Enterprise Architect III

** Overview*
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JOB TITLE:

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* Enterprise Architect III

** _CAYUSE COMPANY:_*
* Cayuse Civil Services, LLC

** _LOCATION_*
* Austin, TX

** _SALARY:_*
* $-$166,400

** _EMPLOYEE TYPE:_*
* Full-Time Salary Exempt

** _TRAVEL_*
* No

** _RELOCATION_*
* No

** Employment in this role is conditional upon successful execution of the contract by the client.*
* ** The Work*
* The Enterprise Architect III serves as a senior master data architect and is responsible for translating business requirements into specific systems, applications, and process designs with interlocked financial modeling for very large, complex technical solutions. The role analyzes service requirements and designs end‑to‑end solutions that meet business, technical, and financial objectives.

This position is a key expert in constructing comprehensive solutions, including scope, architecture, risk profile, staffing model, and corresponding financials. The Enterprise Architect III maintains deep industry and internal services knowledge to construct industry‑leading solutions that integrate process, technology, and people. The role also provides trusted advisory support as a subject matter expert (SME) for technical services and follows defined standard operating procedures for cost modeling, approvals, reviews, and all associated workflows and deliverables.

This position aligns with Cayuse's core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables

** Responsibilities*
* + Translate complex business requirements into specific system, application, integration, and process designs that support large‑scale enterprise solutions.

+ Develop end‑to‑end architectural blueprints encompassing data, application, integration, security, and infrastructure components, with a focus on MDM and analytics.

+ Construct detailed solution scope documents, including functional and non‑functional requirements, architectural decisions, and traceability back to business outcomes.

+ Define and maintain reference architectures, standards, and patterns for MDM, data integration, and analytics platforms.

+ Design and implement master data solutions for multi‑terabyte MDM implementations, with emphasis on healthcare provider and member domains.

+ Lead the development and implementation of new MDM capabilities using the Informatica application tool stack in IDMC (or equivalent platforms).

+ Collaborate with data architects and subject matter experts to model as‑is and to‑be processes involving master data, identity resolution, survivorship, and trusted attribution.

+ Ensure MDM solutions support enterprise data quality, data stewardship, and cross‑program data integration objectives.

+ Design and oversee extract/transform/load (ETL) processes using Oracle, Snowflake, Informatica Power Center, and related tools to load data into MDM and analytics environments.

+ Provide technical leadership for the development, testing, and maintenance of enhancements and upgrades to MDM application layers and related integration components.

+ Assume operational responsibility for metadata loads and metadata management processes, including lineage, cataloging, and impact analysis.

+ Ensure that build and deployment of MDM and ETL components comply with coding, security, and data governance standards.

+ Participate in the construction of detailed financial models that align with complex services proposals and solution architectures.

+ Develop risk assessments and corresponding mitigation plans for complex services and technology proposals, including technical, operational, and financial risks.

+ Align solution architectures with budgetary constraints, cost recovery models, and long‑term total cost of ownership (TCO) considerations.

+ Develop and refine effective AI prompts and query strategies to retrieve and synthesize master data for complex data domains.

+ Build and maintain a library of standardized prompts and query templates for common reporting and analytics needs.

+ Provide subject matter expertise on validating AI output, including identifying and mitigating…