Senior Solution Architect

Vizient, Inc.; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 135,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. in Edina, MN seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead end-to-end data, analytics, and AI solution architectures across cross-domain datasets.

You will define technical strategies for enterprise data platforms (Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog) and guide teams toward scalable, secure, and observable architectures that support business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end data, analytics, and AI solution architectures.
• Ability to design scalable data architectures, pipelines, and data products.
• Strong governance, security, and observability practices in data platforms.

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 platforms with emphasis on Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog.
• Design scalable data architectures, pipelines, semantic layers, domain models, and data products that integrate diverse enterprise data.
• Establish architectural patterns for scalability, performance, reliability, security, governance, data quality, observability, and business continuity.
• Evaluate technologies, lead proofs of concept, and propose solutions aligned with business priorities and long-term goals.
• Design architectures for AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities, including RAG and LLM orchestration.
• Partner with product, engineering, data science, platform, and business clients to translate requirements into production-ready solutions.
• Guide engineering teams in adopting architectural standards and reusable solutions while balancing delivery with sustainability.
• Develop architecture diagrams, reference architectures, and documentation for technical and executive audiences.
• Mentor teams and advocate for consistent architecture practices.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cross-domain data

AI/ML architectures

Data product design

Leadership & mentoring

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

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.