Principal Systems 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 Systems Architect is a senior-level technical and strategic leader responsible for driving Marin Healths modernization of on-premises infrastructure as part of the organizations 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 Healths 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 Healths 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

• 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 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 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.)

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 phased migration roadmaps.
Architect and deploy Azure-based infrastructure using best practices for availability reliability security scalability and cost optimization.
Lead and execute cloud migration projects including planning build-out testing cutover and post-migration optimization.
On-Prem Modernization & Hybrid Integration
Modernize legacy on-prem systems including servers storage networking desktop and mobile platforms.
Ensure seamless integration and operational continuity with cloud-based solutions.
Co-develop hybrid strategies and operational frameworks with the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect.
Desktop & Mobile Systems Architecture
Design and implement enterprise endpoint management solutions.
Standardize desktop and mobile environments for security usability and integration with cloud identity and access services.
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 compliance standards.
Perform failover testing and ensure procedures are documented and auditable.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design
Partner with Network Engineering Cybersecurity and Application teams to embed Zero Trust principles optimize system performance and support business continuity.
Collaborate to align connectivity segmentation and security frameworks with cloud architecture.
Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement
Serve as a subject matter expert for hybrid architecture.
Mentor engineering staff.
Engage with vendors healthcare partners and technology providers to ensure long-term platform viability and cost-effective solutions.
Financial Operational & Project Alignment
Develop time estimates capacity models and resource requirement forecasts.
Create Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models for cloud and hybrid platforms.
Avise 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.