Senior Director, Cloud Platform Engineering

Senior Director, Cloud Platform Engineering – 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

Banner Health believes leadership matters. We value and celebrate through a rich culture of trust and belonging, with our leaders at the forefront of health care transformation. We are One Team committed to the future of Banner Health as a HRO-high reliability organization, with excellence and safety in healthcare delivery. Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health.

This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package. Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines.

Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

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.

• 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 execute 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…