Senior Healthcare IT Infrastructure Architect

Job Description

Job Description

The Safer Foundation is a social service provider to individuals with arrest and conviction records. Through a full range of services, including case management, educational instruction and advocacy, we focus on preparing individuals for the world of work by helping them find and keep productive and meaningful employment

 

Build Technology That Changes Lives

At Safer Foundation, technology powers opportunity. For more than 50 years, we've helped individuals rebuild their lives through employment, education, and supportive services. Now, we're launching the Safer Pathways Center, an innovative behavioral and mental health treatment facility, and we're looking for a senior-level IT Infrastructure Architect with clinical healthcare experience to help build the secure, reliable technology foundation that will support exceptional patient care and transform lives.

This is a rare opportunity to help design and support the technology infrastructure for a startup clinical healthcare organization while partnering with one of the nation's leading nonprofit reentry organizations.

 

What You'll Do

As our Senior Healthcare IT Infrastructure Architect, you'll serve as the technical lead responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and supporting the infrastructure that powers both the Safer Pathways Center and Safer Foundation.

You will:

• Design and maintain secure enterprise network infrastructure (switches, firewalls, policies, etc.), cloud environments, and Microsoft technologies
  
• Own HIPAA / HITECH / IL 42 CFR Part 2 technical compliance and risk assessment (e.g., HHS SRA Tool) activities, and manage remediation/risk-management plans.
• Manage Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune, and related enterprise technologies.
• Manage portfolio of data protection and cybersecurity tools to maintain overall security posture for Safer Pathways Center.
• Support business continuity through disaster recovery, backups, monitoring, and infrastructure resilience.
• Partner with clinical, operational, and technology leaders to deliver innovative, secure solutions that support patient care and organizational success.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex infrastructure and security issues while driving continuous improvement across the technology environment.

 

What You'll Bring

We're looking for a hands-on infrastructure professional who combines deep technical expertise with a passion for solving complex challenges.

Preferred qualifications include:

• 7+ years of enterprise IT infrastructure or systems engineering experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Experience supporting healthcare or other HIPAA-regulated environments.
• Strong expertise in physical network design and administration, including:
  • Switch and firewall configuration 
  • SD-WAN circuit configuration 
  • Secure Wi-Fi administration 
  • VPN administration
  • Cybersecurity threat protection
• Proficiency with a wide range of Microsoft products, including Microsoft 365, Azure/Entra ID, Microsoft Exchange, and Active Directory.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management, encryption, audit logging, endpoint protection, email security, and security incident response.

• Working knowledge of HIPAA Security Rule safeguards, 42 CFR Part 2, and Illinois state behavioral health confidentiality requirements (Illinois 740 ILCS 110), and how they affect system design, consent, and disclosure.

• A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and a commitment to delivering secure, reliable technology solutions.

Certifications

◦ Required: MCSA (or equivalent Microsoft role-based certification), CCNA or COMPTIAN+

◦ Preferred (one or more): HCISPP (HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner), CHPS (Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security), CISSP, CISA.

 

Why Join Safer Foundation?

When you join Safer Foundation, you're joining a mission-driven organization where your work has a lasting impact. You'll help build the technology that supports life-changing healthcare services while contributing to an organization that has transformed thousands of lives across Illinois for more than five decades. You'll work alongside passionate professionals, tackle meaningful technical challenges, and play a key role in shaping the future of technology for both healthcare and community reentry services.

 

If you're looking for an opportunity where your expertise matters, and where your work truly makes a difference, we encourage you to apply.

 

Safer Pathways Center is committed to fair chance employment. A criminal conviction does not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. However, certain positions are subject to mandatory background screening and eligibility requirements established by state or federal law, which may limit eligibility for specific roles.

 

Safer Foundation is a drug-free workplace

Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Veterans

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