Full-Time Sr. Director, Enterprise Architecture

THE POSITION: The Senior Director, IT – Enterprise Architecture is the head of IT enterprise architecture, driving the strategy and implementation of enterprise architecture for all EVERSANA. You will lead the architecture used by the business units across the enterprise and help coach them to achieve superior business outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the enterprise architecture team, own and evolve the enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and governance.
• Establish architecture principles supporting agility, scalability, and product thinking across legacy and modern technologies based on business needs.
• Define current and future state architecture roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Serve as a consultative partner to senior business and IT leaders.
• Translate business strategies into architectural initiatives and actionable roadmaps.
• Support technology decision-making for major investments and digital programs.
• Provide architectural leadership as the company shifts to a product-centric delivery model.
• Design modular, reusable platforms and services supporting product autonomy.
• Help define boundaries, interfaces, and ownership patterns for product teams.
• Coach IT organization on Team Topologies principles.
• Support platform and enabling team setup through architecture patterns and tools.
• Promote fast flow, clear team APIs, and DevOps readiness across the organization.
• Engage in architecture reviews, modeling, and solution design.
• Work with development teams to ensure technical decisions align with architecture vision.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to junior architects and engineers.
• Be a key leader on the IT Leadership Team, collectively improving the performance and value creation of the IT organization.
• Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PEOPLE LEADER

• Responsible for and oversee their respective department.
• Interview, select, and supervise department staff; communicate, interpret, and discuss company policies and procedures with the team.
• Determine job objectives, work methods, and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives; conduct performance discussions and appraisals with each employee; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge; and administer all other personnel actions.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• BS in Computer Science, Analytics, Business Intelligence, or related field
• 15+ years in technology architecture, including enterprise architecture, solution design, and strategic planning
• Strong prior IT background as a developer, technical analyst, and/or administrator
• 20+ years software or infrastructure architecture experience
• Proven experience leading architectural transformation in a product-oriented environment
• Familiarity with Team Topologies, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and platform thinking
• Strong business acumen and ability to act as a bridge between technology and business strategy
• Experience in Agile, DevOps, and modern software delivery practices
• Excellent communication and influence skills across executive, technical, and operational audiences
• Prior experience as a player-coach, managing small, high-performing architecture teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters Degree in Computer Science, Analytics, Business Intelligence, or related field
• Health care experience (provider, pharmaceutical, and/or health plan) strongly preferred
• Experience in product operating model
• Basic understanding of TOGAF, SAFE or similar certifications
• Senior architecture experience
• Business architecture experience
• Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
• Familiarity with modern architecture tooling (e.g., LeanIX, Miro, etc)

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

SALARY RANGE

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is $177,000 to $208,000 and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S.

• Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location.

OTHER

• Enjoys working on multiple projects at a time
• Be able to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Continuous learner and Team player
• Strong communicator
• Leader within EVERSANA, driving client delight, outcome-based mindset, and coach for peers
• Travel (20%)

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