Senior AI & Cloud Solutions Architect (Healthcare)

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise-scale solution design, ensuring technology strategies align with our mission to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative healthcare services. The role drives AI-enabled care models, advanced cloud architectures, and secure integration of healthcare systems.

You will mentor junior staff, influence strategic decisions, and collaborate with executives, clinicians, and IT leaders to deliver architectures and roadmaps that

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience in development, infrastructure, or systems analysis, and 4+ years of solution or enterprise architecture.
• Must obtain one or more certifications within one year of hire: Microsoft Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF Certified Architect, or ITIL Intermediate.
• Must have proven experience in cloud-based healthcare solutions, including AI/ML deployments.
• Strong understanding of healthcare compliance, interoperability, and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of enterprise-scale, multi-domain healthcare solutions using Azure, AWS, and hybrid architectures.
• Architect AI/ML-enabled applications for predictive analytics, clinical decision support, and operational efficiency.
• Define and enforce architecture governance, ensuring adherence to HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, NIST 800-53, and internal security standards.
• Develop cloud adoption roadmaps, including Azure Landing Zones or AWS Landing Zones, hybrid connectivity, and more.
• Evaluate and select vendor solutions, balancing innovation, cost, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Create and maintain architectural artifacts, archetypes, reference architectures, and capability roadmaps for enterprise consumption.
• Provide thought leadership in AI ethics, data governance, and healthcare-specific deployment strategies.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, executives, clinicians, and IT Leaders to align technology with business goals.
• Relentless focus on delivering outcomes and value to our business in partnership with Senior Leadership, stakeholders, and vendor partners to develop architectures, strategies, and guidance.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Cloud architecture

AI/ML deployments

Healthcare IT experience

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Banner Health is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise-scale solution design, ensuring technology strategies align with our mission to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative healthcare services. The role drives AI-enabled care models, advanced cloud architectures, and secure integration of healthcare systems.

You will mentor junior staff, influence strategic decisions, and collaborate with executives, clinicians, and IT leaders to deliver architectures and roadmaps that