Director of IT Architecture

Remote | Full Time
Salary Range: $175,000–$190,000 + Comprehensive Benefits

A growing healthcare organization is seeking a seasoned Director of IT Architecture to lead enterprise-wide technology strategy across network, cloud, and systems architecture. This is a highly visible leadership role reporting to the Senior Director of IT Technology, responsible for aligning architecture decisions with business goals, regulatory requirements, and modern healthcare technology standards.

Position Summary

The Director of IT Architecture provides strategic and technical leadership across all aspects of enterprise architecture. This role oversees a high-performing team of Network, Cloud, and Systems Architects and partners closely with IT leadership, security, and business stakeholders to drive innovation, interoperability, scalability, and cost-effective technology solutions across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Technology Roadmap

• Define and execute a comprehensive IT architecture strategy aligned with clinical, operational, and business objectives

• Lead and mentor network, cloud, and systems architecture teams, fostering collaboration and technical excellence

• Establish and enforce IT governance, architecture standards, and best practices

• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and frameworks (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST)

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (e.g., microservices, AI/ML)

• Provide strategic oversight of enterprise infrastructure to ensure availability, scalability, and performance

• Apply strong financial acumen to ensure positive ROI for architecture-led initiatives

Architecture Leadership & Implementation

• Oversee enterprise network architecture, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure

• Lead cloud architecture initiatives, including hybrid and multi-cloud strategies with a focus on cost optimization and compliance

• Guide systems architecture, ensuring secure integration of core business systems and healthcare platforms (including Epic EHR/EMR)

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a key liaison between architecture teams and IT leadership, translating business needs into technical strategies

• Partner with Information Security teams to define and enforce cybersecurity frameworks

• Collaborate with cloud and platform teams on automation and tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, AWS CDK, CloudFormation)

• Engage with vendors, system integrators, and cloud providers to maximize technology investments

• Promote alignment across infrastructure, application, and security teams

Performance Management & Risk Mitigation

• Establish KPIs and metrics to measure architecture effectiveness

• Identify and mitigate risks related to network vulnerabilities, cloud security, and system performance

• Optimize IT spend through efficient, scalable solutions

• Continuously assess system performance to support organizational growth

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Healthcare Informatics, or related field

• 10+ years of progressive IT architecture experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role managing network, cloud, and systems architecture teams

• Demonstrated experience assessing, testing, and implementing modern platform visibility and observability solutions (DataDog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Prometheus/Grafana)

• Strong expertise in:

• Network architecture (SD-WAN, VPNs, firewalls, healthcare data exchange networks)

• Cloud architecture (AWS, hybrid cloud solutions, AWS Well-Architected Framework)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree

• Cloud and security certifications such as:

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Security Specialty

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect

• CISSP, CCNP, HITRUST, or FinOps

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Deep expertise in systems architecture, including M365, virtualization, storage, and disaster recovery

• Working knowledge of healthcare IT standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM)

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001) and healthcare compliance

• Fluency in Agile and Waterfall methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, Project)

• Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities and a patient-centered mindset

This role is ideal for a forward-thinking architecture leader who enjoys shaping enterprise technology strategy and understands how infrastructure decisions directly impact patient care and organizational performance.

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