Solution Architect

OhioHealth; Blom (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth in Columbus, OH is seeking a Senior IT Architect to provide technical leadership and define system scope for enterprise applications. You will guide solution architecture across data, integration, and infrastructure, collaborating with engineering, product, and delivery teams to drive high-quality designs.

The role requires 5–10 years of IT experience, strong analytic and communication skills, and a track record in cloud platforms and modern architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–10 years of IT experience.
• Strong systems integration and design experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms, APIs, security, and modern architectures.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into end-to-end solution designs.
• Design application, integration, data, and infrastructure architectures.
• Lead technical discovery and sizing activities while ensuring compliance with enterprise and domain architecture standards.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, and vendors.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Guide and support delivery teams through design reviews and implementation guidance.

Skills

Cloud & APIs

System Integration

Security & Architecture

Documentation & Communication

Enterprise Architecture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering or related

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary:

Provides technical leadership and functional direction on formulation and definition of system scope and objectives. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and formulate desired results. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written or how software will be utilized.
Works with Portfolio Architects to elaborate on the solution architecture for the application area, and reviews the detailed designs working with the technical lead to ensure compliance with overall solution vision, and guides the teams to implement solutions, and documents applications in areas including messaging and collaboration, web technologies, wireless technologies, system interfaces, database querying, and reporting.
Champions the technology and implementation for identified application area(s), manage application level technical debt, guide the application stakeholders on the prioritization of the technical scope. current applications/processes for technical performance and recommend target benchmarks.
Helps the team troubleshoot any technical problems by providing problem resolution, follow-up, and education.
*This a hybrid position, located in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Translate business requirements into end-to-end solution designs
• Design application, integration, data, and infrastructure architectures
• Lead technical discovery t-shirt sizing activities, and ensure compliance with enterprise and domain architecture standards
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, and vendors
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and trade-offs
• Guide and support delivery teams through design reviews and implementation guidance

As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Additional Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Field of Study: Computer Science Field of Study: Engineering Field of Study: related field OR equivalent experience

• Years of experience: 5-10 relevant IT experience.

• Strong systems integration and design experience

• Experience with cloud platforms, APIs, security, and modern architectures

• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills

Specialized Knowledge

Strongly Preferred

• Cloud Solution Architecture certification (AWS, Azure, or Google)

Success Measures

• Solutions delivered aligned to requirements and standards
• High-quality, scalable, and supportable designs
• Reduced rework due to architectural issues
• Strong collaboration with delivery teams

Desired Attributes

Preferred

• TOGAF® Foundation (Level 1)
• SAFe® Architect or DevOps Practitioner
• PMI-ACP or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
• Platform certifications (Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, etc.)

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

IT Enterprise Architects

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment