Senior Solution Architect

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end solution architecture for complex, cross-domain data, analytics, and AI products. Define technical strategies and architectural blueprints for enterprise data and analytics platforms, with an emphasis on Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog. Design scalable data architectures, pipelines, semantic layers, domain models, and data products that integrate clinical, spend, operational, and other enterprise data. Establish architectural patterns and standards for scalability, performance, reliability, security, governance, data quality, observability, and business continuity. Evaluate technologies and vendors, lead proofs of concept, and recommend solutions that support business priorities and long‑term technology goals. Design architectures for AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities, including retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, agents, and large language model orchestration. Partner with product, engineering, data science, platform, and business clients to translate requirements into production‑ready solutions and influence technology roadmaps and investment decisions. Guide engineering teams in adopting architectural standards, frameworks, tools, and reusable solutions while balancing delivery needs with long‑term sustainability. Develop architecture diagrams, reference architectures, and technical documentation that clearly communicate designs, trade‑offs, risks, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences. Mentor engineering teams and advocate for consistent architecture practices across products and the enterprise. Estimated Hiring Range: The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law. Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve. Apexus - The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration. aptitude - The industry's first online direct contracting market, supporting self‑contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers. Kaufman Hall - Leading healthcare advisory services to support our clients in achieving financial, clinical, and operational excellence. Provista - Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic, and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health, and senior living. #J-18808-Ljbffr Vizient