Corporate Director Enterprise Cloud Architecture

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Health benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Penn Medicine, a leading academic medical center, seeks a senior Cloud Architect to drive enterprise cloud strategy across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

You will build the Cloud Enterprise Architecture team, govern multi-cloud deployments, oversee FinOps, and collaborate with AI, Security, Legal, and Research computing to align cloud initiatives with organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; 15+ years IT experience.
• 5+ years in enterprise/cloud architecture leadership.
• 3+ years leading cloud strategy or governance in regulated environments.
• 3+ years people management of architects or senior professionals.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise Cloud Strategy and govern multiple cloud providers.
• Build, lead, and develop the Cloud Enterprise Architecture team.
• Develop multi-year Enterprise Cloud Architecture roadmap.
• Establish reference architectures and guardrails for Azure as primary platform and govern the use of AWS and Google Cloud.
• Own Cloud Financial Management strategy, including cost transparency, optimization frameworks, chargeback, and reporting to senior leadership and Finance.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, healthcare data privacy requirements, and applicable regulatory and audit standards.
• Partner with Security, Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management to establish and maintain cloud security and compliance controls.
• Collaborate with Security leaders on identity and access management, network segmentation, data residency, and cloud security baseline requirements.
• Work with the Enterprise AI Architecture leader to support AI and GenAI workloads, GPU compute, and MLOps/LLMOps needs.
• Ensure architecture standards support enterprise data platforms, clinical application hosting, research computing environments, and digital health delivery.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Multi-cloud governance

Leadership and mentoring

Regulated healthcare compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Overview

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Entity: Corporate Services | Department: Enterprise Technology Architecture and Strategy | Location: Hybrid, 3535 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Summary

• Lead the enterprise-wide cloud strategy and architecture in a highly regulated healthcare environment.
• Govern multi‑cloud architecture across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, ensuring risk‑managed, financially governed, and compliant deployments.
• Build and manage the Cloud Enterprise Architecture team and define the organization’s cloud financial management (FinOps) framework.
• Collaborate with AI, Data, Cybersecurity, Application, Infrastructure, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and Risk Management leaders to align cloud initiatives with organizational priorities.
• Advise on vendor relationships, procurement, and technology investments to support enterprise AI, GenAI, data platforms, and research computing.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise Cloud Strategy and govern the use of multiple cloud providers.
• Build, lead, and develop the Cloud Enterprise Architecture team, including talent development and succession planning.
• Develop and execute a multi‑year Enterprise Cloud Architecture roadmap aligned to investment planning and value realization.
• Establish reference architectures, design standards, and adoption guardrails for Azure as the primary cloud platform and govern the use of AWS and Google Cloud.
• Own cloud governance processes, policy frameworks, and architectural decision records across all organizational domains.
• Own Cloud Financial Management strategy, including cost transparency, optimization frameworks, chargeback, and reporting to senior leadership and Finance.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, healthcare data privacy requirements, and applicable regulatory and audit standards.
• Partner with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management to establish and maintain cloud security and compliance controls.
• Collaborate with Security leaders on identity and access management, network segmentation, data residency, and cloud security baseline requirements.
• Work with the Enterprise AI Architecture leader to support AI and GenAI workloads, GPU compute, and MLOps/LLMOps needs.
• Ensure architecture standards support enterprise data platforms, clinical application hosting, research computing environments, and digital health delivery.
• Provide architectural review authority over vendor evaluations, negotiations, and procurement decisions.
• Represent the Cloud Enterprise Architecture function in review boards, governance committees, and executive steering forums.
• Communicate strategy, risk posture, and value realization to senior executive leadership.
• Define cloud KPIs, maturity metrics, and governance effectiveness measures; report outcomes and risks transparently.
• Monitor emerging cloud technology trends and regulatory developments; adapt the roadmap accordingly.
• Serve as a thought leader for enterprise cloud strategy in the healthcare and academic research sectors.
• Perform duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 15+ years of Information Technology experience, with 5+ years in Enterprise or Cloud Architecture leadership.
• 3+ years of direct leadership of cloud strategy, architecture, or governance programs in regulated environments.
• 3+ years of direct people‑management experience, leading architects or senior technical professionals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits program.
• Prepaid tuition assistance program.
• Health and wellness benefits that support employee well‑being.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.