Senior Integration Architect

Company: University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin
Posted on: February 11, 2025

Job Description:

Job Posting Title:Senior Integration Architect----Hiring Department:Dell Medical School----Position Open To:All Applicants----Weekly Scheduled Hours:40----FLSA Status:Exempt----Earliest Start Date:Immediately----Position Duration:Expected to Continue----Location:AUSTIN, TX----Job Details:General NotesThe Office of Information Technology at the Dell Medical School is looking for a Senior Integration Architect.Under the direction of the CTO, this position is a strategic leader for the technology department and the broader The University of Texas Medical Center, anchored by Dell Medical School organization, facilitating the overall integration architecture, design and implementation of platforms and capabilities to meet the needs of a new Academic Medical Center.Key to the role is the ability to translate vision into tangible roadmaps and drive subsequent action by building the right coalition across the institution. Assignments will run the spectrum of education, research, clinical, administrative, digital, IT transformation, and hospital build, with the ability to effectively lead changes to accomplish both short-term and long-term integration objectives. Of special importance are the multi-year EHR, ERP, Digital and IT transformation programs, both individually and together.The Senior Integration Architect will work directly with the leadership and staff throughout the technology organization as well as with research and clinical leaders. Collaboration with UT Austin main campus IT, UT System, and other healthcare organizations across UT is a key part of this role. Occasional travel to UT locations can be expected.The right candidate is a continuous learner, has integration architecture and platform leadership experience from complex environments, and is accomplished in managing integration architecture activities across multiple large transformation programs. Independent stakeholder management and coalition building is expected, enabled by great communication skills.Core architecture tradecraft deliverables, the creation of which the Senior Integration Architect will lead, include:

• Tangible integration principles and policies to be followed by the rest of the technology organization, associated escalation model for the (few) cases where agreement cannot be achieved on the ground in a project.
• Integration platform strategy, design, and technology roadmap as a tangible embodiment of the integration aspects of our platform milestone roadmap.
• Standards and templates for integration architecture design.
• Current and complete integration and integration technology catalog (including all UT Medical Center sourced, main campus sourced and research team sourced solutions).
• Mapping and triaging all current integration solutions against our integration platform landscape, creating a roadmap for what to phase out and when.
• Informed triage of new integration requests, including vendor integration evaluations, platform strategy fit, and ultimately recommending whether to integrate or not (and if so, how).
• Integration architecture designs for the EHR, ERP, Digital and IT transformation initiatives.
• Integration architectures and technology designs to serve human health research needs across the institution.
• Executive level presentation materials to story-tell integration roadmap topics.Rightsizing time and effort spent on various activities is necessary, keeping in mind our 5-year timeframe for successfully completing multiple large interdependent technology and business transformations.PurposeThe Senior Integration Architect will lead integration requirements development activities, drive integration technology portfolio cataloging and optimization, translate integration requirements into technical solutions, deliver global and local integration designs for key initiatives, and provide architectural oversight of project execution.Responsibilities
  • Deep understanding of leading integration technologies and how they work together. Fluent in all aspects of integration technology used in healthcare, with a demonstrated ability to assess multiple factors in formulating recommendations, factors such as such as usability, performance, reliability, cost effectiveness, cybersecurity, flexibility.
  • Part of the core team defining the overall technology roadmap. Lead transition and transformation by developing integration designs that meet the needs of the business, as well as usability, performance, cost, cybersecurity, and flexibility requirements. Regularly conducts research and evaluation of current integration technology trends and industry practices to inform strategy. Ability to communicate technical information effectively with business, clinical, technical, and executive audiences. Ability to clearly articulate trade-offs and rationale for integration recommendations, including when to proceed with integration and when not.
  • Comfortable working with staff at all levels of the organization. Work style of collaboration balanced with the need to execute and complete priority work.
  • Business-driven, people-focused, with exceptional influencing and storytelling skills; excellent organizational, multi-tasking, presentation, and time-management skills; strong verbal and written communication skills. Serves as a role model and mentor for staff. Takes accountability for individual and group responsibilities.
  • Experienced in establishing credibility, obtaining buy-in and leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve the integration strategy, working in a fast-paced and matrixed environment partnering with senior technology and business leaders. Proven track record of delivering robust and flexible integration solutions in complex environments with multiple delivery teams. Proven ability to lead teams, develop effective relationships, and drive change. Escalates appropriately.
  • Ability to develop and foster strategic partnerships with integration technology vendors and industry leaders that will enable and accelerate the overall integration strategy.
  • Data driven in decision making and continuous improvement of services. Strong analytic and problem-solving skills in area of responsibility.
  • Sound business and financial acumen and understanding. Contributes to vendor management and contract negotiations in partnership with operational owners.
  • Develops, implements and monitors integration policies, procedures and standards in collaboration with other Technology and Risk Management leaders to ensure policies, procedures and standards are aligned and effective across the organization. Provides leadership in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.
  • Other related duties as assigned.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field and 10 years of related experience including previous experience as a Integration Architect, or similar architecture role.Leadership gravitas.Prior experience developing and overseeing integration architecture and at-scale integration design for an enterprise.Broad knowledge of technology trends and robust integration technology industry understanding.Robust understanding of cyber threats, cohesive and effective mitigation strategies through architecture and design.Experience in vendor relationship management.Experience leading IT transformational initiatives in complex environments.Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.Preferred QualificationsMaster's degree in related field. Experience in hospital, medical education, research, or related fields of healthcare. New facility technology-related technical design and implementation experience. Experience with developing and managing strategic partnerships.Salary RangeOPENWorking Conditions
    • May work around standard office conditions.
    • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.Required Materials
      • Resume/CV
      • 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
      • Letter of interestImportantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.----Employment Eligibility:Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----Retirement Plan Eligibility:The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----Background Checks:A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.----Equal Opportunity Employer:The University of Texas at Austin, as an ,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.----Pay Transparency:The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.----Employment Eligibility Verification:If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.----E-Verify:The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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