Principal Technology Architect and Modernization Lead

Community Health Systems, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems, Inc. is seeking a Technology Engineer, Principal to provide enterprise-wide technical leadership and strategic direction for technology initiatives.

You will guide modernization efforts, establish engineering best practices, and ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with long-term business strategy. The role influences architectural standards and drives innovation across multiple systems and services, partnering with senior IT and business leaders to prioritize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in technology engineering, information technology solution development, or a related field required.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership for enterprise technology strategy, governance, and architecture alignment.
• Leads the design and implementation of cross-platform integrations and modernization initiatives.
• Defines engineering standards, frameworks, and automation practices to improve operational efficiency.
• Partners with senior information technology and business leaders to prioritize and deliver strategic technology initiatives.
• Mentors engineers across teams and promotes continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Evaluates emerging technologies to inform future-state architecture and roadmap decisions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architectural thinking

Stakeholder influence

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

VMware

Nutanix

Dell hardware

Server OS

Job description

Community Health Systems, Inc. is seeking a Technology Engineer, Principal to provide enterprise-wide technical leadership and strategic direction for technology initiatives.

You will guide modernization efforts, establish engineering best practices, and ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with long-term business strategy. The role influences architectural standards and drives innovation across multiple systems and services, partnering with senior IT and business leaders to prioritize