 10 plus years experience architecting, developing, deploying, and supporting complex computing applications in a medium to large scale environment, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Create high quality solution designs addressing architectural concerns
• Align designs with business blueprints, delivery constraints, and enterprise standards
• Deliver scalable, high-performance architecture solutions across IT systems

Skills

Data mapping to EMR/Epic systems

Project management / lead experience

Customer service skills

Clear written and verbal English

Organizational and project management

Technical requirements vs functional

High-level project design & governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Disaster recovery & business Continuit

Ability to manage workload pace

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

Incumbent creates high quality solution designs which address all architectural concerns including business, information, application, and infrastructure. Designs architecture which will align with business blueprints, delivery constraints, enterprise business services, enterprise framework services, and infrastructure standards. Delivers design solutions that promote flexibility, scalability, and high-performance.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Substantial understanding of mapping data from systems outside an EMR/Epic, such as third party vendors and/or large file uploads into IT-supported systems, including Epic
• Previous project management / lead experience
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Must be willing and able to work occasional weekends and evenings as needed
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated experience of integrating applications across all facets of a Health System including Billing, Registration, HIM, Inpatient, Ambulatory, Emergency/Urgent Cares and Surgical areas, as well as HL7 integration of third party systems with an EMR/Epic
• Demonstrated ability in determining how technology can be applied to meet business needs
• Broad knowledge of business process including disaster recovery, business continuity and risk management
• Bachelors degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training
• Ability to take creative and abstract concepts and produce a solid application framework
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to discover and define technical requirements and their relationship to functional requirements and to determine the adequacy of documented requirements for architecture definition
• Ability to design and manage high-level projects, lead governance decision making and development of end-to-end processes
• 10 plus years experience architecting, developing, deploying, and supporting complex computing applications in a medium to large scale environment, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Master's Degree in a technical or business discipline
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Experience working in an academic hospital IT department

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [e-mail] or at [phone], Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization