Information Technology Architect II - Network
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: January 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Summary: The IT Architect II is responsible for
design of IT systems including system infrastructure, system
security, application architecture, software and data life cycle
management. Provides enterprise architectural framework for the
design, development, and deployment of information/business
systems. Proactively drives the prioritization of key technology
enablers for achieving enterprise level system objectives while
ensuring scalability, reliability, and availability of implemented
systems. Provides leadership and expertise to evaluate planned
platform growth, increasingly demanding enterprise service level
requirements in order to identify, design, and implement technology
solutions that exceed expectations. This role requires excellent
collaboration and communication skills to translate complex
requirements into functional architecture. Responsibilities:
Assists in the development of the information system vision and
strategy of the organization; assists in the development,
implementation, communication, and promotion of strategic and
tactical plans Researches and participates in beta testing of new
systems and technologies in order to better evaluate their
suitability to the CHRISTUS environment Evaluates proposed system
acquisitions and provides critical input to the decision-making
process relative to compatibility, cost, resource requirements,
operations, and maintenance; develops plans and recommendations to
improve the performance and efficiency of assigned systems;
addresses all aspects of assigned systems, including hardware,
software, outside services, etc.; considers cost-effectiveness,
budget, and other resource issues in addition to technical issues;
develops and implements standards and procedures for multiple areas
of technology Participates in development of standards, design and
implementation of proactive processes to collect and report data
and statistics on assigned systems; performs research and testing
to verify impact and advisability of system installations; assists
in development vendor support relationships Maintains in-depth
knowledge and current certification in various areas of information
technology Responsible for infrastructure design, performance
modeling and capacity planning. Independently provides guidance and
leadership on architecture design initiatives. Demonstrates ability
to lead team through complex system design and implementation
initiatives. Ensures architectures are flexible and support the
business needs by maintaining an understanding of business
strategies and infrastructure capabilities. Works with various
technical resources across the team to facilitate the development
of technical standards. Possesses communication skills and ability
to develop and present solutions to all levels of management,
including executive levels. Participates in requirements gathering,
discovery, and interfacing with technical and business teams -
establishing credibility in terms of experience, presentation and
leadership of solutions development. Evaluates proposed new
systems, system changes and additions, provides oversight into the
decision process. Quickly and decisively acts in fast changing,
unpredictable situations, shows tremendous amount of initiative in
tough situations, is exceptional at spotting and seizing
opportunities, proactively plans projects and tasks within
application. Applies advanced level understanding of assigned
clinical/business operations, processes, and workflows. Discusses,
and identifies dependencies with project team members and
stakeholders. Maintains collaborative customer relationships;
Ensures the needs of the customer are fully represented in all
updates. Reviews and provides feedback on documentation written by
others. Articulates issues and complex concepts in appropriate
manner based on the audience. Possesses the skill to develop strong
and positive relationships with management at all levels.
Demonstrates an advanced level of business strategies
understanding, applies expertise to help meet customer goals and
outcomes. Tackles new problems using experimentation, including
successes and failure experiences. Creative problem solving beyond
standard recommendations and practice. Requirements: Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
Minimum Four (4) years of experience in large corporate systems
environments working with complex IT systems. Minimum Four (4)
years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering,
software development, system administration, system architecture,
application architecture or data system architecture. Minimum Four
(4) years of hands-on experience with system or application
performance modeling and tuning. TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture
Framework) certification is preferred. Work Schedule: 8AM - 5PM
Monday-Friday Work Type: Full Time
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, San Antonio , Information Technology Architect II - Network, IT / Software / Systems , San Antonio, Texas
