Director of IT Architecture

Join the Team at Moorings Park as a Director of IT Architecture!

Why Choose Moorings Park?

When you join Moorings Park, you become part of an award-winning, purpose-driven organization where people are valued, growth is encouraged, and excellence is celebrated. Our nationally recognized workplace culture, exceptional benefits, and commitment to partner engagement make Moorings Park more than just a place to work-it's a place to build a rewarding career. Together, we create a community where residents and partners alike can belong, connect, and flourish.

About Moorings Park

Moorings Park® Communities is a nationally recognized Life Plan organization with three distinctive campuses in Naples, Florida. We are dedicated to creating Simply the Best® workplaces through a culture of excellence, compassion, innovation, and service.

Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work

We're proud to share that Moorings Park Communities has earned four 2026-2027 Novare Employee Satisfaction & Engagement Certifications , reflecting our unwavering commitment to creating an exceptional workplace where partners feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. These honors demonstrate what makes Moorings Park different: we believe exceptional resident experiences begin with an exceptional team. By investing in our partners' growth, well-being, and success, we create an environment where people can build meaningful careers while delivering extraordinary care, hospitality, and service every day.

• Our Mission: Deliver exceptional experiences that honor every individual-ensuring they feel heard, respected, and supported.
• Our Vision: Reimagine longevity for America through thoughtfully designed communities and personalized services.
• Our Creed: Empower individuals to belong, connect, and flourish-nurturing mind, body, and spirit.
• Our Core Values

• Integrity & Ethics
• Not-for-Profit Stewardship
• Service: Compassion & Hospitality
• Passion
• Innovation & Learning
• Respect & Belonging
• Excellence

Enjoy Simply the Best® Benefits

At Moorings Park, we believe in taking exceptional care of our partners so they can provide exceptional care to our residents. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• FREE health and dental insurance
• FREE telemedicine services for medical and behavioral health needs
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Wellness program with complimentary access to our on-site fitness center
• Corporate discount programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive and caring executive leadership team

Position Summary Moorings Park is seeking a dedicated and talented Director of IT Architecture to join our team. The Director of IT Architecture is responsible for designing and maintaining Moorings Park's technology architecture to ensure systems are secure, integrated, and aligned with operational needs. This role focuses on system integration, cloud architecture, identity and access management, and cybersecurity design. The Director serves as a hands-on technical leader in a lean IT environment, working closely with the CIO, IT team, and external partners to ensure technology solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities. The position emphasizes execution over theory, translating business needs into clear, actionable technical designs and ensuring systems work effectively together.

Key Contributions

• Coordinate technical planning for large-scale systems initiatives; collaborate with business units, functional managers, and senior IT leadership to define goals, objectives, and design plans.
• Research external trends, industry standards, and business developments in networks, client/server platforms, cloud, and emerging technologies.
• Plan and design complex, multi-tiered systems supporting mission-critical applications.
• Develop and support the organization's cloud architecture and migration roadmap.
• Design and maintain secure architecture standards, including identity and access management, cybersecurity controls, and Zero-Trust principles.
• Lead cybersecurity architecture initiatives, including risk assessments, security controls, and compliance frameworks.
• Oversee short- and long-term architecture strategies; deliver and oversee partner/vendor technical engineering for architecture layers/services.
• Manage performance of mission-critical systems; evaluate and recommend new technologies where appropriate to improve system performance, security and integration.
• Develop and maintain technology standards, guidelines, and reference models to ensure consistency, integration, and future-proofing.
• Provide technical input into vendor selection, solution design, and architecture-related investment decisions.
• Ensure systems are designed with a focus on integration, simplicity, and long-term maintainability in a multi-vendor environment.
• Assess network security risks and evaluate controls.
• Deliver hands-on technical work (including design, scripting, and implementation) while mentoring and providing technical guidance to the IT team and partners.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships; negotiate contracts and monitor performance.
• Serve as organizational thought leader, advocate, and consultant on technical planning; conduct presentations, meetings, and status reporting.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language required.
• During emergencies or natural disasters, may be required to remain on duty for the duration of the event.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent (8+ years in professional work experience). Master's degree is desirable.
• Additional certifications in enterprise architecture, technology infrastructure, and network administration preferred
• 10 years varied experience in systems administration, programming, systems analysis, and project management.
• 4+ years in planning/architecture development and support as line or staff management.
• Demonstrated experience integrating systems in multi-user, multi-platform, multitasking environments.
• Extensive high-level systems planning, design, development, maintenance, and troubleshooting in complex mainframe/client-server systems.
• Experience in healthcare or senior living preferred.
• Proven project delivery and multi-disciplinary team coordination; rapid delivery orientation.
• Excellent oral/written communication and executive presentation skills.

Relevant Certifications for this position may include the following:

• TOGAF 10 (or TOGAF 9)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) or Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• CISSP or CCSP
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty
• ITIL 4 certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA)