Cloud Infrastructure Architect

The Cloud Infrastructure Architect is a key member of the Digital Engineering team. The role is focused on developing physical architecture, and system blueprints and providing overall technical vision for cloud infrastructure. This role will define and drive the implementation of Cloud strategy and adoption, feeding into wider digital unit strategic decision-making and providing leadership to different stakeholders, and technical teams as needed.

If you are a talented and innovative technical leader with a passion for making a meaningful impact, we want you on our team. If you are ready to join a team of game-changers and work on a project that has the potential to transform lives, we encourage you to apply for this role and help us create a brighter future for healthcare.

Job Duties:

• Cloud Strategy, governance & Implementation.
• Leads the implementation of the digital unit’s Cloud Infrastructure strategy.
• Responsible for Cloud provisioning and supporting strategies.
• Collaborates with DU leadership to determine appropriate strategies, architectures, implementation approaches, and strategies across cloud infrastructure.
• Manages the relationships and contracts with key stakeholders and vendors.
• Provides technical guidance to cloud engineers.
• Drive the business objectives of the digital unit by ensuring best-of-class cloud infrastructure and continuously improving its processes and technology whilst ensuring compliance and security.
• Provide oversight, strategic thought leadership, and innovative solutions towards maturing a cloud strategy, architecture, and service capabilities.
• Ensure and align the cloud adoption plan to the needs of the company’s Digital Unit.
• Work with stakeholders and other DU teams to align cloud strategy with business objectives and goals.
• Create conceptual, logical, and physical designs for cloud-based solutions for infrastructure and platforms.
• Provide direction, leadership, and guidance to implementation teams on the right usage, design patterns, best practices, etc.
• Learn and adopt new tools and techniques to increase performance, automation, and scalability.
• Be the solution ambassador for cloud solution, architecture, related technologies, and their interdependencies.
• Ensure and maintain healthy relationships within and outside the DU team including stakeholders, peers, cloud vendors, etc.
• Provide governance recommendations and best practices for the entire life cycle around cloud implementation.

Job Qualifications:

Required:

• BS/BA degree, ideally in computer science, engineering, or a comparable background.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in working with different infrastructure strategies and implementations.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working with Microsoft Azure technologies.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in working on Multi-cloud strategy preferably Azure and GCP.
• Automation and orchestration experience with Visual Studio, Azure Resource Manager, Bicep, and Terraform.
• Proficiency in architecting Microsoft Azure infrastructure and topologies using LZ and cloud-scale analytics.
• Experience with performance analysis, troubleshooting, and remediation techniques.
• Container management and orchestration experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Expertise in common cloud technologies and principles. Certification in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions is a plus.
• Traveling: 10%