Imagine doing the best work of your career in a place where your efforts define and drive the overall architectural vision and strategy across the organization’s IT landscape. We are proud that West Coast University has been certified as a Great Place to Work for the fourth year in a row! We are over 110 years in education and still growing. Come work and grow with us!

How you can impact:

Drive application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, analytics, data, and AI. Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO and executive leadership team and guide the organization’s AI adoption strategy.

You will make an impact by:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap, aligning technology solutions to business goals.
• Establish and maintain architectural principles, standards, and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) to ensure consistency, scalability, and interoperability across the IT ecosystem.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define and refine the organization’s digital transformation strategy and technology investments.
• Ensure governance process like Architectural Review Board as a gate keeper to all technology decisions in the organization.
• Provide architectural oversight across various IT domains—application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and analytics—to ensure cohesive and secure system designs.
• Lead solution design reviews, identify architectural gaps, and recommend enhancements or alternative solutions.
• Create and enforce governance processes that balance innovation with operational stability and security.
• Champion the introduction and integration of AI agents, driving new capabilities and transformation opportunities across the enterprise.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred
• Proven track record of developing and implementing enterprise architecture strategies across large-scale organizations.
• Solid understanding of multiple domains: application development, cloud and on-premise infrastructure, cybersecurity, data management, analytics, and AI/ML.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI solutions, including AI agents, and guiding teams through all stages of the AI lifecycle (data collection, model training, deployment, and monitoring).
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with senior leaders, business stakeholders, and external partners.
• TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture certification is highly desirable.
• 15+ years experience with robust foundation in various IT domain, as well as a deep understanding of the processes and systems used in enterprise-level organizations.

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Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) match, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, health savings accounts, employee discounts, commuter benefits, and company paid life, AD&D and LTD insurance