Enterprise IT Architect in Ames, Iowa at Mary Greeley Medical Center

The Enterprise IT Architect plays a critical role in the Mary Greeley Information Technology team. The key function of the Enterprise IT Architect is to align the strategic roadmap of the IT organization with the business and enterprise strategies of Mary Greeley Medical Center. They will serve as an advisor to senior clinical, business, and technology leaders throughout the organization to ensure that technical architecture decisions produce the desired outcomes and help achieve the highest level goals of Mary Greeley.

• Model and assess complex IT solutions
• Design and conduct hardware and software tests
• Work closely with network engineers and other IT professionals to choose compatible design solutions
• Provide advice to stakeholders on project design, project costs, and expected benefit
• Build relationships with business stakeholders for the purpose of understanding and defining technology requirements
• Ensure that the technical components of the project are in sync with the business needs of the organization
• Analyze the scope and expected organizational impact of information systems
• Define technical standards and design principals for the organization to follow when making decisions regarding information technology
• Develop distributed system architecture and system integration
• Assist in the preparation of the budget for the design and execution of IT solutions
• Develop a current state technology landscape inventory and determine whether systems should be integrated into the new architecture, replaced with an alternate solution, or retired
• Evaluate existing systems and provide advice on how to meet organizational requirements
• Identify and reduce information silos through consolidation and centralization
• Acting as an information source and communicator between business branches.
• Ensure that information system designs are in compliance with enterprise security standards
• Identify and address security threats
• May be involved in the recruitment and training of new IT professionals
• Organize for the transfer of IT solutions to clients and non-technical staff.

Implements and maintains solutions in a Hybrid IT environment, utilizing both on-prem and cloud compute environments

• Ability to quickly and completely solve complex, inter-related problems using hardware/software research and analysis tools.
• Maintains network security and resolves network security issues when discovered.
• Provides cross-training to other Information Systems staff members.
• Maintains equipment and software license records as required.
• Participates in departmental on-call duties.
• Collaborates with software vendors to develop integration and interfaces to existing systems.
• Acts as an expert resource person concerning the functionality and capabilities of installed information systems.
• Collaborates with the Education Department, vendor, or user department to plan user education.
• Works directly with information technology vendors during implementation of new systems.
• Maintains department documentation and records as directed.
• Uses vendor developed reports, query tools, ad hoc report writer tools, computer programs and other available tools to extract desired information
• Provides guidance and project direction to other staff members and serves as an expert resource within the Information Systems department.
• Assumes leadership role in problem-solving efforts, often involving outside vendors and consultants, other medical center personnel, and other organizations.
• Takes 24x7 ownership of assigned systems.
• Performs related work as required.
• Understands and actively follows all HIPAA/HiTech regulations and policies.

• Bachelors degree in MIS, Computer Science, or related field; OR 10 plus years of demonstrated relevant experience.

• Training and experience with IT architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, DoDAF, Zachman, etc. (certifications preferred)