Job Summary:
Sentara Health is seeking a seasoned Enterprise Architect specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the design, integration, and evolution of AI-powered solutions across their healthcare systems. The role involves defining AI architecture, establishing integration frameworks for chatbots and AI services, and supporting AI initiatives across Sentara IT.
Responsibilities:
• Mapping the relationships between information systems components (i.e., end users, business processes, applications, data, IT platform hardware/software, and networks)
• Identifying key interactions and dependencies across separate systems and platforms
• Evaluating the total cost of ownership and return on investment of various architecture alternatives.
• The Principal Enterprise Architect will primarily support AI initiatives across Sentara IT and other initiatives in Enterprise Analytics area.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 8+ years in enterprise architecture or solution architecture roles, with a minimum of 4 years focused on AI/ML initiatives in healthcare or similarly regulated industries.
• Prior experience leading enterprise-wide AI transformation in a large health system or national healthcare provider.
• Proficient with AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), MLOps toolchains (Kubeflow, MLflow), and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Deep understanding of API-first design, microservices architecture, messaging patterns (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and event streaming.
• Demonstrated track record integrating conversational AI/chatbot technologies across multiple back-office and front-office systems.
• Experience in technologies such as Cloud (Azure), Datawarehouse, Data mart, Data Lake, Data Fabric, Machine learning, mobile, and digital experience technologies.
• Experience with tools such as SQL Server, MongoDB, CosmosDB, Data Synapse, Data Bricks, Snowflake, Event Grid, Event Hub, Tableau, Power BI etc.
• Experience with Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, DODAF, Zachman, FEAF etc. and specifically tailoring them to data-driven and AI-driven architecture domains.
• Skilled in agile and DevSecOps methodologies for rapid, secure delivery of AI solutions.
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7) and data privacy regulations (HIPAA, GDPR).
• Experience modeling architecture viewpoints in EA tools.
Preferred:
• Experience supporting enterprise-level AI/ML initiatives
• Knowledge of industry standards and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)
• Background in healthcare or large-scale enterprise environments
Company:
Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission - "we improve health every day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Founded in 1988, the company is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, , with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.