Senior Enterprise Architect - Remote Strategy & Cloud Lead

Cardinal Health; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Work-Life resources

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to align architecture with business goals and technology strategy. You will lead next‑gen designs across data, applications and infrastructure, drive roadmaps, and govern standards to accelerate speed to market and reduce total cost of ownership.

In this role you will collaborate with senior leadership, manage complex programs, and ensure risk/ROI are considered in decisions while shaping innovation and vendor strategies.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience, preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• Experience with building and delivering Large Scale Business/Technology Transformations in eCommerce, ERP, Warehouse Mgmt, Billing, Master Data, preferred.
• Excellent understanding of the web technology stack for business applications (e.g., TCP / IP, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, RESTful APIs)
• Previous development and solution architecture experience is preferred
• Experience in all aspects of cloud computing (e.g., infrastructure, storage, platforms, and data)
• Experience with architecture design and deployment using cloud platforms, Google Cloud (preferred), AWS, Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Data modeling and building database tables, views, materialized views etc.
• Understanding data integration concepts such as EAI, ETL, ELT, EII and B2B
• Experience with SAP technologies such as, S4, HANA, Business Objects tools, is a plus
• Experience with enterprise data models, data architecture strategies, delivery roadmaps, information lifecycle management, and data governance capabilities
• Understanding of effects of security legislation on architecture decisions, including HIPAA, GDPR, Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI regulations
• Knowledge of TOGAF or Zachman
• Outstanding time management and organization skills with Ability to work across multiple job levels to achieve results.
• Ability to influence and engage with senior leadership and business stakeholders
• Excellent communication & presentation skills; written and verbal, with the ability to mix deep technical expertise with simple, everyday language to effectively communicate with C-Suite executives
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Translate business drivers into enterprise architecture requirements; align technology strategy with business goals and financial planning.
• Design next-generation architectures across business, application, data, and technology domains to enable agility, low TCO, and speed to market.
• Develop IT strategies, architecture roadmaps, reference architectures, and enforce standards, patterns, and governance.
• Build extensible solution architectures; ensure adherence during implementation; lead collaboration across teams.
• Monitor emerging technologies, analyze industry trends, and recommend innovative approaches; provide thought leadership on adoption.
• Evaluate solutions considering risk, ROI, schedule, and budget; communicate and influence toward future-state architectures.
• Participate in RFPs, vendor evaluations, and sourcing; assess pricing models and upgrade/retirement plans; raise risks with leadership

Skills

Web tech stack

Cloud platforms

Data modeling

Data integration

Security compliance

TOGAF/Zachman

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Eng or related

Tools

S4/HANA

RESTful APIs

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to align architecture with business goals and technology strategy. You will lead next‑gen designs across data, applications and infrastructure, drive roadmaps, and govern standards to accelerate speed to market and reduce total cost of ownership.

In this role you will collaborate with senior leadership, manage complex programs, and ensure risk/ROI are considered in decisions while shaping innovation and vendor strategies.