Solution Architect

OhioHealth; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking a senior IT Enterprise Architect to provide technical leadership and direction on system scope and objectives. This role focuses on designing end-to-end architectures, aligning with enterprise standards, and guiding delivery teams through implementation.

The candidate will work with Portfolio Architects to evolve solution architecture for healthcare IT systems, oversee technical debt, and ensure high quality, scalable designs in a hybrid Columbus, OH environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (CS/Engineering or related field).
• 5–10 years IT experience preferred.
• 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 sizing activities and ensure compliance with 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.

Skills

Systems integration

Architecture design

Cloud platforms

APIs

Security

Modern architectures

Analytical skills

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering or related field

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

Join us!

Join us!
… if your passion is to work in a caring environment
… if you believe that learning is a life-long process
… if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

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