Senior Solutions Architect - AI-Driven Enterprise & Cloud

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 157,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Comprehensive benefits plan

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. seeks a Principal Solutions Architect to lead the Advisory Engineering portfolio, translating business needs into enterprise architecture strategies and guiding AI-enabled, cloud-native solutions with cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Data, Security, and executives.

You will oversee architecture assessments, modernization roadmaps, and mentoring of teams while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and long-term business value.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise application development.
• 5+ years leading architecture for enterprise applications or complex technology solutions.
• Experience designing cloud-native applications, APIs, integrations, distributed systems, data platforms, and enterprise software architectures.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications while maintaining business continuity.
• Experience designing AI-enabled or data-driven solutions using modern cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to influence architecture decisions across Product, Engineering, Security, Data, and business stakeholders.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable, modern technology solutions for the Advisory Engineering portfolio.
• Lead architecture assessments, modernization strategies, and roadmaps for platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor teams across products, platforms, and initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into end-to-end technical solutions including APIs, integrations, cloud services, data, and security.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud-native design

APIs & Integrations

Distributed systems

Data platforms

AI-enabled solutions

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Vizient, Inc. seeks a Principal Solutions Architect to lead the Advisory Engineering portfolio, translating business needs into enterprise architecture strategies and guiding AI-enabled, cloud-native solutions with cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Data, Security, and executives.

You will oversee architecture assessments, modernization roadmaps, and mentoring of teams while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and long-term business value.