IT Principal Architect

CommonSpirit Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Principal Architect to coordinate the implementation and integration of complex applications across enterprise environments. You will work with IT leadership and business teams to ensure information flow aligns with standards and strategic goals.

In this consultative role, you will lead architecture direction, oversee integrations and data workflows, and mentor Application Analysts while driving best practices and regulatory compliance in healthcare IT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a Healthcare environment.
• 7+ years’ experience in a healthcare IT role.
• Knowledge of systems and application development in healthcare.
• Experience with GDPR, CCPA, and privacy consent management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation and integration of complex applications across enterprise environments.
• Partner with IT leadership, project managers, and end users to define requirements and align features with enterprise standards.
• Lead application integrations, upgrades, and new modules while managing complex configurations and testing.
• Provide architecture leadership and vendor management, coordinating with product teams on roadmaps and capabilities.
• Mentor Application Analysts and other IT staff on best practices and technical methodologies.
• Drive standardization, documentation, and ongoing skills development across the team.

Skills

Consultative approach

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Healthcare IT knowledge

Security certifications (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Healthcare IT

Tools

Adobe Journey Optimizer

Adobe Experience Platform

Adobe Target

Adobe Campaign

Customer Journey Analytics (CJA)

Snowflake

APIs

JSON payloads

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Principal Architect, you will coordinate the implementation and integration of applications.

Every day you will work closely with applications and technical teams to ensure the efficient flow of information and data and ensure that plans are followed and issues resolved in a manner that results in a successful implementation.

To be successful, you will function in a consultative role using advanced problem-solving and analytical skills to implement, upgrade and support complex application systems.

• Designs, develops, configures, and implements complex application solutions to address technical and business needs across multiple functions and major application environments.
• Provides application architecture leadership and technical direction, serving as a subject matter expert and internal consultant while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, standards, and best practices.
• Partners with IT leadership, project managers, business leaders, committees, and end users to define requirements, evaluate application functionality, and identify enhancements and process improvements.
• Leads application integrations, implementations, upgrades, and enhancements, including complex configuration, testing, maintenance releases, new modules, and issue resolution.
• Provides advanced technical support and vendor management, resolving complex application issues while coordinating with key vendors on product updates, methodologies, roadmaps, and future capabilities.
• Drives application standardization and team development by establishing documentation and technical practices, monitoring healthcare IT trends, and educating Application Analysts and other IT staff on application solutions and methodologies.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge and skills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience in a Healthcare environment.
• 7+ years’ required.
• Knowledge of systems and application development in Health Care.
• 2 or more relevant technical/professional security certifications preferred.
• AJO Expertise: Deep knowledge of Adobe Journey Optimizer, including orchestration, decisioning, and real-time personalization.
• Adobe Experience Platform (AEP): Strong understanding of AEP, including data ingestion, schemas, and identity resolution.
• Data & Integration: Experience with JSON payloads, API integrations, and cloud data warehouses like Snowflake.
• Complementary Tools: Proficiency in Adobe Target, Customer Journey Analytics (CJA), or Adobe Campaign.
• Compliance: Knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, and privacy consent management.
• Additional soft skills required: Consultative behavior in solving problems, abilty to establish and nurture business relationships, executive level communication skills

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.