Director IT Architecture

Overview

Position Summary
Reporting to the Sr. Director of IT Technology, we are seeking a polished, technical Director of IT Architecture who will lead the overall IT architecture strategy for our dynamic, growing healthcare organization. This role designs systems that align with business goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging industry technologies. It manages a team of IT Network, Cloud, and Systems Architects, overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise technology solutions.

The Director works with IT leadership and business stakeholders to drive innovation, improve system interoperability, optimize cost, and enhance security across the organization.

Position
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Director IT Architecture

Department
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Information Technology

• 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.
• 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).

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 (Data Dog, 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, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, etc.).
• CISSP, CCNP, HITRUST, or Fin Ops 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, ISO
  27K). Ability to work cross-functionally with the BMCHS Information Security Team.
• Fluency in Agile, waterfall, and industry-standard tooling (Jira, Project, Confluence).
• Strong leadership and team management skills; able to mentor and guide teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, including written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills; understands impact on patient care and the business.

Compensation Range
: $ - $

This range is an estimate based on minimum qualifications. Our offer may consider education, experience, skills, certifications/licensures, geographic location, and business needs. Our organization offers comprehensive total compensation including benefits, bonuses, and retirement plans.

Note
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This range is based on Boston-area data and is subject to modification based on geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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