Cloud Architect Manager

Job summary

Lead the Cloud Architecture function, guiding the design, governance, and evolution of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions across Sentara IT. Manage a team of Cloud Architects and Cloud Engineers, define cloud architecture roadmaps, and partner with various teams to enable enterprise transformation. Align technology strategy with clinical, operational, and business priorities in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in IT.
• 4 years of experience in Project management.
• 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, software development, and technical delivery leadership.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, including at least 3 years leading cloud architecture teams in healthcare or similarly regulated industries.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide cloud transformation initiatives within a large health system or national healthcare organization.
• Proficiency in cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platform capabilities, including API management, web services, container platforms, and virtual machines.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture patterns, standards, and best practices, including API-first design, microservices, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience across modern data and digital platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, data fabric, machine learning, mobile, and digital experience technologies.
• Experience with cloud and data technologies such as SQL Server, MongoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, Event Grid, Event Hubs, Tableau, and Power BI.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks, MLOps toolchains, and container orchestration technologies supporting modern cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7) and data privacy regulations (HIPAA, GDPR).
• Familiarity with cloud security principles and regulatory compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of the Cloud Architecture function by aligning architecture, engineering, and operations teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and well-governed cloud solutions.
• Lead the development of cloud platforms and capabilities supporting emerging AI use cases, including NLP, conversational AI, and large language model solutions.
• Define and lead the cloud architecture roadmap aligned to clinical, financial, and operational priorities.
• Lead the development of cloud architecture blueprints, reference designs, and implementation playbooks.
• Oversee the delivery of architecture designs, technical specifications, and implementation guidance for cloud-based applications and services.
• Coach engineering teams on cloud architecture standards, enterprise patterns, and DevSecOps practices.
• Review and assess existing solutions, solution designs, and system architectures to identify improvement opportunities and architectural risks.
• Ensure cloud solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with performance expectations.
• Provide architectural oversight for cloud platform health, performance, and availability, partnering with engineering and operations teams.

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