We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Cloud Architect with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate brings a solid background in healthcare IT systems, designing secure, scalable, and highly available hybrid/multi-cloud architectures with a focus on compliance and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, PHIPA, HL7, FHIR).
As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will collaborate with architects, developers, business stakeholders, and leadership to deliver cloud solutions that meet business goals while ensuring secure data exchange and regulatory alignment in a healthcare environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the design and provide implementation oversight for complex cloud-based and hybrid solutions across Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, and optionally AWS/GCP.
- Design secure, scalable, and performant hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions with a focus on compliance (HIPAA, PHIPA, etc.).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (analysts, PMs, developers) to align technical solutions with business needs in regulated industries.
- Provide thought leadership on cloud strategy, solution patterns, architecture principles, and best practices.
- Define and develop architecture blueprints, roadmaps, and technical documentation.
- Recommend and assess emerging cloud technologies aligned with future-state healthcare IT environments.
- Lead cloud migration projects, transforming legacy systems and applications into modern cloud-native platforms.
- Mentor junior architects and engineers, fostering architectural best practices and technical excellence.
- Ensure cost-optimized, performant, and maintainable cloud solutions through effective resource planning and governance.
- Lead architecture reviews with technical and non-technical stakeholders, aligning solutions to business strategy.
- Stay up-to-date with trends in cloud computing, healthcare IT, security, and interoperability standards.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of overall IT experience, with 7–10 years in cloud architecture roles.
- 5+ years of direct experience in the healthcare industry.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Azure AD, Networking, Storage).
- Proven experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and hybrid cloud integrations.
- Deep experience in healthcare compliance (e.g., HIPAA, PHIPA, HL7, FHIR).
- Strong background in cloud security, governance, and regulatory standards.
- Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, and experience with DevSecOps/CI-CD pipelines.
- Experience with cloud networking: VPN, routing, hybrid connectivity (e.g., ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, VPC, NAT).
- Solid understanding of microservices, event-driven architecture, serverless, and distributed systems.
- Cloud networking and connectivity in Azure, Oracle, and GCP.
- Automation and provisioning tools: Terraform, ARM Templates, Deployment Manager.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, and performance tuning tools.
- Understanding of AI/ML initiatives in healthcare environments is a plus.