Senior Director, Cloud Platform Engineering

Senior Director, Cloud Platform Engineering at Banner Health

Estimated Pay Range: $73.76 - $140.84 / hour (based on location, education, & experience).
Department: IT Info Tech Admin-Corp
Work Shift: Day
Job Category: Information Technology

Position Summary

This position leads Banner's cloud transformation initiatives and platform/server engineering teams, driving the shift to a modern platform engineering mindset. This pivotal technology leadership role is responsible for spearheading the development, deployment, and management of cloud infrastructure, cloud-enabled consumer API services, and cloud platform engineering practices, including Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD methodologies. Oversees key engineering areas and collaborates closely with Application, Data/AI, Network, Architecture, Operations, and Cybersecurity teams to cultivate an agile, secure, and scalable cloud platform that enables developer self-service and accelerates application delivery.

This role demands comprehensive decision‑making, talent development, budget allocation, and process optimization to support Banner Health's digital transformation and strategic objectives.

Core Functions

• Platform Operating Model Leadership:
  Leads the establishment of a clear Platform Operating Model that shifts from day‑to‑day support to product‑driven delivery, transforming platform services into consumable products with clear service catalogs and self‑service capabilities.
• Cloud Transformation and Migration:
  Drives data center migration initiatives, overseeing the strategic migration of on‑premises systems to cloud platforms while ensuring business continuity.
• Dev Sec Ops  and Automation Excellence:
  Leads the transformation of IT practices to embrace cloud platform engineering, including Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD, with focus on launching developer self‑service capabilities, reusable deployment archetypes, and “paved paths” for application teams.
• Platform Resilience and Observability:
  Champions automation of Governance, SRE, and Fin Ops foundations, implementing comprehensive observability and monitoring solutions to improve system reliability and reduce P1 incidents.
• Financial Management and Optimization:
  Leads cloud Fin Ops practices including real‑time cost visibility, chargeback/showback models, optimization initiatives, managing budgets and driving ROI analysis for cloud migrations and modernization efforts.
• Technology Strategy and Innovation:
  Develops and executes a cloud strategy roadmap, fostering innovation and adoption of cutting‑edge cloud technologies including containerization, microservices, and event streaming architectures.
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Builds collaborative relationships across IT, Security, and business stakeholders, ensuring cloud platform initiatives align with overall IT strategy and business goals.
• Compliance and Security:
  Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, leveraging cloud solutions to enhance data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity posture.
• Performance Management:
  Establishes platform KPIs focused on developer experience, self‑service adoption, and operational excellence, driving continuous improvement across all platform services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent level of education and experience.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in leadership roles managing large engineering teams, with at least five years managing leaders.
• Five+ years of experience leading cloud architecture, design and implementation at scale.
• Five+ years of experience applying cloud platform, container‑based technologies, and observability at scale.
• Proven experience with platform operating models and product‑driven delivery approaches.
• Hands‑on experience designing and scaling public cloud platforms, preferably AWS and Azure.
• Experience migrating data centers to cloud and modernizing application stacks.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible).
• Demonstrated ability in leading Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD implementations.
• Experience with large‑scale cloud migrations and modernization…