Senior Solution Architect

Vizient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits plan

Job summary

Vizient seeks a senior solutions architect to lead end-to-end data, analytics, and AI product architectures. You will define technical strategies for enterprise platforms, design scalable data models and pipelines, and collaborate with product, engineering and data science teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

You will guide architectural standards, evaluate new technologies, and mentor teams across the enterprise, emphasizing governance, security and data quality in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise data and analytics architecture.
• Proven ability to design scalable data pipelines and platforms.
• Experience with Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake and Unity Catalog.
• Strong collaboration with product, engineering and data science teams.
• Knowledge of security, governance and data quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data/analytics architecture for complex, cross-domain products.
• Define technical strategies and blueprints for enterprise data platforms.
• Design scalable data architectures, pipelines, semantic layers and data products.
• Establish patterns for scalability, performance, security, governance and observability.
• Evaluate technologies, run proofs of concept, and advise on investments.
• Design AI/ML architectures including RAG, embeddings and LLM orchestration.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into production solutions.
• Guide teams in applying architectural standards and reusable patterns.
• Create architecture diagrams and technical documentation for audiences.
• Mentor teams and promote consistent architecture practices across products.

Skills

Solution architecture

Leadership

AI/ML design

Data modeling

Cross-domain collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

RAG

LLM orchestration

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for complex, cross-domain data, analytics, and AI products.
• Define technical strategies and architectural blueprints for enterprise data and analytics platforms, with an emphasis on Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog.
• Design scalable data architectures, pipelines, semantic layers, domain models, and data products that integrate clinical, spend, operational, and other enterprise data.
• Establish architectural patterns and standards for scalability, performance, reliability, security, governance, data quality, observability, and business continuity.
• Evaluate technologies and vendors, lead proofs of concept, and recommend solutions that support business priorities and long-term technology goals.
• Design architectures for AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, agents, and large language model orchestration.
• Partner with product, engineering, data science, platform, and business clients to translate requirements into production-ready solutions and influence technology roadmaps and investment decisions.
• Guide engineering teams in adopting architectural standards, frameworks, tools, and reusable solutions while balancing delivery needs with long-term sustainability.
• Develop architecture diagrams, reference architectures, and technical documentation that clearly communicate designs, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.
• Mentor engineering teams and advocate for consistent architecture practices across products and the enterprise.

Estimated Hiring Range

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.