Principal Systems Architect, Information Technology

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** ABOUT MARINHEALTH
** Marin Health is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Health grades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.
** Company:
** Marin General Hospital dba Marin Health Medical Center
** Compensation Range:**$66.03 - $99.04
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* Work Shift:

** 8 Hour (days) (United States of America)
** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 40
* * Job Description

Summary:

** The Principal Systems Architect is a senior-level technical and strategic leader responsible for driving Marin Health’s modernization of on-premises infrastructure as part of the organization’s journey toward a secure, scalable, and resilient hybrid environment. This role will architect, build, and optimize on-prem systems, including core servers, storage, networking, desktop, and mobile platforms, ensuring seamless integration and operational continuity with cloud-based solutions.
Working in close partnership with the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, the Principal Systems Architect will ensure architectural continuity between on-prem and cloud platforms and serve as a backup in their absence. Together, they will co-develop hybrid strategies, migration roadmaps, and operational frameworks that align on-prem and cloud platforms to meet clinical, operational, and regulatory requirements. The Principal Systems Architect will lead initiatives to modernize legacy systems, implement best practices for availability, security, and compliance, and ensure that desktop and mobile environments are robust, user-friendly, and fully integrated with cloud services.
This role will collaborate extensively with Infrastructure, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to embed Zero Trust principles where applicable, optimize system performance, and support business continuity. The Principal Systems Architect will also engage with third-party vendors, healthcare partners, and technology providers to ensure Marin Health’s hybrid infrastructure remains agile, cost-effective, and future-ready.
Key responsibilities include developing and executing modernization plans for on-prem systems, coordinating operational direction between cloud and on-prem environments, mentoring engineering staff, and contributing to disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies. The Principal Systems Architect will work with IT leadership and Finance to create resource estimates, project timelines, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models, supporting Marin Health’s goal of delivering best-in-class, highly available technology that empowers patient care and organizational efficiency.
Key Focus Areas Include:

• On-Prem Modernization & Hybrid Integration  
• Desktop & Mobile Systems Architecture  
• Disaster Recovery, Backup & Continuity  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design  
• Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement  
• Financial, Operational & Project Alignment  
• Change Management  
• 24x7 On-Call Rotation
** Job Requirements, Prerequisites and

Essential Functions:

**** EDUCATION
* ** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
** EXPERIENCE
* ** 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud architecture roles.
* 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting solutions in Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, ASR, and network security design.
** PREREQUISITE SKILLS
*** Proven ability to architect and modernize large-scale on-premises infrastructure and integrate with cloud platforms.
* Demonstrated experience in desktop and mobile systems architecture, including enterprise endpoint management.
* Strong…