PRINCIPAL ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT - AI

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Overview:

We are looking for an Principal Enterprise Architect - AI to join our team!

The Principal Enterprise Architect plays a critical role in aligning the organization's IT strategy with its business goals. This position is responsible for developing high-level architectural frameworks to improve business operations, enable technology innovation, and increase operational efficiency. The role focuses on identifying and mapping key interactions between systems, platforms, applications, data, and infrastructure components to support scalable and sustainable enterprise solutions.

As a recognized expert in the field, the Principal Enterprise Architect will lead strategic initiatives, influence enterprise-wide technology direction, and support executive leadership in making informed investment decisions. This position is essential to the organization's focus on emerging technologies, including the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to create a cohesive, future-ready technology model.

Bachelor's Degree + 8 years of relevant experience
OR
10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree

No specific certification or licensure requirements

• 8+ years (with degree) or 10+ years (without degree) of progressive experience in enterprise architecture or IT strategy roles

• Proven experience developing and implementing enterprise-level architecture frameworks and roadmaps

• Deep understanding of IT systems, applications, data structures, and infrastructure, including end-to-end system mapping

• Strong background in evaluating total cost of ownership and return on investment for architecture alternatives

• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to executive leadership and influencing cross-functional stakeholders

• Experience supporting enterprise-level AI/ML initiatives

• Knowledge of industry standards and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)

• Background in healthcare or large-scale enterprise environments

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Sentara Independence provides quality outpatient services to the surrounding community. The facility includes an ambulance-accessible emergency room that is supported by board-certified physicians. Sentara Independence houses state-of-the-art medical equipment and highly-skilled physicians and staff. Sentara Independence is now an extension of the quality services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital including advanced imaging and physical therapy.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.