Enterprise Architect

ROLE: SENIOR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
Location: Remote
Job Type: C2C/W2/1099

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.