Enterprise Architect in at Ellkay LLC

ELLKAY started out providing connectivity solutions to laboratories and within a few years, grew to also provide data management solutions to ambulatory organizations. ELLKAY is now a trusted data management partner in five healthcare segments. ELLKAY’s solutions continue to serve laboratories and ambulatory practices and have expanded to empower hospitals and health systems, healthcare IT vendors, ambulatory practices, health plans, and other healthcare organizations with cutting-edge technologies and solutions that drive their growth and interoperability strategies.

Today, ELLKAY remains true to our core values, building strong partner relationships and offering unparalleled service and support while providing innovative, scalable solutions to the challenges our customers face in today’s data-rich world.

ELLKAY's experience, customer-focused approach, and reputation for innovation, speed, and accuracy differentiate ELLKAY as a premier partner for your interoperability needs and data management strategy.

Job Description:

The Enterprise Architect is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining and governing the architectural strategy, standards, and roadmap for ELLKAY's enterprise technology environment, including Microsoft Azure cloud architecture, Corporate HQ network and systems, and the physical data center. This role directly manages the Helpdesk team, setting priorities, coaching staff, and ensuring end-user support meets service level expectations, while also architecting and leading enterprise data migration initiatives (including cloud migrations, system consolidations, and data center transitions) from design through execution. The Enterprise Architect establishes architectural patterns and governance for servers, virtualization, storage, backup/disaster recovery, and network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring the technology environment is scalable, secure, and cost-efficient. This role partners closely with the Information Security team and reports to the CISO to ensure enterprise architecture decisions align with the organization's security posture and long-term technology strategy.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain ELLKAY's enterprise architecture strategy, technology standards, and multi-year technology roadmap spanning Microsoft Azure cloud, Corporate HQ network, and the physical data center.
• Manage, mentor, and set priorities for the Helpdesk team, including staffing, performance management, escalation handling, and ensuring end-user support meets defined service level agreements (SLAs).
• Architect and lead enterprise data migration initiatives end-to-end, including cloud migrations, system consolidations, and data center transitions, defining target-state architecture, migration approach, risk mitigation strategies, and post-migration validation.
• Establish architectural governance and design standards for servers, virtualization, storage area networks (SAN), backup/disaster recovery, and network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Evaluate and design Azure cloud architecture patterns, including compute, storage, networking, and identity (Azure AD/Entra ID), optimizing for scalability, resiliency, and cost-efficiency.
• Provide architectural oversight of the physical data center and Corporate HQ network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless systems, ensuring designs support reliability and future growth.
• Lead architecture review sessions for major infrastructure and application initiatives, ensuring proposed solutions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term strategy.
• Partner with the Information Security team and CISO to embed security architecture principles, patch management standards, and compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2) into enterprise designs.
• Define enterprise standards for identity and access management (IAM), including provisioning/de-provisioning frameworks, role-based access control, and privileged access governance.
• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture documentation, reference diagrams, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery/business continuity architecture.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging infrastructure and cloud technologies, presenting business cases and adoption roadmaps to senior leadership.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for critical incidents affecting Azure, HQ network, or data center systems, guiding root-cause analysis and long-term architectural remediation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; Master's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure or IT architecture roles, including hands-on and design-level experience with Microsoft Azure (compute, storage, networking, identity/Entra ID).
• Prior experience directly managing or leading a Helpdesk or IT support team, including staffing, performance management, and SLA oversight.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and leading enterprise data migration projects (e.g., cloud migrations, system consolidations, data center transitions) from design through post-migration validation.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF) and demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise networking, virtualization (e.g., VMware or Hyper-V), Windows Server/Active Directory, storage architecture, and backup/disaster recovery design.
• Relevant certifications preferred, such as TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS/Azure equivalent architecture certifications, or PMP.
• Working knowledge of security and compliance frameworks relevant to healthcare data and IT environments (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST) and ability to partner effectively with Information Security on architecture decisions.
• Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical roadmaps to senior leadership and manage team members simultaneously.
• Availability to respond to after-hours emergencies and participate in an on-call rotation as required.

Benefits:

ELLKAY offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that starts day one!

Including:

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Employer-paid Life and LTD

401k w/ matching – once eligibility is met

Work/life balance

Paid Volunteer Program

Flexible working hours

Generous FTO

Remote work options

Employee Discounts

Parental Leave

Gym membership / Exercise class stipends

Our awesome culture includes:

Working with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do

Professional growth within

Innovation environment

On site in HQ Free daily lunches

Awards:

2025 Top Workplaces Employee Appreciation

2025 Top Workplaces Employee Well-Being

2025 Top Workplaces Professional Development

2025 Top Workplaces Leadership

2026 USA Today Top Workplaces

2026 NJ Top Workplaces

Additional information

At ELLKAY, we are committed to operating as a hybrid workplace, offering employees flexibility in how they structure their time between in-office and remote work. We recognize the significance of fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture and its positive impact on our business. Our philosophy of operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling employees to tailor work-life balance to their individual preferences. For those who do not live within 40 miles of one of our offices, we are open to considering remote work for candidates whose skills and experience strongly align with the role. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment for most roles, we understand the importance of flexibility and are open to remote work for specific positions and specialized skill sets.

For more information on our company, visit www.ELLKAY.com.

ELLKAY LLC is a Smoke-Free Workplace.

ELLKAY, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Compensation Range: $160,000 - $170,000