Senior Cloud & Data Center Architect

NKC Health; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NKC Health seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to act as the technical lead for our Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure. You will help craft long-term technology roadmaps, oversee cloud strategies and migrations, and ensure robust data backups, BC/DR, and cyber resilience across critical systems.

The role requires deep expertise in Windows, AD/Entra ID, VMware, and hybrid cloud environments, with a strong focus on governance, security, and scalable infrastructure to support NKC Health

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience in a healthcare organization or large health system.
• Experience with enterprise Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, storage platforms, VMware virtualization, Microsoft 365 messaging and collaboration, BC/DR, ransomware protection, cyber resilience, and data center infrastructure.
• Advanced skills in infrastructure architecture, lifecycle management, security hardening, high availability, replication, performance and capacity optimization, platform upgrades, governance, compliance, migration, recovery, and cloud integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead as technical lead to ensure stability, integrity, and efficient operation of Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure.
• Develop long-term strategic technology roadmaps for NKC Health enterprise systems and cloud strategies.
• Research and recommend new technologies to meet financial and operational goals and provide SME across technology deployed in the health system.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Windows Server

Active Directory

Entra ID

VMware virtualization

Microsoft 365

Business continuity

Disaster recovery

Ransomware protection

Cyber resilience

Data center infrastructure

Infrastructure architecture

Security hardening

High availability

Replication

Performance & capacity optimization

Platform upgrades

Governance & compliance

Migration

Cloud integration

Networking

Power, cooling, environment

Storage platforms (Pure/Dell/Nimble)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Equivalent combination of professional certification & experience

Tools

Pure Storage

Nimble Storage

Dell EMC Storage

Job description

NKC Health seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to act as the technical lead for our Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure. You will help craft long-term technology roadmaps, oversee cloud strategies and migrations, and ensure robust data backups, BC/DR, and cyber resilience across critical systems.

The role requires deep expertise in Windows, AD/Entra ID, VMware, and hybrid cloud environments, with a strong focus on governance, security, and scalable infrastructure to support NKC Health