Solutions Architect
University of Arizona
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University of Arizona is seeking a Solutions Architect for Enrollment Management Strategic Initiatives to lead the technical blueprint for EMSI integrations across Slate CRM, ERP systems, and data platforms. This role focuses on aligning business needs with scalable technology solutions that enhance the student experience.
Responsibilities include developing architectural roadmaps, overseeing system integrations, and mentoring developers and analysts while ensuring security and compliance with
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the architectural vision and technology roadmap for Enrollment Management solutions.
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and sustainable technical solutions.
- Design and oversee integrations among student information systems, CRM platforms, admissions and financial aid applications, data platforms, and other enterprise systems.
- Be a thought partner to and bring an ability to lift other’s ideas up within the EMSI team; realizing it takes a team to develop a quality product.
- Establish and promote standards for system architecture, integration, data exchange, security, reliability, and performance.
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Education
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Job description
To Be Determined
USA
The Solutions Architect for Enrollment Management Strategic Initiatives (EMSI) provides strategic technical leadership for the systems, applications, integrations, and data environments that support the university’s enrollment operations. This position focuses on where the student experiences, business processes, and technologies overlap. Working under direction of the supervisor for the EMSI Solutions Management & Customization team for Solutions Management & Customization, this position identifies and recommends to EMSI leadership technical blueprint designs for integrations, solutions, and process standards that are scalable. This position will own architecting how the University’s instances of Technolutions Slate (CRM), other EM systems (ex. AI platforms, application and other 3rd party vendors), and University systems (ex. PeopleSoft, Salesforce, and StarRez) integrate and compliment one another. The position oversees system integrations, documents technical processes, and delivers projects that improve the overall experience with a student first mindset.
Success in this position will require close working relationships with EMSI developers and business analysts to ensure solutions being built and maintained continue to meet the standards developed by this position. The position will work closely with university IT partners to understand other system needs, limitations, and architectures to translate those into a well-coordinated solution blueprint. Balances their own ideas and vision while fostering a collaborative, growth mindset environment amongst the team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technology professional who is interested in serving as the bridge between business needs and technical solutions, helping ensure that technology investments align with institutional goals and provide an effective experience for prospective and current students while managing staff expectations.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates working anywhere in the U.S. may be considered for a remote assignment. If you are selected for this position and are employed to work remotely from outside of Arizona, your overtime exemption status will depend on the laws of the state where you perform your work. For employees working outside of Arizona, you may be hired as an hourly employee in accordance with state laws. A comparable hourly rate range would be: [Min $41.765, Mid $54.294, Max $66.824]. These changes would not affect the position duties as outlined
- health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- life insurance and disability programs
- paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members
- retirement plans
- access to U of A recreation and cultural activities
- and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please.
- Develop and maintain the architectural vision and technology roadmap for Enrollment Management solutions.
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, and sustainable technical solutions.
- Design and oversee integrations among student information systems, CRM platforms, admissions and financial aid applications, data platforms, and other enterprise systems.
- Be a thought partner to and bring an ability to lift other’s ideas up within the EMSI team; realizing it takes a team to develop a quality product
- Establish and promote standards for system architecture, integration, data exchange, security, reliability, and performance.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve operational efficiency, data quality, and the student experience.
- Support major technology initiatives, system implementations, upgrades, migrations, and integrations.
- Identify architectural risks, technical dependencies, and opportunities for modernization.
- Collaborate with enterprise architecture, information technology, data governance, cybersecurity, and application development teams.
- Partner with Enrollment Management functional and operational experts to understand business processes and identify opportunities for technology improvements.
- Regularly engage with EMSI leadership to help vision map out longer development timelines, goals, and frameworks of EM and campus leadership directives.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, and decision records.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers, analysts, administrators, and project teams.
- Help ensure solutions comply with university policies, security requirements, accessibility standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Strong understanding of security, privacy, scalability, reliability, and system lifecycle management.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Extensive knowledge and use of principles, theories and concepts of a job function.
- Complete knowledge of all job functions and the broad industry best practices, techniques and standards.
- Knowledge with higher education enrollment processes, including recruitment, admissions, financial aid, registration, and student records.
This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Experience with higher education enrollment systems, student information systems, CRM platforms, or related technologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms, modern integration patterns, and enterprise data architectures.
- Experience working in a large, decentralized, or complex university environment.
- Experience with enterprise application architecture, system integration, APIs, databases, and data exchange technologies.
- Experience in designing and supporting enterprise technology solutions, preferably in higher education or a similarly complex environment.
Exempt
Full Time
40
1.0
Fiscal
Information Technology
Yes - Full Benefits
$86,870 - $112,932
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
11
The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator .
The grade range for this position is $86,870 – $138,993. Each unit typically sets starting paybetween the minimum and midpoint upon hire as reflected in the Rate of Payfield above.
PC3
Applications Development
Information Technology
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
1
12/7/2026
Dan Derflinger
Executive Director, Enrollment Management Strategic Initiatives
danderf@arizona.edu
11/3/2026
Resume and Cover Letter
The application window is anticipated to close on Friday, November 13, 2026 (8:00 AM MST).
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University’s campuses.Thesereports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.
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