Job Posting Title:

Principal Solution Architect

----

Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

----

Position Open To:

All Applicants

----

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

----

FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

----

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

----

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

----

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

----

Job Details:

General Notes

The Principal Solution Architect leads the design and implementation of enterprise technology solutions supporting Dell Medical School's clinical, research, academic, and administrative missions. This role partners with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to develop enterprise architecture strategies, guide technology modernization initiatives, and ensure scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions aligned with organizational priorities.

Important Employment Information

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants requiring current or future visa sponsorship are not eligible for employment in this position.

Purpose

The Principal Solution Architect designs and guides the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide technology solutions. This role transforms strategic vision into actionable technology roadmaps, develops enterprise solution architectures, and provides architectural governance for major initiatives supporting healthcare delivery, research, education, and administrative operations. The position collaborates closely with executive leadership, clinical stakeholders, research teams, and technology professionals to ensure enterprise solutions are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned with organizational strategy.

Responsibilities

Leads Enterprise Solution Design

• Translate institutional vision into enterprise architecture roadmaps and actionable solution designs

• Develop solution and integration architectures supporting EHR, ERP, digital transformation, and enterprise technology initiatives

• Design secure, scalable, interoperable solutions across clinical, research, and administrative environments

• Establish enterprise architecture principles and escalation processes supporting solution governance

• Deliver solution architectures supporting healthcare, research, and future hospital initiatives

Drives Technology Strategy and Roadmapping

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture and technology roadmaps aligned with organizational priorities

• Evaluate and catalog existing technology solutions across Dell Medical School, UT Medical Center, research, and campus environments

• Develop phased roadmaps supporting modernization and retirement of legacy technologies

• Evaluate emerging technologies, vendor solutions, and strategic technology investments

• Prepare executive-level presentations communicating enterprise architecture strategy and technology direction

Collaborates with Stakeholders and Builds Coalitions

• Partner with clinical, operational, research, administrative, and executive leaders to gather and translate business requirements

• Build cross-functional partnerships supporting enterprise architecture adoption

• Facilitate solution design workshops and architecture reviews

• Communicate architectural decisions, roadmaps, and technical recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences

• Lead organizational change initiatives across complex, multi-stakeholder environments

Establishes Architecture Governance and Standards

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, templates, and governance processes

• Maintain an enterprise technology solution catalog

• Lead architecture governance reviews supporting organizational compliance

• Mentor architects, engineers, and technical staff on architecture frameworks and best practices

Supports Project Execution and Integration

• Provide architectural oversight for enterprise technology initiatives and transformation programs

• Ensure project execution aligns with enterprise architecture strategy and organizational standards

• Coordinate integration of cloud, hybrid, and on-premises technology environments

• Validate solution scalability, performance, reliability, and security in collaboration with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams

Marginal or Periodic Functions

• Conduct post-implementation architecture reviews

• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning

• Represent the organization during vendor briefings, conferences, and technical forums

• Support merger and acquisition technology assessments and integration planning

• Contribute to enterprise capital planning and long-term technology investment strategies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strategic Agility

• Anticipate future technology trends and organizational needs

• Translate strategic vision into enterprise architecture roadmaps

• Align technology initiatives with clinical, research, academic, and operational objectives

• Position the organization to successfully adopt emerging technologies

Technical Learning

• Rapidly learn emerging technologies, platforms, and architecture frameworks

• Apply new technical knowledge to enterprise solution design

• Promote continuous learning and innovation across technology teams

• Evaluate technologies supporting long-term organizational strategy

Organizational Agility

• Navigate complex governance structures and organizational priorities

• Build collaborative partnerships across departments

• Lead enterprise initiatives through formal and informal organizational channels

• Align architecture initiatives with institutional goals and culture

Dealing with Ambiguity

• Lead effectively through organizational change and uncertainty

• Make informed decisions using evolving or incomplete information

• Maintain strategic direction across large-scale transformation initiatives

• Adapt architecture strategies to changing business priorities

Influence Without Authority

• Build consensus across multidisciplinary stakeholder groups

• Influence enterprise architecture decisions through technical expertise and strategic communication

• Promote adoption of enterprise standards and best practices

• Drive alignment across diverse technical and operational teams

Drive for Results

• Deliver measurable outcomes supporting enterprise technology strategy

• Monitor progress toward strategic architecture objectives

• Adjust priorities to achieve organizational milestones

• Ensure enterprise architecture initiatives contribute to long-term institutional success

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

• Minimum of eight years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise systems design, enterprise integration, or IT strategy

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions across complex environments

• Experience leading enterprise architecture and digital transformation initiatives

• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions

• Experience with vendor relationship management and technology evaluation

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, systems integration, cloud technologies, and solution design

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders without direct authority

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or a related field

• Minimum of ten years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design

• Experience supporting healthcare, academic medicine, research, or higher education organizations

• Experience leading technology planning and implementation for new healthcare facilities or major capital projects

• Experience with Epic, ERP platforms, Microsoft Azure, and enterprise cloud technologies

• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards, including HL7 and FHIR

• Experience developing enterprise architecture roadmaps supporting digital transformation initiatives

• Experience collaborating with executive leadership on strategic technology planning

Licenses/Registrations/Certifications

Required

• None

Preferred Qualifications

• TOGAF Certification

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

• SAFe® Architect Certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent

Salary Range

$189,279 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment and equipment

• Repetitive use of a keyboard and computer

• Hybrid work environment with on-site collaboration as business needs require

• May participate in executive planning sessions, architecture reviews, strategic initiatives, and occasional after-hours support for major enterprise implementations

• May be exposed to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications, and disoriented or combative patients while supporting healthcare environments

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section, where you may upload multiple files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that all Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current University employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you must apply within Workday by searching Find UT Jobs. Log in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu, and update your Professional Profile before applying. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page, and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions to upload any additional Required Materials noted above.

----

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

----

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

----

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

----

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

----

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

----

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

----

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

----

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.