Truven Enterprise Architect

Join a team dedicated to supporting the crucial mission of improving health outcomes.

At Merative,  you can apply your skills – and grow new ones – with colleagues who have deep expertise in health and technology. Merative provides data, analytics and software for the health industry. Our clients include providers, health plans, employers, life sciences companies and governments around the world. With industry-leading products and focused innovation, we help customers improve decision-making and performance so that together, we drive real progress in health. Learn more at merative.com

Truven is a platform offering real-world data, healthcare analytics, and member engagement solutions to help improve health and financial outcomes. We offer a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and time-tested processes to ensure precise, accurate insights. Truven provides information, analytic tools, benchmarks, research, and services to a variety of healthcare organizations. Our mission is to enable smarter decisions, reduce inefficiencies, and improve patient outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem.
As we modernize our infrastructure and migrate from a traditional data center environment to Microsoft Azure Cloud, we are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive this transformation while ensuring architectural integrity, scalability, and alignment with our strategic goals.
The Enterprise Architect will lead the design and evolution of our enterprise-wide architecture with a specific focus on cloud migration, data platform modernization, and intelligent healthcare solutions. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, data science, DevOps, and business leaders in an Agile and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment to shape a future-proof technical foundation using technologies like Azure Cloud, Java, Spark, Kubernetes, and AI/ML.

Key Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership:

• Define and evolve the enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with strategic business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Lead architectural planning and decision-making across Agile release trains and solution trains in accordance with SAFe principles.
• Identify and prioritize technical debt across the enterprise; define and lead remediation strategies in coordination with engineering and product teams to improve long-term maintainability, scalability, and cost efficiency

Cloud Strategy & Implementation:

• Oversee the migration of systems and applications from on-premises to Azure Cloud, focusing on scalability, security, and performance.
• Promote cloud-native design patterns, leveraging Azure PaaS/IaaS services and DevOps automation.
• Design enterprise integration patterns that ensure secure, scalable data exchange across systems and external data partners.

Data & AI Architecture:

• Design data platforms for large-scale healthcare analytics using Apache Spark, Databricks, and Snowflake.
• Guide integration of machine learning and AI models into enterprise workflows for automation and decision intelligence.

Agile and SAFe Delivery:

• Serve as an architectural leader within Agile teams, actively participating in PI (Program Increment) planning, system demos, and backlog grooming.
• Foster a culture of continuous delivery, feedback, and architectural agility.
• Align architecture with SAFe’s Lean-Agile principles, supporting Agile Release Trains (ARTs) with architectural guidance and guardrails.

Governance & Compliance:

• Define architecture standards, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Ensure system design and data handling comply with HIPAA, SOC, HITECH, HITRUST, and other healthcare regulations.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with product owners, engineers, and business stakeholders to define high-level solution intent and system architecture.
• Mentor and support technical teams to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and Agile delivery goals.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution architecture roles.

• 5+ years of experience with Azure Cloud and cloud-native development.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, with 2+ years working within or supporting SAFe environments.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spark, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience integrating and operationalizing AI/ML in enterprise systems.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related technical field required.
• Master’s degree in business administration, health informatics, or related field preferred.

Travel & Location

• Preferred: Ann Arbor Michigan or Raleigh North Carolina but all U.S. locations will be considered.
• Travel will vary based on the candidate’s location and is estimated at 25–30%.

It is the policy of Merative to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Merative will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.