IS Architect

Job Title & Specialty Area: IS Architect

Department: IT Technical Services

Location: Carrollton Data Center

Shift: Monday to Friday

Job Type: Remote

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary: Responsible for providing systems expertise and guidance in the design and support of production, test, and development Unix or Windows operating systems environments. Works with management and other technical experts to develop the long-term architectural strategy for Children's systems platform. Responsible for project planning, estimating, and management of small to medium size projects. Leads other team members in day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direction in the design and implementation of Unix and Windows operating systems environments. Identify architectural issues and propose alternative solutions to technical problems.
• Produce detailed documentation of design components, i.e., technical designs, program design specifications, interim components, etc. Prepare and maintain documentation to support computer operations, related manual procedures, technical references and conduct user training.
• Make architecture design decisions for project teams and ensure those decisions are consistent with long-term architecture design. Perform systems performance and process modeling to establish foundation for architecture approach.
• Maintain and monitor Unix or Windows operating system environments including production, qa, and development systems. Install upgrades and patches to existing systems. Identify and implement performance-tuning enhancements as needed.
• Communicate architecture concepts and direction to directors, managers, and analysts. Support the activities required to build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Develop and communicate project/task estimates and project workplans. Manage tasks and projects to schedule and budget.
• Direct team to accomplish multiple groups of tasks. Assists management in development, coaching, supervision, and appraisal of other team members.

How You’ll Be Successful:

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 7 years related experience required
• Healthcare/HL7 interfaces preferred

• Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Roles supporting a specific software must demonstrate competency in the software used in their role. All training and testing applicable to the role must be successfully completed and passed within 180 days of employment. Continuing education requirements must be completed and maintained for applications applicable to the role. Required

• Epic Bridges preferred

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

 Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement 

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.