Job Title: Senior Enterprise Architect – Post-Acquisition Integration
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead target-state architecture and integration strategy for a post-acquisition initiative at a major healthcare organization.
This is a senior architecture leadership role for someone who has led large-scale enterprise solution architecture and technology programs.
You will define integration principles for the acquired entity, evaluate technology alignment, drive application rationalization, and shape future-state operating models — while collaborating across architecture, engineering, business, and program teams.
What You'll Do:
- Lead definition of target-state architecture and integration principles for the acquired entity.
- Lead large-scale enterprise solution architecture and technology decisions across multiple platforms and workstreams.
- Evaluate current-state technology landscapes against enterprise strategy and identify alignment gaps.
- Drive application and platform rationalization (retain, retire, replace, consolidate) with clear decision criteria.
- Design future-state operating models across business, application, data, and integration layers.
- Establish and enforce architecture governance, standards, and design-authority practices.
- Define integration architecture patterns that support a secure, scalable, and maintainable target state.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with solution architects, engineering leads, business stakeholders, integration teams, and program leadership.
- Translate architecture decisions into actionable guidance that delivery teams can execute.
- Produce architecture roadmaps and artifacts that support investment decisions and integration sequencing.
- Guide domain and solution architects so delivery stays aligned to the approved target state.
Required Qualifications:
- 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, and large-scale technology leadership.
- Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise solution architecture and technology programs.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration from an architecture seat — partnering with engineering, business, security, integration, and program teams to drive decisions.
- Proven experience defining target-state architecture for complex enterprise or post-acquisition environments.
- Deep experience with integration architecture across multiple platforms and enterprise systems.
- Demonstrated ownership of application rationalization programs with measurable outcomes.
- Strong architecture governance experience, including design reviews and standards enforcement.
- Ability to shape future-state operating models and influence senior stakeholders.
- Excellent executive communication skills — able to translate architecture decisions into business impact.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (no sponsorship now or in the future).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Healthcare, life-sciences, or other regulated-industry architecture experience.
- Direct M&A / post-acquisition integration architecture leadership.
- Experience with TOGAF or comparable EA frameworks used in delivery, not just certification.
- Experience guiding multi-workstream integration programs with competing platform roadmaps.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology leaders with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches and long-term success.
To apply, please submit your resume highlighting 15+ years of enterprise / solution architecture leadership, large-scale technology programs, cross-functional architecture collaboration, and application rationalization or post-acquisition integration work.