Enterprise Architect, Data & AI

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Position Summary 

Illumina IT is supporting and enabling business process and digital transformation initiatives through data, analytics, and AI. We are looking for a versatile Enterprise Architect to join our team and help lead this effort. You will leverage your expertise in these areas to participate in the development of a unified business and technology strategy that will support the company’s growth objectives.  

Responsibilities 

Partnership 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to achieve company goals. This includes collaborating closely with teams from business, functional, architecture, infrastructure, and procurement. 
• Partner with data scientists, data engineers, analysts, information architects, and analytics teams to on the design and implementation of new solutions. 
• Partner with data and AI leadership on architecture design and governance of use cases and technologies. 

Leadership

• Develop future state architecture along with the associated transition plan in partnership with key stakeholders.  
• Provide strategic leadership to project teams to ensure that technology and architecture best practices are leveraged in the building of new solutions. 
• Provide strategic leadership to functional, development, and operations teams to solve complex problems. 
• Drive discussions across different teams and stakeholders through effective verbal and written communication to reach consensus and alignment. ​

Solution Delivery 

• Establish and promote the use of the business capability map that represents business processes and assets.  
• Develop and maintain a framework that aligns business strategy, processes, information, and technology to achieve its goals. 
• Work with key groups across the company to build and maintain the enterprise data strategy and roadmap. 
• Work with key groups across the company to build and maintain the enterprise AI strategy and roadmap. 
• Research and implement technology and architecture best practices to improve solution quality and efficiency and reduce cost.  
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies to assess their fit within the application portfolio. 
• Provide platforms to encourage business-led experimentation and exploration​. 

Qualifications 

• 15+ years of experience in leading and delivering technology architecture and solutions. 
• Expertise in AI and GenAI strategy development, governance, and deployment across an enterprise. 
• Expertise in building business capability models. 
• Expertise in building data and analytics strategies and architecture. 
• Expertise in data patterns, data mesh, and data product architecture. 
• Experience working with data lake and data warehouse products including Snowflake, SAP, and Apache. 
• Experience working with data visualization and BI applications. 
• Expert in using EA frameworks such as TOGAF and/or Zachman. 
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively engage with business and technical stakeholders. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Experience in the life sciences industry a plus. ​

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Computer Science or an equivalent field.

#LI-REMOTE

The estimated base salary range for the Enterprise Architect, Data & AI role based in the United States of America is: $152,600 - $228,800. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

At Illumina, we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace by cultivating an environment in which everyone contributes to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always been rooted in openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative views and perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and demonstrate our collective commitment to diversity and inclusion in the communities we live and work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@illumina.com. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. Apply