Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect

Hybrid
• Main Office - Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Salary Range $ - $ Salary/year Position Type Full Time Education Level Bachelor's Degree Travel Percentage None Category IT

Central Coast Salary Range : $136,000 - $205,000

While candidates from anywhere in California are welcome to apply, there is a strong preference for those who reside on the Central Coast (Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties). This role may offer opportunities for remote work; however, familiarity with and proximity to our local customers is valued.

Job Summary

The Enterprise Architect serves as the organization's senior technology strategist and architectural authority, responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the enterprise-wide technology vision. This role ensures that applications, platforms, integrations, and data capabilities align with long-term business objectives and comply with Medi-Cal and CMS regulatory requirements. The following are the core responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities

• 1. Enterprise Architecture Vision & Governance - (Defining standards, oversight, and enterprise-wide architectural direction):

  • Define, maintain, and evolve the Enterprise Architecture Blueprint across Business, Application, Data, Integration, and Technology domains.

  • Establish and lead the Architecture Review Board (ARB), serving as the architectural gatekeeper for all enterprise-impacting initiatives.

  • Define and enforce architectural standards, principles, and guardrails related to security, scalability, interoperability, and sustainability.

  • Define enterprise cloud architecture standards, patterns, and governance guardrails across environments.

• 2. Strategic Technology & Investment Guidance - (Guiding roadmap, vendor decisions, and long-term platform strategy):

  • Own and maintain the architectural roadmap for core health plan systems, including Claims, Care Management, Provider Portals, and member-facing platforms.

  • Lead architectural due diligence for vendor evaluations and RFPs, assessing integration readiness, vendor risk, scalability, and total cost of ownership.

  • Provide objective, fact-based technology recommendations grounded in business impact, long-term maintainability, and financial considerations.

  • Guide the organization from basic "lift-and-shift" migrations toward cloud-native architectures where appropriate.

• 3. Business–Technology Alignment - (Translating business strategy into architectural capabilities):

  • Partner with executive and operational leaders (e.g., Claims, Care Management, Member Services, Provider Relations) to translate business strategies into enabling technology capabilities.

  • Develop and maintain business capability maps that align organizational needs with technology solutions.

  • Partner with infrastructure, security, and compliance teams to balance innovation with regulatory requirements and risk management.

• 4. Modernization, Risk Reduction & Technical Debt Management - (Improving interoperability, resilience, and long-term sustainability):

  • Identify, prioritize, and drive reduction of technical debt through application rationalization, platform consolidation, and modernization planning.

  • Define and enforce an enterprise API-first integration strategy.

  • Lead the architectural response to CMS…