VP Enterprise Architecture

We are looking for a visionary and pragmatic technology executive to lead our Enterprise Architecture function. As VP of Enterprise Architecture, you will own the architectural direction of our entire technology estate defining the standards, patterns, and principles that guide how we build, buy, and integrate technology across the enterprise. You will establish and run the Architecture Office, ensuring that every solution we deliver is aligned to our long-term technology strategy, scalable for future growth, and directly in service of business and clinical outcomes.

This is a high-influence, cross-cutting leadership role that sits at the intersection of technology strategy and business execution. You will serve as the authoritative voice on enterprise technology direction, operating as a trusted advisor to the CIO, senior technology leaders, and business executives. You will define where our technology is going and ensure the entire organization is building toward it.

Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Vision
* Define and own the enterprise-wide technology architecture vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap, aligned with the company's business strategy and healthcare market evolution
* Translate complex business and clinical goals into coherent, actionable architecture strategies that span applications, data, cloud infrastructure, integration, and security
* Serve as a strategic advisor to the CIO and executive leadership on technology investments, platform decisions, and emerging technology trends relevant to the health plan and payer space
* Monitor the external technology landscape including AI, cloud, interoperability standards, and regulatory shifts to proactively evolve the architecture strategy ahead of business need
Architecture Office Leadership
* Build, lead, and operate the Enterprise Architecture Office as a center of excellence that partners with product, engineering, and business teams to guide solution design and delivery.
* Establish the Architecture Review Board (ARB), leading governance processes that evaluate proposed solutions against architectural standards before investment and implementation
* Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture repository, including reference architectures, architecture decision records (ADRs), technology standards, and approved patterns
* Define and communicate technology lifecycle policies governing the adoption of new technologies, management of current platforms, and retirement of legacy systems
Architecture Governance & Standards
* Develop and enforce architecture governance frameworks, principles, and guardrails that ensure consistency, reusability, and long-term sustainability across the technology portfolio
* Establish a tiered governance model that balances speed-to-delivery for product teams with appropriate oversight for high-risk, high-complexity, or enterprise-wide architectural decisions
* Partner with engineering leadership to embed architecture standards into the software delivery lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring governance happens by design not as a bottleneck
* Drive architecture compliance reviews for major programs, vendor solutions, and third-party integrations to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategic direction
Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture
* Own the enterprise cloud architecture strategy, guiding the organization's adoption of cloud-native patterns, multi-cloud or hybrid cloud models, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
* Define reference architectures for cloud infrastructure, platform services, containerization, and orchestration that enable engineering teams to build with speed and confidence
* Partner with Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure cloud architecture decisions align with cost optimization, reliability, performance, and zero-trust security principles
Data & Integration Architecture
* Define the enterprise data architecture strategy, including data platform design, data mesh or data fabric adoption, interoperability standards, and master data management (MDM) frameworks.
* Own integration architecture standards, including API strategy, event-driven architecture, messaging patterns, and real-time data streaming across the enterprise
* Ensure data architecture supports regulatory requirements specific to the healthcare payer environment, including HIPAA, CMS interoperability mandates, HL7 FHIR, and EDI standards.
* Collaborate with the VP of AI Engineering and Data Science leadership to ensure the data architecture enables scalable, governed AI and analytics workloads
Application & Software Architecture
* Define application architecture standards, including microservices patterns, domain-driven design, API-first development, and platform modularity principles.
* Guide teams in making sound build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions, evaluating vendor platforms and COTS solutions against enterprise architecture standards and strategic fit.
* Establish standards for technical debt management, application rationalization, and modernization prioritization across the application portfolio.
Security Architecture
* Partner with the CISO and security engineering teams to embed zero-trust security principles and security-by-design patterns into all architectural frameworks and reference architectures.
* Ensure security architecture considerations - including identity and access management, data encryption, network segmentation, and threat modeling - are embedded into solution design from inception
Stakeholder Engagement & Technology Leadership
* Build trusted relationships with business, clinical, and technology leaders across the organization, serving as a strategic bridge between business intent and technology execution.
* Communicate architecture strategy, roadmaps, and governance decisions to executive, board-level, and operational audiences with clarity and conviction
* Mentor and develop senior architects and technical leads across the organization, raising the overall architecture maturity and engineering craft
* Represent the company in external architecture and technology forums, industry groups, and standards bodies relevant to health plan technology

Key Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or additional related work experience
* 10+ years in technology, with 7+ years in enterprise or solution architecture roles
* 5+ years in a senior technology leadership position
* Healthcare Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of the healthcare payer landscape, including health plan operations, claims systems, care management platforms, provider data, and regulatory environment
* Architecture Leadership: Proven experience establishing or leading an enterprise architecture function, including governance frameworks, ARB processes, and technology standards programs
* Executive Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate complex technology concepts, trade-offs, and strategic recommendations to C-suite and board-level audiences
* Cross-Functional Influence: Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization, building alignment across engineering, product, operations, and business functions
* Strategic Thinking: Track record of translating long-range business strategy into concrete technology architecture decisions and investment priorities
* Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Deep expertise in TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent enterprise architecture frameworks; experience adapting frameworks pragmatically to large, complex organizations
* Cloud Platforms: Expert-level knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture; experience with multi-cloud strategies, FinOps principles, and cloud-native design patterns
* Integration & API Architecture: Strong command of API management, event-driven architecture, ESB/iPaaS platforms, and microservices design.
* Data Architecture: Experience with modern data platforms, including data lakehouses, streaming architectures (Kafka, Flink), data mesh principles, and vector databases
* Healthcare Interoperability: Familiarity with HL7 FHIR, EDI (X12), HL7 v2, and CMS interoperability and prior authorization rules; experience with healthcare data exchange platforms a strong plus
* Security Architecture: Solid understanding of zero-trust frameworks, identity and access management, and NIST cybersecurity standards.
* AI & Emerging Technology: Working knowledge of AI/ML architecture patterns, LLM integration approaches, and responsible AI design principles sufficient to govern and guide AI solution architecture

Preferred:
* TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture credential.
* Experience leading enterprise architecture in a health plan, managed care organization, or large healthcare payer environment
* Familiarity with CMS regulations, NCQA accreditation requirements, and their implications for technology and data architecture
* Experience with large-scale platform modernization or legacy transformation programs in a regulated healthcare environment
* Exposure to AI/ML platform architecture and experience governing AI solutions within an enterprise architecture framework
* Cloud architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect)

What We Offer:
As a Florida Blue employee, you will thrive in our Be Well, Work Well, GuideWell culture where being well as an individual, and working well as a team, are both important in serving our members and communities.

To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As an employee, you will have access to:

Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance;

Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs;

Leave programs to support personal circumstances;

Retirement Savings Plan including employer match;

Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days;

Additional voluntary benefits available; and

A comprehensive wellness program

Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for intern, part-time and seasonal employees may differ.

To support your financial wellbeing, we offer competitive pay as well as opportunities for incentive or commission compensation. We also conduct regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases.

Final pay will be determined with consideration of market competitiveness, internal equity, and the job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience you bring.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to cultivating a work experience where everyone feels like they belong and can perform at their best in pursuit of our mission. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.