Senior Solutions Architect: AI, Cloud & Enterprise

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

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. seeks an experienced Solution Architect to lead architecture activities across products, platforms, and technology initiatives. You will translate business requirements into scalable, secure designs while aligning with enterprise standards.

You will drive cloud-native architectures, APIs, integrations, and AI-enabled data solutions, working with product, engineering, security, and data teams to ensure successful modernization and ongoing governance.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 7 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience designing enterprise applications or complex technology solutions required.
• Experience designing cloud-native applications, APIs, integrations, distributed systems, and enterprise software solutions required.
• Experience supporting application modernization and cloud migration initiatives required.
• Experience designing AI-enabled or data-driven solutions using modern cloud platforms required.
• Experience collaborating across Product, Engineering, Security, Data, and business functions required.
• Experience in healthcare, consulting, or other regulated industries preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Databricks, SaaS applications, enterprise integrations, or relevant cloud or architecture certifications preferred.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture activities for assigned products, platforms, and technology initiatives.
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and business clients to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design end-to-end solution architectures spanning applications, APIs, integrations, cloud services, data, security, and operational support.
• Identify modernization opportunities that improve scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Evaluate technology options and recommend appropriate build, buy, or reuse approaches aligned with enterprise standards.
• Design AI-enabled and data-driven solutions using approved enterprise AI and cloud capabilities.
• Apply enterprise architecture, security, integration, and data governance standards to solution designs.
• Participate in architecture reviews, provide technical guidance, and resolve complex solution design challenges.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Principal Solutions Architects to maintain alignment with strategic technology direction.
• Communicate solution designs, technical risks, assumptions, and implementation recommendations to project teams and clients.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud architecture

Enterprise integration

Healthcare/regulatory domain

Education

Relevant degree preferred

Job description

Vizient, Inc. seeks an experienced Solution Architect to lead architecture activities across products, platforms, and technology initiatives. You will translate business requirements into scalable, secure designs while aligning with enterprise standards.

You will drive cloud-native architectures, APIs, integrations, and AI-enabled data solutions, working with product, engineering, security, and data teams to ensure successful modernization and ongoing governance.