Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, Information Technology, Full-Time, Days

ABOUT MARINHEALTH
Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality Join MarinHealth an integrated independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team an affiliation with UCSF Health an ever-expanding network of clinics and a new state-of-the-art hospital MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin Sonoma and Napa Counties. We attract healthcares most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospitals personalized caring touch.

MarinHealth 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 Healthgrades 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 MarinHealth Medical Center

Compensation Range:

$66.03 - $99.04

Work Shift:

8 Hour (days) (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Job Description Summary:

The Principal Cloud Solutions Architect is a senior-level technical and strategic leader responsible for guiding Marin Healths journey toward a modern secure scalable cloud and hybrid infrastructure. This role will evaluate existing on-premises platforms develop migration roadmaps and architect resilient Microsoft Azure-based solutions that meet operational clinical and regulatory demands. The architect will design and implement Azure environments using best practices ensure that Azure Site Recovery (ASR) is fully tested and validated prior to production and lead end-to-end migrations of systems from on-prem to cloud.

In this capacity the individual will collaborate closely with the Principal Systems Architect to ensure architectural continuity between on-prem and cloud platforms and serve as a backup in their absence. They will work in partnership with our Infrastructure Network Engineering and Cybersecurity teams to ensure Zero Trust principles are embedded into network and access design from inception through steady-state operations. The role will also coordinate with third-party vendors healthcare partners and providers operating hybrid systems including those hosted on Azure AWS and Google Cloud Platform.

This position will be instrumental in developing comprehensive disaster recovery backup and business continuity strategies mentoring engineering staff and elevating Marin Healths overall architectural maturity. Additionally the role will collaborate with IT leadership and Finance to create resource estimates project timelines and detailed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models including 7-year cost projections and budget impacts for new or evolving systems and platforms.

This leader will play a pivotal role in enabling Marin Health to become a best-in-class cloud-enabled highly available environment that supports patient care delivery with greater resilience scalability and operational efficiency.

Key Focus Areas Include:

Cloud Architecture Migration & Steady State Operations
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

• Bachelors 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 execute large-scale on-prem to cloud migration initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in desktop and mobile systems architecture including enterprise endpoint management.
• Strong understanding of hybrid environments including interoperability between on-prem and cloud systems.
• Expertise in disaster recovery business continuity and backup strategy design for hybrid platforms.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles IAM RBAC secure networking and compliance-driven architectures.
• Experience working within regulated environments (healthcare finance or similar).
• Ability to build Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and create multi-year cost projections.
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.

LICENSE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Technical certifications preferred (such as Microsoft Azure Certified CISSP etc.)

VI. PRIMARY CUSTOMER SERVED (Age-Specific Criteria):

This position is not a patient care position and as such this section does not apply.

VII. PATIENT PRIVACY (HIPAA Compliance):

Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics date of service insurance/billing medical record summary information and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

VIII. JOB FUNCTIONS:

A. ESSENTIAL

Cloud Architecture Migration & Steady State Operations
Assess existing on-premises platforms and develop a phased cloud migration roadmap aligned with business clinical and compliance goals.
Architect and deploy Azure-based infrastructure using best practices for availability reliability security scalability and cost optimization.
Design and validate Azure Site Recovery (ASR) implementations for full disaster recovery readiness prior to go-live.
Lead and execute cloud migration projects including planning build-out testing cutover and post-migration optimization.
Work with third-party vendors and partner platforms hosted on Azure AWS and Google Cloud to ensure integration performance and compliance.
Disaster Recovery Backup & Continuity
Architect and implement enterprise-level disaster recovery frameworks for hybrid environments.
Evaluate and integrate backup/recovery platforms that meet RTO/RPO objectives and healthcare compliance standards.
Perform failover testing and ensure DR procedures are documented repeatable and auditable.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design
Partners with Network Engineering to ensure connectivity segmentation and Zero Trust frameworks are aligned with cloud architecture.
Collaborate with the Cybersecurity team to embed security posture monitoring and identity access controls (IAM PAM RBAC conditional access) into every layer of the design.
Ensure HIPAA HITRUST and relevant cloud compliance standards are met in all environments.
Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for cloud platform strategy and provide guidance to engineering teams.
Act as a backup resource to the Principal Systems Architect.
Mentor junior and mid-level staff to build internal competencies around cloud technologies.
Engage with vendors healthcare partners and platform providers to align architectural decisions and long-term platform viability.
Financial Operational & Project Alignment
Develop time estimates capacity models and resource requirement forecasts for major initiatives.
Create Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models for cloud and hybrid platforms including 7-year cost projections and operational impacts.
Advise IT leadership and Project Management on project timelines staffing needs and risk considerations.

Manage System Changes
Oversee and implement system changes in compliance with organizational change control processes including performing after-hours changes when required to minimize operational impact.
Service Excellence
Ensure all technical operations uphold organizational standards for patient privacy safety and service quality. Provide reliable support through participation in 247 on-call rotation.

B. SECONDARY (modifiable)

All other duties as assigned.

Accommodation:

Qualified applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application process by contacting Human Resources at or .

C.A.R.E.S. Standards:

MarinHealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standardsCommunication Accountability Respect Excellence Safetywhich foster a healing trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

Health & Immunizations:

To protect employees patients and our community MarinHealth requires measles mumps varicella and annual influenza immunizations as a condition of employment (and annually thereafter). COVID-19 vaccination/booster remains strongly recommended. Medical or religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Compensation:

The posted pay range complies with applicable law and reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Individual pay is set by skills experience qualifications and internal/market equity consistent with MarinHealths compensation philosophy. Positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by those agreements.

Equal Employment:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sexual orientation gender identity protected veteran status or disability status and any other classifications protected by federal state and local laws.