The University of Texas at Austin
Director, IT Architecture & Delivery
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States4 days ago
From $208KSeniorFull Time
Job Posting Title:
Director, IT Architecture & Delivery----
Hiring Department:
Dell Medical School----
Position Open To:
All Applicants----
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40----
FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA----
Earliest Start Date:
Immediately----
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue----
Location:
AUSTIN, TX----
Job Details:
This position supports a large, integrated healthcare system, including the development and expansion of a tertiary hospital and medical research environment. The role partners closely with clinical, operational, research, and IT leaders to modernize enterprise technology services and support organizational growth.
The Director, IT Architecture & Delivery leads a portfolio of enterprise technology solutions and programs supporting clinical, operational, administrative, and research environments. This role is responsible for translating strategic priorities into coordinated technology roadmaps, scalable solution designs, and executable delivery plans.
Leads Portfolio Strategy, Architecture, and Delivery
Leads an assigned portfolio of solutions, programs, and projects aligned to organizational priorities for the academic medical center, hospital operations, and research environment
Translates strategic objectives into actionable portfolio roadmaps, implementation plans, and sequencing decisions
Ensures solutions within the portfolio are aligned to one another, technically coherent, and positioned to support future-state operating and service delivery models
Balances near-term delivery commitments with longer-term modernization goals
Manages and Develops a Cross-Functional Team
Leads, coaches, and develops a team of solution architects, program managers, and technical project managers
Establishes clear role expectations, delivery disciplines, decision rights, and performance standards across the team
Builds a collaborative team culture focused on accountability, execution, stakeholder partnership, and continuous improvement
Guides team capacity planning and work prioritization across initiatives and strategic demands
Drives Portfolio Alignment and Integrated Planning
Aligns projects and solutions within the assigned portfolio to reduce duplication, manage dependencies, and improve overall delivery outcomes
Partners with peer portfolio leaders across applications, infrastructure, and data to coordinate roadmaps, shared platforms, and enterprise capabilities
Identifies interdependencies, risks, sequencing conflicts, and integration points across portfolios and service lines
Supports portfolio governance, intake, prioritization, and planning processes to maintain alignment with institutional goals and funding realities
Partners with Service Delivery Groups to Modernize IT Services
Collaborates with infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, support, platform, and other service delivery teams to align services and operating capabilities to the needs of new and evolving hospital and research facilities
Helps define future-state service models, transition requirements, support readiness expectations, and operational handoffs for new solutions
Advances service modernization through standardization, lifecycle planning, and operational integration
Ensures delivery plans account for production support, resilience, scalability, and service adoption
Provides Architectural and Program Oversight
Oversees solution design direction, program structure, and execution quality across major initiatives in the portfolio
Ensures business, clinical, research, and operational requirements are translated into scalable and supportable technology approaches
Establishes review mechanisms to confirm adherence to standards, architecture principles, security expectations, and integration requirements
Escalates and resolves issues affecting delivery, scope, design integrity, or service readiness
Builds Stakeholder Alignment and Executive Communication
Partners with business, clinical, academic, research, and IT leaders to define priorities, communicate decisions, and maintain alignment
Prepares and presents executive-level portfolio updates, risks, recommendations, and roadmap options
Builds effective coalitions across technical and non-technical stakeholders to enable progress in a complex, matrixed environment
Supports change leadership for large-scale transformation efforts tied to new facility activation, service modernization, and enterprise transformation
Marginal or Periodic Functions
Adheres to internal controls and reporting requirements
Participates in capital planning, annual planning, and portfolio review processes
Supports organizational readiness, post-implementation reviews, and lessons-learned activities
Represents the organization in vendor discussions, design workshops, and strategic planning sessions
Performs related duties as required
Strategic Agility
Sees ahead clearly; anticipates future consequences and trends and translates them into actionable strategies
Aligns enterprise architecture and delivery portfolios with organizational strategy and growth plans
Anticipates downstream impacts of technology decisions on clinical, operational, and service models
Shapes multi-year technology roadmaps that balance innovation, risk, and sustainability
Managing Complexity
Deals effectively with ambiguity, interdependencies, and competing priorities
Integrates applications, infrastructure, data, and platforms into cohesive, supportable solutions
Manages dependencies across large, interconnected programs and portfolios
Simplifies complex environments while preserving essential capabilities
Drive for Results
Consistently achieves results, even under challenging conditions
Translates strategic objectives into deliverable outcomes
Holds teams accountable for performance, quality, and timelines
Addresses delivery risks proactively and decisively
Building Effective Teams
Creates strong morale, engagement, and collaboration across various teams
Leads multidisciplinary teams across architecture, program management, and delivery
Builds clarity of roles, decision rights, and accountability
Develops talent and succession in architecture and delivery disciplines
Political Savvy
Understands organizational dynamics and navigates them effectively
Builds alignment across clinical, operational, and IT leadership
Uses influence rather than authority to drive outcomes
Navigates governance bodies and decision-making forums effectively
Communicating with Impact
Delivers clear, concise, and compelling messages tailored to the audience
Presents complex technical concepts in business-relevant terms
Facilitates cross-functional alignment and shared understanding
Produces clear documentation, executive materials, and decision artifacts
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, Business, or a related field
Ten years of progressive experience in solution architecture, program leadership, portfolio management, or technology transformation
Five years of management experience leading professional staff and complex cross-functional initiatives
Experience leading large-scale technology programs in collaboration with architecture, delivery, and operational service teams
Experience aligning multiple projects or solutions into an integrated portfolio or domain roadmap
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Health Informatics, Engineering, or a related field
Experience in hospital, academic medical center, medical research, or other highly complex service environments
Experience supporting new facility activation, enterprise platform transformation, or large-scale modernization efforts
Experience with environments involving EHR, ERP, digital platforms, cloud services, data platforms, analytics, interoperability, or enterprise integration
Experience working in one of the following primary domains: applications, infrastructure, or data, with ability to operate effectively across peer portfolios
Required
None
Preferred
TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or similar architecture certification
Project Management Professional (PMP), PgMP, SAFe, or equivalent program or portfolio certification
Relevant healthcare, cloud, data, or service management certifications
$207,500+ depending on qualifications
Standard office environment with routine use of computer, keyboard, and other standard office equipment
May require participation in onsite planning, operational readiness activities, design sessions, and stakeholder meetings in clinical, research, and administrative settings
Position may involve work in environments associated with hospital and research operations
May require prolonged periods of sitting and extensive computer use
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
