Azure Cloud/Data Platform Architect

HTC Global Services; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) matching

Group Life and Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

HTC Global Services is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud & Data Platform Architect specializing in Epic reporting and analytics to design and optimize scalable Azure infrastructure and SQL Server architectures for healthcare workloads.

You will lead infrastructure as code (Terraform), Python automation, security governance, HIPAA compliance, and disaster recovery while partnering with Epic teams to deliver Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito, and enterprise data solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in database architecture, infrastructure architecture, cloud architecture, or enterprise data platform engineering.
• 5+ years designing and supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong expertise in SQL Server architecture, performance tuning, high availability, backup/recovery, and database administration.
• Experience supporting healthcare reporting, data warehouse, analytics, or Epic-related environments.
• Deep understanding of Azure networking, compute, storage, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery services.
• Experience designing highly available and HIPAA-compliant healthcare technology solutions.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, or enterprise data warehouse platforms.
• Experience with Python and Terraform.
• Knowledge of Epic Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito, and healthcare data architectures.
• Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure infrastructure supporting Epic reporting and analytics environments.
• Provide architecture governance, technical standards, design reviews, and Tier 3 support.
• Architect SQL Server, Azure data services, storage, compute, networking, and security components.
• Build highly available, resilient, and scalable environments for Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito, and enterprise reporting.
• Define database architecture, capacity planning, performance tuning, and backup/recovery strategies.
• Design disaster recovery and business continuity solutions including replication, failover, and RTO/RPO planning.
• Implement Azure security controls, identity management, encryption, monitoring, and HIPAA-compliant cloud architecture.
• Lead Azure migration and infrastructure deployment initiatives.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python automation, and operational runbooks.
• Establish monitoring, observability, and operational support processes while optimizing Azure consumption through performance engineering and FinOps practices.
• Collaborate with Epic application teams, database administrators, Microsoft, and infrastructure teams.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Python

Terraform

HIPAA Compliance

Epic Reporting

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Epic Clarity

Epic Caboodle

Cogito

Job description

Job Description

Job Title : Azure Cloud & Data Platform Architect (Epic Reporting)

Job Description

Job Title : Azure Cloud & Data Platform Architect (Epic Reporting)

Position Overview

Build and optimize the Microsoft Azure infrastructure that powers enterprise healthcare reporting and analytics. This architecture-focused role is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud and database platforms supporting Epic reporting solutions including Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito, and enterprise analytics workloads. The position partners closely with Epic application teams while owning the underlying Azure infrastructure, SQL Server architecture, security, networking, disaster recovery, and operational governance.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement Azure infrastructure supporting Epic reporting and analytics environments.
• Provide architecture governance, technical standards, design reviews, and Tier 3 support.
• Architect SQL Server, Azure data services, storage, compute, networking, and security components.
• Build highly available, resilient, and scalable environments for Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito, and enterprise reporting.
• Define database architecture, capacity planning, performance tuning, and backup/recovery strategies.
• Design disaster recovery and business continuity solutions including replication, failover, and RTO/RPO planning.
• Implement Azure security controls, identity management, encryption, monitoring, and HIPAA-compliant cloud architecture.
• Lead Azure migration and infrastructure deployment initiatives.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python automation, and operational runbooks.
• Establish monitoring, observability, and operational support processes while optimizing Azure consumption through performance engineering and FinOps practices.
• Collaborate with Epic application teams, database administrators, Microsoft, and infrastructure teams.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in database architecture, infrastructure architecture, cloud architecture, or enterprise data platform engineering.
• 5+ years designing and supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong expertise in SQL Server architecture, performance tuning, high availability, backup/recovery, and database administration.
• Experience supporting healthcare reporting, data warehouse, analytics, or Epic-related environments.
• Deep understanding of Azure networking, compute, storage, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery services.
• Experience designing highly available and HIPAA-compliant healthcare technology solutions.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, or enterprise data warehouse platforms.
• Experience with Python and Terraform.
• Knowledge of Epic Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito, and healthcare data architectures.
• Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure Database Administrator Associate
• Azure Administrator Associate
• Experience supporting Epic reporting environments including Clarity and Caboodle
• Experience in large healthcare provider organizations
• Experience with EPIC

What Makes HTC A Great Place To Build Your Future

HTC Global Services wants you to join our team. Come build new things with us and advance your career. At HTC Global, you’ll collaborate with experts, work alongside clients, and be part of high-performing teams driving success together. You’ll have long-term opportunities to grow your career and develop skills in the latest emerging technologies.

At HTC Global Services, our employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits can include Group Health (Medical, Dental, and Vision), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) matching, Group Life and Disability insurance, Professional Development opportunities, Wellness programs, and a variety of other perks.

Our success as a company is built on inclusion and diversity. HTC Global Services is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, where every employee is treated with dignity and respect. We celebrate differences and believe that diverse cultures, perspectives, and skills drive innovation and success. HTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a proud National Minority Supplier. We seek to empower each individual, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, included, and respected.

Pay Transparency Tagline

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