IT Cloud Architect

Brown Medicine; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking an IT Cloud Architect to lead multi-cloud design and support across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. You will ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud environments aligned with business needs and compliance requirements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, IaC automation, disaster recovery, and ongoing optimization. Strong scripting, containerization, and networking skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT preferred with 5+ years of cloud design experience.
• Industry certifications in cloud/IT management (Azure, AWS, Cisco, VMware) are desirable.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP and containerization technologies; scripting in Python/PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business and technical needs.
• Design scalable, secure cloud architectures meeting performance and compliance requirements.
• Create detailed design documents and diagrams for cloud solutions.
• Deploy resources in Azure and AWS; build IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Implement security best practices and access controls for cloud environments.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR/HIPAA and other standards; monitor performance and optimize resources.
• Develop high availability, DR, backup strategies; optimize cloud costs and monitoring.
• Provide training on cloud practices and maintain comprehensive documentation.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Containerization

Python

PowerShell

IaC

Security & compliance

Networking

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager of Service Operations, the IT Cloud Architect should have expert level knowledge of Brown University Health's server and network environment. Responsible for managing a multi cloud infrastructure solution that may leverages Microsoft Azure, Google, Amazon Web Services, Windows Server, Linux, VMware ESX, Citrix XenApp. Your primary goal is to ensure that Brown University Health's cloud environments are secure, scalable, and cost-efficient while meeting the business needs.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and technical needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and technical needs.
• Design cloud architectures that meet scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Create detailed technical design documents, including diagrams, for cloud solutions.
• Deploy and configure cloud resources, virtual machines, containers, and services in Azure and AWS.
• Automate deployment and management processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Implement security best practices and access controls to protect cloud environments.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as GDPR, HIPAA, or S
• Monitor system performance and identify areas for improvement, optimizing resource usage.
• Implement scaling strategies to handle increased workloads and traffic.
• Control and optimize cloud costs by identifying cost-effective services, rightsizing resources, and implementing cost monitoring tools.
• Recommend cost-saving strategies and budget allocation.
• Design and implement high availability solutions, including failover and disaster recovery.
• Create backup and data retention strategies to ensure data resilience.
• Develop scripts and automation workflows to streamline provisioning, scaling, and maintenance processes.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud environments and configurations.
• Provide training and guidance to internal teams on cloud best practices.
• Stay current with Azure and AWS services, updates, and pricing changes.
• Assess and recommend new services that can improve infrastructure and operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or IT Security is preferred. The IT Cloud Architect should have 5+ years of experience in cloud design, and implementation. Industry certification in management and operation of at least one of: Cisco UCS, Citrix XenApp, Azure, AWS, Windows Server, Cisco networking and VMWare.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with cloud-related tools, scripting, and programming languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Proven experience in cloud architecture and implementation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and virtualization technologies.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to document processes clearly.
• Knowledge of IT security and compliance best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong project management and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to document technical solutions to meet business needs.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None

Pay Range:

$110,302.40-$182,000.00

EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Corporate Headquarters - 15 LaSalle Square Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type:

M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Work Shift:

Day

Daily Hours:

8 hours

Driving Required:

No