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Remote systems architect jobs are open across the U.S. in technology, financial services, healthcare, and cloud infrastructure, at remote-first firms and distributed enterprise teams that need architects to design and govern complex systems without being on-site. Employers hiring remotely right now include JBS INTERNATIONAL, Lambda, and BDO. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Sentara is hiring a Clinical Systems Domain Architect!
This role is fully remote.
Overview
Sentara Health is seeking a Clinical Systems Domain Architect to join our growing Clinical Systems Architect team. This role is responsible for providing strategic leadership, architectural guidance, and technical expertise across our Population Health portfolio.
This position serves as the bridge between operational leaders, clinical stakeholders, information technology teams, and vendors to ensure technology investments align with organizational goals, improve patient outcomes, and support long-term strategic initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines strong healthcare operational knowledge with technical expertise and a passion for innovation. This role is well-suited for someone looking to move beyond traditional application support and into strategic planning, enterprise architecture, and transformational healthcare initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Develop and maintain application and capability roadmaps aligned to organizational strategy.
Partner with operational and clinical leaders to identify opportunities for innovation and workflow improvement.
Lead technology discussions that support population health, care management, ambulatory operations, and value-based care initiatives.
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to leadership.
Architecture & Governance
Serve as the primary architect for assigned domains and applications.
Participate in governance, architectural review, and strategic planning activities.
Ensure solutions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term technology strategy.
Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, improve system integration, and optimize application portfolios.
Collaboration & Relationship Management
Build strong partnerships with operational leaders, clinicians, project teams, and vendors.
Facilitate workshops, strategic planning sessions, and business acceleration initiatives.
Translate operational needs into technology solutions and architectural recommendations.
Provide mentorship and guidance to analysts and project teams.
Solution Design & Delivery
Support major initiatives through planning, design, and implementation phases.
Assess impacts across workflows, applications, integrations, and reporting solutions.
Ensure solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
Assist with prioritization and strategic alignment of project portfolios.
Education
- 8+ years of relevant experience with a degree (Required)
or
- 10+ years of relevant experience without a degree (Required)
- Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree
Certification/Licensure
- Epic Ambulatory certification or Healthy Planet or Compass Rose (Required)
- Epic Cogito (Preferred)
Nice to have TOGAF, PMP, Agile, or related professional certifications.
Experience
- Experience with Population Health, Arcadia, Health Plan, Healthy Planet, Care Management, Community Connect, Case Management or value-based care programs (Required)
Minimum 5 years of healthcare information systems experience (Required)
Experience supporting Epic Ambulatory or related ambulatory healthcare applications (Required)
Strong understanding of population health workflows and healthcare operations (Required)
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional discussions and influence stakeholders (Required)
Experience developing strategic recommendations and presenting to leadership (Required).
- Experience with enterprise architecture, application rationalization, or technology road mapping (Preferred)
- Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards and integration technologies (Preferred)
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is: $106,080.00 - $176,820.80. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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Keywords: Epic Population Health, Epic Ambulatory, Epic Cogito, Epic Healthy Planet, Epic Compass Rose, Clinical Systems Domain Architect, Value-based Care, Ambulatory, Healthy Planet, Cogito, Population Health, interoperability, care management, community connect, case management
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $153,670.40 - $228,009.60 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Independence provides quality outpatient services to the surrounding community. The facility includes an ambulance-accessible emergency room that is supported by board-certified physicians. Sentara Independence houses state-of-the-art medical equipment and highly-skilled physicians and staff. Sentara Independence is now an extension of the quality services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital including advanced imaging and physical therapy.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Electronics & Hardware
- Accounting & Auditing
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote systems architect jobs.
- Seven or more years of experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
- Deep proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud with relevant certifications
- Experience leading technical design reviews and producing architecture decision records
- Strong command of integration patterns, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical architecture to non-technical stakeholders
Tips for Your Remote Systems Architect Job Search
Document your architecture decisions in writing
Remote employers evaluate systems architects on written clarity before a single interview call. Publish architecture decision records or system design write-ups you can share as work samples. Async written communication is a core skill remote teams hire for.
Prioritize remote-first companies in your search
Remote-first firms have async workflows and distributed team structures built in, which means a remote systems architect can own design decisions without fighting geography. Look for companies whose engineering blogs describe async design reviews and distributed incident response.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote systems architect openings from across the U.S. in one place. Find roles that match your cloud platform experience and seniority level, then apply directly before pipelines fill.
Prepare for remote system design interviews
Remote hiring panels run system design rounds over shared whiteboards like Miro or Excalidraw. Practice narrating your design choices out loud while drawing, because remote interviewers assess real-time communication and diagramming fluency together, not just the final architecture.
Remote Systems Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote systems architect job?
Target companies that already run distributed engineering teams, because they have the processes and tooling in place to support a remote systems architect from day one. Remote employers screen hard for written communication, the ability to drive alignment across time zones without in-person meetings, and fluency in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. A portfolio of architecture decision records or system design documentation gives you a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote systems architects?
Companies hiring remote systems architects right now include JBS INTERNATIONAL, Lambda, and BDO, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote-first software firms, distributed fintech platforms, and cloud-native healthcare technology companies are among the most active hirers of systems architects in fully remote roles.
Can you get a remote systems architect job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level systems architect roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work with significant independence from the start. Smaller remote-first startups and consulting firms are the most likely to consider candidates early in their careers. Showing architecture diagrams, open-source contributions, or documented design work from personal or academic projects can substitute for formal employment history and open the door.
Do you need a degree for remote systems architect jobs?
Not always. Remote employers for systems architect roles weigh demonstrated ability to design scalable, secure systems more heavily than credentials alone. Certifications in cloud architecture, a portfolio of real-world system designs, and a history of shipping production infrastructure carry significant weight with hiring teams evaluating candidates for fully remote positions.
Which industries hire the most remote systems architects?
Most remote systems architect openings sit in Technology & Software, Electronics & Hardware, and Accounting & Auditing, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Those sectors rely on distributed engineering teams that need systems architects to coordinate design and governance decisions asynchronously across multiple locations.
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