Principal Solution Architect (Austin)

Principal Solution Architect

The Principal Solution Architect leads the design and implementation of enterprise technology solutions supporting Dell Medical School's clinical, research, academic, and administrative missions. This role partners with executive leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to develop enterprise architecture strategies, guide technology modernization initiatives, and ensure scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions aligned with organizational priorities.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants requiring current or future visa sponsorship are not eligible for employment in this position.

Purpose

The Principal Solution Architect designs and guides the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide technology solutions. The position transforms strategic vision into actionable technology roadmaps, develops enterprise solution architectures, and provides architectural governance for major initiatives supporting healthcare delivery, research, education, and administrative operations.

Responsibilities

• Translate institutional vision into enterprise architecture roadmaps and actionable solution designs.
• Develop solution and integration architectures supporting EHR, ERP, digital transformation, and enterprise technology initiatives.
• Design secure, scalable, interoperable solutions across clinical, research, and administrative environments.
• Establish enterprise architecture principles and escalation processes supporting solution governance.
• Deliver solution architectures supporting healthcare, research, and future hospital initiatives.
• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture and technology roadmaps aligned with organizational priorities.
• Evaluate and catalog existing technology solutions across Dell Medical School, UT Medical Center, research, and campus environments.
• Develop phased roadmaps supporting modernization and retirement of legacy technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, vendor solutions, and strategic technology investments.
• Prepare executive‑level presentations communicating enterprise architecture strategy and technology direction.
• Partner with clinical, operational, research, administrative, and executive leaders to gather and translate business requirements.
• Build cross‑functional partnerships supporting enterprise architecture adoption.
• Facilitate solution design workshops and architecture reviews.
• Communicate architectural decisions, roadmaps, and technical recommendations to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Lead organizational change initiatives across complex, multi‑stakeholder environments.
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, templates, and governance processes.
• Maintain an enterprise technology solution catalog.
• Lead architecture governance reviews supporting organizational compliance.
• Mentor architects, engineers, and technical staff on architecture frameworks and best practices.
• Provide architectural oversight for enterprise technology initiatives and transformation programs.
• Ensure project execution aligns with enterprise architecture strategy and organizational standards.
• Coordinate integration of cloud, hybrid, and on‑premises technology environments.
• Validate solution scalability, performance, reliability, and security in collaboration with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams.
• Conduct post‑implementation architecture reviews.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Represent the organization during vendor briefings, conferences, and technical forums.
• Support merger and acquisition technology assessments and integration planning.
• Contribute to enterprise capital planning and long‑term technology investment strategies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strategic Agility – Anticipate future technology trends, translate strategic vision into roadmaps, align initiatives with objectives, and position the organization for emerging technologies.
• Technical Learning – Rapidly learn emerging technologies, apply them to solution design, promote continuous learning, and evaluate long‑term supportive technologies.
• Organizational Agility – Navigate complex governance, build collaborative partnerships, lead initiatives through formal and informal channels, and align initiatives with institutional culture.
• Dealing with Ambiguity – Lead through change, make informed decisions with incomplete data, maintain strategic direction, and adapt strategies to shifting priorities.
• Influence Without Authority – Build consensus, influence decisions through expertise, promote standards, and drive alignment across teams.
• Drive for Results – Deliver measurable outcomes, monitor progress, adjust priorities, and ensure alignment with institutional success.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum eight years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise systems design, enterprise integration, or IT strategy.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions across complex environments.
• Experience leading enterprise architecture and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Experience with vendor relationship management and technology evaluation.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, systems integration, cloud technologies, and solution design.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross‑functional teams and executive stakeholders without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or related field.
• Minimum ten years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design.
• Experience supporting healthcare, academic medicine, research, or higher education organizations.
• Experience leading technology planning and implementation for new healthcare facilities or major capital projects.
• Experience with Epic, ERP platforms, Microsoft Azure, and enterprise cloud technologies.
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards, including HL7 and FHIR.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture roadmaps supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with executive leadership on strategic technology planning.
• TOGAF Certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• SAFe Architect Certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent.

Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications

Required

• None

Salary Range

$189,279 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment and equipment.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard and computer.
• Hybrid work environment with on‑site collaboration as business needs require.
• May participate in executive planning sessions, architecture reviews, strategic initiatives, and occasional after‑hours support for major enterprise implementations.
• May be exposed to communicable diseases, blood‑borne pathogens, ionizing and non‑ionizing radiation, hazardous medications, and disoriented or combative patients while supporting healthcare environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, 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.