Senior IT Architect: Enterprise Strategy & Solutions

Highmark Health; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 86,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to design, develop, and optimize architecture strategies across business capabilities and IT systems. The role emphasizes shaping enterprise solutions, aligning stakeholders, and translating business needs into practical architectural designs.

The ideal candidate brings at least 3 years in IT architecture, a Bachelor’s in information technology, and knowledge of data warehousing, databases, and modern frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or closely related field.
• Substitutions: none
• Preferred: Master’s degree; Industry certifications desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic consultation to business customers defining processes and enabling technologies.
• Design large/complex systems, select standards, and ensure integration.
• Clarify and communicate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Identify and lead significant improvement programs with measurable benefits.
• Engage with stakeholders across the organization for effective problem resolution.
• Mentor peers and provide architectural guidance and training.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or closely related field

Master's degree

Tools

IMS

DB2

Oracle

Teradata Databases

Data Warehousing

COBAL

Visual Basic

C/C++

SAS

Java/JavaScript Framework

PEGA

CSS3

Mobile

JSON

Cognos

Hadoop

SQL

J2EE

HTML5/XML

Waterfall

Agile

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to design, develop, and optimize architecture strategies across business capabilities and IT systems. The role emphasizes shaping enterprise solutions, aligning stakeholders, and translating business needs into practical architectural designs.

The ideal candidate brings at least 3 years in IT architecture, a Bachelor’s in information technology, and knowledge of data warehousing, databases, and modern frameworks.