[Hiring] Senior Enterprise Architect Principal - EHR @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

GDIT is seeking a Sr. Enterprise Architect Principal to serve as the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Service Chief Engineer, providing senior level technical leadership, architectural oversight, and engineering governance across a complex, large-scale EHR ecosystem. This role supports mission-critical health IT operations and modernization efforts, guiding the design, integration, performance, and security of enterprise EHR services.

As an Sr. Enterprise Architect Principal, you will act as the highest-level engineering consultant to program leadership and customer stakeholders. You will define and orchestrate technical strategy, drive innovation, evaluate emerging technologies, and ensure systems meet reliability, interoperability, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the senior technical authority for engineering, integration, and architecture across the EHR service portfolio and/or EHR customers.
• Develop and maintain enterprise-level engineering strategy, roadmaps, and modernization plans.
• Lead technical reviews, architectural governance, and engineering decision-making for major initiatives.
• In coordination with customer-side engineering leadership, define the engineering process and gates for the program.
• Drive and mentor systems engineering rigor across the program for new deployments, capabilities, enhancements, and change.
• Provide engineering oversight of EHR platforms, including workflows, infrastructure, cloud services, interfaces, and data exchange.
• Ensure the environment meets standards for availability, performance, scalability, and cybersecurity.
• Direct root-cause analysis for critical incidents and drive implementation of long-term corrective actions.
• Assess emerging technologies and recommend strategic enhancements aligned with mission and program goals.
• Collaborate with product owners, system integrators, cybersecurity teams, and operations leads to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide guidance to support workforce development and technical excellence.
• Support proposal development, technical briefings, program reviews, and customer engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise health IT, EHR systems, or complex systems engineering.
• Demonstrated experience supporting major commercial EHR platforms (Cerner/Oracle Health, Epic, etc.) required.
• Expertise in system architecture, cloud engineering, interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM), and infrastructure modernization.
• Experience leading engineering strategy in large, regulated, mission-focused environments.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• Must be able to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience with federal healthcare agencies (VA, DoD, DHA, CMS, etc.).
• Prior experience as a chief engineer on a large-scale EHR deployment.
• Relevant certifications: AWS/Azure Architect, ITIL, CPHIMS, CISSP, PMP, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with GDIT engineering frameworks, governance processes, and lifecycle methodologies.
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical advisory skills.

Benefits

• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.

Company Description

We are GDIT, a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber, and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.