City/State
Norfolk, VAWork Shift
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OverviewSentara IT is seeking a Principal Domain Architect with expertise in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms, preferably Icertis, to lead the strategic direction, governance, and optimization of enterprise contract management solutions.
This role will serve as the technical and functional owner of the CLM platform, ensuring platform integrity, scalability, and operational excellence within a multi-tenant environment. The Principal Domain Architect will partner closely with Legal, IT, platform engineering teams, and external service providers to drive configuration governance, release management, requirements management, and technology roadmap development.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in enterprise application architecture, contract lifecycle management platforms, solution governance, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement. This individual will play a critical role in translating business needs into scalable technology solutions while ensuring adherence to SDLC standards, security controls, change management processes, and platform best practices.
As a recognized subject matter expert, the Principal Domain Architect will lead complex initiatives, influence technical strategy, provide architectural guidance, and drive continuous improvement efforts that support organizational goals and long-term business outcomes.
Education- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- 10+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- Icertis ICI Academy Administration Professional Certification preferred
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- Icertis ICI Academy Administration Professional Certification required within 30 days of hire
- 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Systems Architecture, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), or related technology domains with a Bachelor's degree; or 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- Demonstrated experience supporting, governing, and optimizing enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms, with Icertis experience strongly preferred.
- Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions, conducting impact assessments, managing change control processes, and coordinating release planning activities within complex application environments.
- Proven experience developing technology roadmaps, platform governance standards, configuration management practices, and SDLC processes that support business objectives and operational excellence.
- Experience collaborating with business stakeholders, Legal teams, IT teams, vendors, and external service providers to deliver platform enhancements, resolve defects, and support ongoing system optimization.
- Strong understanding of application security, role-based access controls, Segregation of Duties (SoD), multi-tenant environments, and enterprise governance best practices.
- Experience overseeing system integration testing, requirements management, release coordination, and production support activities for enterprise applications.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives, provide technical leadership, influence architectural decisions, and serve as a trusted advisor across business and technology teams.
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is:$106,080.00-$176,820.80. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Skills Required
- 8+ years experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Systems Architecture, or Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) domains (or 10+ years in lieu of degree)
- Experience supporting, governing, and optimizing enterprise CLM platforms
- Icertis experience (strongly preferred)
- Icertis ICI Academy Administration Professional Certification (required within 30 days of hire)
- Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions, impact assessments, change control, and release planning
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, platform governance standards, configuration management practices, and SDLC processes
- Experience collaborating with Legal, business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and external service providers
- Strong understanding of application security, role-based access controls (RBAC), Segregation of Duties (SoD), multi-tenant environments, and enterprise governance best practices
- Experience overseeing system integration testing, requirements management, release coordination, and production support activities
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and provide technical leadership
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred; 10+ years relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
Sentara Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sentara Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by Sentara Healthcare.
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Parental & Family Support — Four weeks of paid parental leave at full base pay and two weeks of job‑protected family caregiver leave support major life and care needs. Emergency back‑up care and reimbursements for infertility, adoption, and surrogacy further bolster family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(A) plan alongside 403(B)/401(K) employer matching is designed to strengthen long‑term financial security. Company‑paid life insurance with buy‑up options adds additional protection for families.
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Flexible Benefits — Choice of medical plan designs and dental/vision options enables tailoring coverage to individual needs. An annual election between tuition assistance and student‑loan repayment offers flexibility to align with financial or education priorities.
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What We Do
Sentara Healthcare celebrates a 130-year history of innovation, compassion and community benefit. Based in Norfolk, VA, Sentara is a diverse not-for-profit family of 12 hospitals, an array of integrated services and a team of nearly 30,000 strong on a mission to improve health every day. This mandate is pursued through a disciplined strategy to achieve Top 10% performance in key measures through shared best practices, transformation of primary care through clinical integration and strategic growth that adds value to the communities we serve in Virginia and North Carolina.
