PACS & Enterprise Imaging Administrator Architect

NTT DATA North America; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) company match

Paid time off

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a remote PACS Architect to lead enterprise imaging initiatives from Dallas, TX. The role administers, optimizes, and supports imaging platforms including PACS, VNA, and integration with DICOM/HL7, driving performance and interoperability across the organization.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of enterprise imaging architecture experience, strong project leadership, and a CIIP certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of enterprise imaging, healthcare IT, or systems architecture experience.
• Minimum 7 years of experience supporting PACS, VNA, DICOM, and HL7 integrations.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate project requests related to enterprise imaging applications and associated systems.
• Conduct current-state assessments, requirements gathering, solution design, and application build activities.
• Lead implementation teams through planning, design, development, testing, and deployment phases.
• Ensure designs align with policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop scalable imaging workflows across the enterprise.
• Support training development, implementation documentation, and transition to operations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and timelines.
• Lead project teams to deliver initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Monitor and resolve support tickets and production issues.
• Coordinate patches, service packs, upgrades, and system maintenance; document procedures.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.
• Ensure system availability, performance, stability, and security.
• Monitor servers, services, databases, logs, backups, and performance metrics.

Skills

Enterprise imaging

PACS

VNA

DICOM

HL7 integrations

Project leadership

Systems architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or related field

Tools

CIIP certification

Job description

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company’s growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.

For more than 25 years,NTT DATA have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy.

NTT DATAcurrently seeks a direct hire PACS Architect to join our team in Dallas, TX.

Location: Remote (Monthly onsite attendance required in Dallas, TX. Candidates are responsible for their own travel expenses.)

Summary:

The Enterprise Imaging Architect / Senior Enterprise Imaging Specialist is responsible for the administration, support, optimization, and lifecycle management of enterprise imaging applications and infrastructure. This includes PACS, Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), DICOM and HL7 integrations, image exchange platforms, and advanced post-processing applications.

This role serves as the senior technical expert for enterprise imaging workflows, ensuring the availability, performance, security, and interoperability of imaging systems across the organization. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with project leadership experience to support enterprise-wide imaging initiatives and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate project requests related to enterprise imaging applications and associated systems.
• Conduct current-state assessments, requirements gathering, solution design, and application build activities.
• Lead implementation teams through planning, design, development, testing, and deployment phases.
• Ensure system designs align with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop scalable solutions for complex business and clinical imaging workflows.
• Support training development, implementation documentation, and transition to operational support.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and timelines.
• Lead project teams to deliver initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Monitor and resolve support tickets and production issues.
• Coordinate software patches, service packs, upgrades, and system maintenance activities.Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and support processes.
• Participate in an on-call support rotation.
• Ensure system availability, performance, stability, and security.
• Monitoras servers, services, databases, logs, backups, scheduled processes, storage utilization, and system performance metrics.

REQUIRED:

• Minimum 7 years of related enterprise imaging, healthcare IT, or systems architecture experience
• Minimum 7 years Proven experience supporting enterprise imaging platforms including PACS, VNA, DICOM, and HL7 integrations
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PREFERRED:

• Demonstrated project leadership and project management experience.
• Experience implementing, upgrading, and supporting enterprise-scale imaging systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational support background in complex, integrated environments.
• Ability to complete and maintain required application-specific certifications and training relevant to supported systems.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Possess Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) from the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII).

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting salaryrange for this remote role is ($140k-$150k/annual). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits

About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo. Visit us at us.nttdata.com.

NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.