Principal Cloud Architect

10 HOSP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 214,510; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid life and disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition assistance

Discounts on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

Job summary

The Cloud Architect at 10 HOSP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is pivotal in defining and executing the organization's cloud strategy. You will ensure the infrastructure effectively meets both business and technical requirements while overseeing application architecture and deployment in multi-cloud environments.

We seek an innovative leader with over 10 years of experience in technical cloud architecture and a relevant degree. This role includes a competitive salary range of $130,000 – $214,510 and robust benefits including health insurance, a 403(b) with employer match, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT disciplines, including cloud architecture and network management.
• Certification in Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect AZ-305 required.
• Experience with Azure and container orchestration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain cloud strategy aligned with business needs.
• Design and manage cloud architecture per best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud technologies to optimize performance.

Skills

Technical cloud architecture

Network management

Middleware management

Database management

Cloud technologies

Azure Shell scripting

PowerShell scripting

Container orchestration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Arcitura Certified Cloud Architect

Job description

Overview

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family‑friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140‑year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Location 680 Lake Shore Drive.

Job Description

The Cloud Architect is responsible for defining the organization’s cloud strategy and ensuring the infrastructure meets its business and technical requirements. This includes cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring. The Cloud Architect will oversee application architecture and deployment in cloud environments including public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop and maintain a cloud strategy that enables the organization to implement solutions and capabilities in the cloud that are aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Design, deploy, and manage cloud‑based architecture across the organization using industry best practices, focusing on efficiency, scalability, availability, performance, and security.
• Define the cloud adoption process that can coordinate and align adoption across the organization and ensure business continuity.
• Evaluate and select appropriate cloud technologies, platforms, and tools to meet the company’s needs and drive innovation.
• Optimize cloud‑based systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Identify and recommend monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of the cloud infrastructure.
• Identify and recommend performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and other operational issues in the cloud environment.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cyber security.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines, including technical cloud architecture, network management, middleware, database management or operations.
• Certification in Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect AZ‑305 is required. Other industry related certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Arcitura Certified Cloud Architect, etc. are highly desired.
• Experience with Azure Shell scripting/PowerShell scripting.
• Knowledge of all components of technical architecture.
• Understanding of Windows Server architecture – Windows2016, Windows2019 and IIS.
• Understanding of Linux Server architecture – RHEL, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux, etc.
• Experience with containers and orchestration technologies.
• Familiarity with server hardware selection, design and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of High Availability and Networked Storage solutions including clustering, failover and disaster recovery products and concepts such as MS Clustering Services, Load Balancing, routers, LUNs, SAN and NAS.
• Understanding of application layer protocols, such as HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, UDP and Web sockets.
• Demonstrated experience with SSO‑related software such as AADConnect, ADFS, Ping Identity, OpenSSO, OAuth, Okta or other SAML & OpenID Connect providers.
• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying complex solutions in Azure.
• Highly collaborative and supportive of business and of its ideals and strategies.
• Highly innovative with aptitude for foresight, systems thinking and design thinking.
• Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent).

Compensation

Pay Range: $130,000.00 – $214,510.40. Salary is based on individual contributions, experience and expertise. Salary is reviewed regularly to stay aligned with market conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Employer paid group term life and disability.
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave.
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match.
• Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage.
• Tuition assistance, student loan servicing and support.
• Adoption benefits, backup childcare and eldercare, employee assistance program and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members.
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities.
• Discount purchasing program.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Contact

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