Job Description
ROLE: SENIOR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT Location: Remote Job Type: C2C/W2/1099 POSITION SUMMARY Centene is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to shape enterprise technology strategy and guide complex modernization initiatives. This role partners with business and technology leaders to define target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and scalable solutions that strengthen security, interoperability, operational performance, and business outcomes. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Develop and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and multi-year technology roadmaps. • Translate business capabilities and strategic priorities into scalable current-state, target-state, and transition architectures. • Provide architectural leadership across applications, data, cloud, infrastructure, security, and integration domains. • Lead architecture assessments, design reviews, technology evaluations, and governance forums. • Guide application modernization, cloud adoption, API strategy, platform transformation, and enterprise integration initiatives. • Partner with security, risk, and compliance teams to address architectural risk and regulatory requirements. • Influence executive stakeholders, build alignment across teams, and mentor architects and technical leaders. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. • 12+ years of technology experience, including 5+ years in enterprise, principal, or lead architecture roles. • Experience defining enterprise technology strategies, architecture roadmaps, and transformation plans. • Strong knowledge of application, integration, cloud, data, infrastructure, and security architecture. • Proven ability to lead complex, enterprise-scale modernization initiatives and communicate with senior executives. • Excellent facilitation, decision-making, stakeholder management, and written and verbal communication skills. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Experience in healthcare, managed care, payer, provider, or another highly regulated industry. • Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud; healthcare interoperability; API ecosystems; and data or AI platforms. • Enterprise architecture or cloud certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, CISSP, or SAFe Architect. Certifications are preferred, not required.