Architect IT

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Northbrook, IL, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Other
No.1 privately held manufacturer & distributor of health care products in the U.S.
The Role
Leads solution architecture for an assigned IT portfolio, translating business and technical requirements into architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and implementation strategies. Collaborates with business leaders, enterprise architecture, product owners, and project managers to support new capabilities and operational initiatives. Evaluates organizational and financial impacts, guides technology decisions, supports agile teams, and leads cross-functional stakeholders through system upgrades, outages, patches, and architectural planning.
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Job Summary

Generalist architect assigned to an IT portfolio (Logistics tech, Sales tech, Ecom etc,.) for creating solution designs for new capabilities/projects that the Portfolio implements and for leading/trouble shooting and supporting operational initiatives within the portfolio like technical upgrades of systems, patches, support for outages etc.

Job Description

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Leads evaluation, design, and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture with the assigned Portfolio across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards.
  • Collaborates with management, business leaders, and other stakeholders in the assigned Portfolio and Enterprise architecture, to connect the business roadmap with operational decisions.
  • Identifies the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the solutions architecture.
  • Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all architecture design and analysis work.
  • Works closely with the product owners and project/product managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information-technology, systems engineering or a related study.

Work Experience

  • At least 5 years of experience with multiple IT solution development disciplines, including technical or infrastructure architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or cloud development.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

  • Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences.
  • Experience with various software development technologies (such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Java, .NET, PHP, ABAP)
  • Experience with various database technologies (such as MSSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, HANA)
  • Experience developing system designs, strategies, evaluations, and roadmaps.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical staff at all levels of the organization.
  • Solid understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Excellent analytical and technical skills.
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills.
  • Skilled at influencing, guiding and facilitating stakeholders and peers with decision making.
  • Knowledge of various aspects of an enterprise technology architecture like business, information, data, network and security
  • Ability to understand and apply various diagraming and modeling techniques.
  • Good understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of those technologies to evolving business and operating models.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Strong understanding of the company’s processes, organization, customers, and business models.
PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Work Experience

  • Experience in working with multi-site global teams.
  • 4+ years of DevSecOps experience –including unit testing, CI/CD, security compliance, functional/performance/stress test automation.
  • Experience architecting secure applications for Healthcare and are familiar with PHI, PII, and HIPAA compliance requirements.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

  • Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to enable future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive targeted business outcomes.
  • Ability to balance the long-term (big picture) and short-term implications of individual decisions.
  • Ability to remain unbiased toward any specific technology or vendor choice and is more interested in results than personal preferences.
  • Understanding and knowledge of an Agile system development life cycle methodology (such as Scrum at Scale, SAFe, Kanban, etc.)
  • Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders and IT development teams.
  • Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations and how they relate to achieving targeted business outcomes.
  • Ability to estimate the financial impact of technology alternatives.
  • Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of existing, new and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and models.

Click here to learn more about a career in IT at Medline!

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, systems engineering, or a related field
  • At least 5 years of experience across multiple IT solution development disciplines, including architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management, or cloud development
  • Experience delivering presentations to senior executives and technical audiences
  • Experience with software development technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Java, .NET, PHP, or ABAP
  • Experience with database technologies such as MSSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, or HANA
  • Experience developing system designs, strategies, evaluations, and roadmaps
  • Strong written, verbal, analytical, technical, interpersonal, leadership, planning, and organizational skills
  • Knowledge of enterprise technology architecture, including business, information, data, network, and security architecture
  • Ability to apply diagramming and modeling techniques
  • Understanding of product management, agile principles, and software development methodologies
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders and peers
  • Experience working with multi-site global teams
  • At least 4 years of DevSecOps experience, including unit testing, CI/CD, security compliance, and automated functional, performance, or stress testing
  • Experience architecting secure healthcare applications and familiarity with PHI, PII, and HIPAA compliance requirements
  • Knowledge of agile methodologies such as Scrum at Scale, SAFe, or Kanban
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The Company
HQ: Northfield, IL
20,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1961

What We Do

All across America and the world, we help healthcare systems improve patient outcomes and reduce costs through clinical and financial solutions. As both a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and supplies, we’re made up of problem solvers. Risk-takers. Big thinkers and doers.

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