Enterprise Architect

SENIOR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT

Location: Remote / Hybrid as needed

C2C or W2

POSITION SUMMARY

Centene is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to shape enterprise technology strategy and guide complex modernization initiatives. This role partners with business and technology leaders to define target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and scalable solutions that strengthen security, interoperability, operational performance, and business outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and multi-year technology roadmaps.

Translate business capabilities and strategic priorities into scalable current-state, target-state, and transition architectures.

Provide architectural leadership across applications, data, cloud, infrastructure, security, and integration domains.

Lead architecture assessments, design reviews, technology evaluations, and governance forums.

Guide application modernization, cloud adoption, API strategy, platform transformation, and enterprise integration initiatives.

Partner with security, risk, and compliance teams to address architectural risk and regulatory requirements.

Influence executive stakeholders, build alignment across teams, and mentor architects and technical leaders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

12+ years of technology experience, including 5+ years in enterprise, principal, or lead architecture roles.

Experience defining enterprise technology strategies, architecture roadmaps, and transformation plans.

Strong knowledge of application, integration, cloud, data, infrastructure, and security architecture.

Proven ability to lead complex, enterprise-scale modernization initiatives and communicate with senior executives.

Excellent facilitation, decision-making, stakeholder management, and written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in healthcare, managed care, payer, provider, or another highly regulated industry.

Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud; healthcare interoperability; API ecosystems; and data or AI platforms.

Enterprise architecture or cloud certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional

Cloud Architect, CISSP, or SAFe Architect. Certifications are preferred, not required.

SUCCESS PROFILE

A strategic, pragmatic technology leader who connects business strategy with execution, simplifies complex decisions, and builds consensus around

an enterprise technology vision.