Senior Director, Cloud Platform Engineering

Banner Health; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Cloud Engineering Director to lead their cloud transformation initiatives. This role involves overseeing the development and management of cloud infrastructures and services while collaborating with various engineering teams. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience in leadership roles, a strong background in cloud technologies, and a proven track record in managing large teams. Competitive compensation and substantial benefits package offered.

Benefits

Health benefits

Management Incentive Program

Financial benefits package

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in leadership roles managing engineering teams.
• 5+ years managing leaders.
• Experience leading cloud architecture and migrations.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms, preferably AWS and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud transformation initiatives.
• Develop and manage cloud infrastructure and API services.
• Drive data center migrations to cloud platforms.
• Champion automation and monitoring solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Container-based technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Primary City/State: Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name: IT Info Tech Admin-Corp

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Information Technology

Estimated Pay Range: $73.76 - $140.84 / hour, based on location, education, & experience.

In accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules.

Banner Health believes leadership matters. We value and celebrate through a rich culture of trust and belonging, with our leaders at the forefront of health care transformation. We are One Team committed to the future of Banner Health as a HRO-high reliability organization, with excellence and safety in healthcare delivery.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position leads Banner's cloud transformation initiatives and platform/server engineering teams, driving the shift to a modern platform engineering mindset. This pivotal technology leadership role is responsible for spearheading the development, deployment, and management of cloud infrastructure, cloud-enabled consumer API services, and cloud platform engineering practices, including DevSecOps and CI/CD methodologies. Oversees key engineering areas and collaborates closely with Application, Data/AI, Network, Architecture, Operations, and Cybersecurity teams to cultivate an agile, secure, and scalable cloud platform that enables developer self-service and accelerates application delivery. This role demands comprehensive decision-making, talent development, budget allocation, and process optimization to support Banner Health's digital transformation and strategic objectives.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Platform Operating Model Leadership: Leads the establishment of a clear Platform Operating Model that shifts from day-to-day support to product-driven delivery, transforming platform services into consumable products with clear service catalogs and self-service capabilities.
2. Cloud Transformation and Migration: Drives data center migration initiatives, overseeing the strategic migration of on-premises systems to cloud platforms while ensuring business continuity.
3. DevSecOps and Automation Excellence: Leads the transformation of IT practices to embrace cloud platform engineering, including DevSecOps and CI/CD, with focus on launching developer self-service capabilities, reusable deployment archetypes, and "paved paths" for application teams.
4. Platform Resilience and Observability: Champions automation of Governance, SRE, and FinOps foundations, implementing comprehensive observability and monitoring solutions to improve system reliability and reduce P1 incidents.
5. Financial Management and Optimization: Leads cloud FinOps practices including real-time cost visibility, chargeback/showback models, optimization initiatives, managing budgets and driving ROI analysis for cloud migrations and modernization efforts.
6. Technology Strategy and Innovation: Develops and execute a cloud strategy roadmap, fostering innovation and adoption of cutting-edge cloud technologies including containerization, microservices, and event streaming architectures.
7. Stakeholder Collaboration: Builds collaborative relationships across IT, Security, and business stakeholders, ensuring cloud platform initiatives align with overall IT strategy and business goals.
8. Compliance and Security: Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, leveraging cloud solutions to enhance data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity posture.
9. Performance Management: Establishes platform KPIs focused on developer experience, self-service adoption, and operational excellence, driving continuous improvement across all platform services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent level of education and experience.

A minimum of eight years of experience in leadership roles managing large engineering teams, with at least five years managing leaders.

Five+ years of experience leading cloud architecture, design and implementation at scale. Five+ years of experience applying cloud platform, container-based technologies, and observability at scale.

Proven experience with platform operating models and product-driven delivery approaches.

Hands-on experience designing and scaling public cloud platforms, preferably AWS and Azure. Experience migrating data centers to cloud and modernizing application stacks. Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).

Demonstrated ability in leading DevSecOps and CI/CD implementations. Experience with large-scale cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in Engineering disciplines (i.e., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc.).

Professional level certifications on public cloud platforms (AWS and Azure preferred).

Deep knowledge of at least one cloud provider between AWS and Azure and working knowledge of other clouds.

Experience with specific tools and platforms:

• CI/CD & Version Control: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, HashiCorp Sentinel
• Container Platforms: Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, Docker Hub, ECR/ACR
• Observability: Dynatrace, Splunk, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog
• Security Tools: WIZ, Palo Alto, Tenable, CyberArk
• Work Management: ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence

Healthcare industry experience.

Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Anticipated Closing Window (actual close date may be sooner): 2026-01-31

EEO Statement: EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.