Director of IT Architecture

As the technical Director of IT Architecture, you will be responsible for leading the overall IT architecture strategy for our dynamic, growing healthcare organization. This individual will be tasked with designing systems that align with business goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging industry technologies. This role manages a talented team of IT Network, Cloud, and Systems Architects, overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of all enterprise technology solutions. The Director works closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to drive innovation, improve system interoperability, optimize cost and enhance security across the healthcare organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Leadership & Technology Roadmap:

• Define and execute a comprehensive IT architecture strategy aligned with business, clinical, and operational goals.
• Lead and manage a team specializing in network, cloud, and systems architecture, ensuring seamless collaboration and efficiency.
• Establish and enforce IT governance, standards, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry regulations (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST, etc.).
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (microservices, AI, ML) to improve healthcare delivery and operational efficiency.
• Provide strategic direction for IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Strong financial acumen, ensuring positive ROI for Architecture-led initiatives.

Architectural Leadership & Implementation:

• Responsible for all aspects of the Network Architecture, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performance network infrastructure to support healthcare applications and data exchange.
• Responsible for all aspects of the Cloud Architecture initiatives, including hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, ensuring compliance, cost optimization, and interoperability with on-premises systems.
• Guide Systems Architecture development, ensuring robust design, security, and integration of core business and healthcare applications, including EHR/EMR (Epic).

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as the primary liaison between IT architecture teams and IT leadership, translating business needs into technology strategies.
• Partner with IT Security team to develop and enforce security frameworks that protect patient data and mitigate cybersecurity threats.
• Partner with Cloud team to establish common tooling and automation (e.g., CloudFormation, AWS CDK, AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins).
• Work closely with software vendors, system integrators, and cloud service providers to optimize technology investments.
• Foster collaboration across cross-functional IT teams, ensuring alignment with infrastructure, security, and application teams.

Performance Management & Risk Mitigation:

• Establish KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of IT architecture initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to network vulnerabilities, cloud security, and system failures.
• Optimize IT spending by implementing cost-effective solutions.
• Continuously assess system performance and scalability to meet the growing demands of healthcare operations.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT architecture, including at least 5 years in a leadership role managing network, cloud, and systems architecture teams preferably within a healthcare organization.
• Network Architecture: Strong experience with SD-WAN, VPNs, firewalls, network security protocols, and healthcare data exchange networks.
• Cloud Architecture: Strong experience with AWS, Well-Architected Framework, and hybrid cloud solutioning.
• Demonstrated history of assessing, testing, implementing modern platform visibility solutions (DataDog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Prometheus / Grafana).

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED:

• Recent certifications in relevant cloud platforms (AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Security Specialty, etc Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, etc).
• CISSP, CCNP, HITRUST, or FinOps Certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs):

• Systems Architecture: Expertise in the M365 suite, server infrastructure, virtualization, storage solutions, disaster recovery, and healthcare IT standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM, etc).
• Security & Compliance: Knowledge of HIPAA & HITRUST compliance, and cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO27K). Ability to work cross-functionally with the BMCHS Information Security Team to define and design according to industry best-practice.
• Fluency in Agile, waterfall, and industry standard tooling (e.g., Jira, Project, Confluence).
• Strong leadership and team management skills. You are a thought-leader and a mentor.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. You have excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills. You see the big picture and how it affects patient care and our bottom line.