Principal Solution Architect

Job Posting Title:

Principal Solution Architect

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Principal Solution Architect designs and guides the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide technology solutions. This role transforms strategic vision into actionable roadmaps and mobilizes cross-functional teams by building strong coalitions across the institution.

The position provides architectural leadership across clinical, research, administrative, and enterprise technology environments and plays a critical role in evaluating emerging technologies, integrating clinical and administrative systems, and supporting major transformation initiatives.

Purpose

The Principal Solution Architect leads requirements development activities, drives technology portfolio cataloging and optimization, translates business requirements into technical solutions, delivers global and local solution designs for key initiatives, and provides architectural oversight of project execution.

This position plays a critical role in evaluating emerging technologies, integrating clinical and administrative systems, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and standards. Reporting to the CTO, the Principal Solution Architect works directly with leadership and staff throughout the technology organization as well as with research and clinical leaders.

Responsibilities

Leads Enterprise Solution Design

• Translate institutional vision into tangible architectural roadmaps and actionable designs.
• Develop solution and integration architecture for EHR, ERP, digital, and IT transformation initiatives.
• Design secure, scalable, and interoperable systems across clinical, research, and administrative domains.
• Establish architecture principles and an escalation model for resolving project-level disagreements.
• Deliver solution architectures to support human health research and hospital build initiatives.

Drives Technology Strategy and Roadmapping

• Develop and maintain the architecture and technology roadmap aligned with platform milestones.
• Map and triage current technology solutions across UT Medical Center, main campus, and research teams.
• Create a phased roadmap for decommissioning legacy or redundant technologies.
• Evaluate new technology requests for platform strategy fit and vendor viability.
• Produce executive-level presentation materials to communicate roadmap and platform strategy.

Collaborates with Stakeholders and Builds Coalitions

• Engage with clinical, operational, research, and administrative leaders to gather and translate requirements.
• Build institutional coalitions to drive adoption of architectural standards and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate design workshops and solution reviews across departments.
• Communicate architectural decisions and roadmaps to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead change across short- and long-term objectives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

Establishes Architecture Governance and Standards

• Define and enforce architectural principles, standards, and templates.
• Maintain a current and complete technology solution catalog.
• Lead architecture governance reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
• Mentor junior architects and technical staff on best practices and frameworks.

Supports Project Execution and Integration

• Provide architectural oversight for major IT initiatives and transformation programs.
• Ensure alignment of project execution with enterprise architecture and platform strategy.
• Coordinate integration of cloud, on-premise, and hybrid systems.
• Validate system performance, scalability, and security in collaboration with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams.

Marginal or Periodic Functions

• Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess solution effectiveness and alignment with architectural goals.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning exercises.
• Represent the organization at industry conferences, vendor briefings, and technical forums.
• Support merger and acquisition due diligence and integration planning for acquired systems and platforms.
• Contribute to IT capital planning and long-term investment strategies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Strategic Agility

• Anticipate future consequences and technology trends.
• Translate institutional vision into actionable roadmaps.
• Align architecture with long-term clinical, research, and operational goals.
• Anticipate technology shifts and position the organization to adapt.

Technical Learning

• Rapidly assimilate new technologies, platforms, tools, and frameworks.
• Apply new technical knowledge and emerging technologies to improve architectural outcomes and address institutional challenges.
• Encourage innovation and continuous learning within the architecture team.

Organizational Agility

• Understand how to accomplish objectives through formal and informal organizational channels.
• Build coalitions across departments to drive change.
• Navigate complex governance structures and stakeholder dynamics.
• Align architecture initiatives with institutional priorities and culture.

Dealing with Ambiguity

• Effectively manage change and shifting priorities.
• Lead through uncertainty in large-scale transformation programs.
• Make sound decisions using evolving or incomplete information.
• Maintain clarity and direction throughout complex, multi-year initiatives.

Influence Without Authority

• Influence others without direct authority.
• Gain stakeholder buy-in for architectural standards and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead through credibility, expertise, and strategic communication.
• Drive alignment across various stakeholder groups.

Drive for Results

• Demonstrate the ability to meet and exceed established goals.
• Deliver tangible outcomes from strategic roadmaps.
• Track progress and adjust plans to meet milestones.
• Ensure architecture initiatives contribute to measurable institutional success.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight years of experience developing and overseeing solution architecture, enterprise systems design, or IT strategy.
• Experience in vendor relationship management.
• Experience leading IT transformational initiatives in complex environments.

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 in hospital, medical education, research, or related healthcare environments.
• New facility technology-related technical design and implementation experience.
• Experience with EHR systems such as Epic, ERP platforms, cloud infrastructure such as Microsoft Azure, and healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7 and FHIR.

Licenses/Registrations/Certifications:

Required

• None.

Preferred

• TOGAF Certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• SAFe® Architect Certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.

Salary Range

$189,279+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office equipment.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard.
• May be exposed to occupational hazards such as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications, and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

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; you will be able to multi-select additional 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.

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According to Executive Order No. GA-48 of the State of Texas, for all positions that research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2), Business and Commerce Code, it is required that both candidates for employment and employees have the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

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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.

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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.

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Background Checks:

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

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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.

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Pay Transparency:

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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.

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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.

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