Hybrid Director – AWS Cloud, Healthcare Solutions

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About the role

  • Director leading strategic direction and execution of AWS cloud initiatives in healthcare. Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and enhancing operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Define and champion the long-term cloud strategy and technical roadmap for all healthcare-focused applications and data platforms on AWS.
  • Collaborate closely with executive leadership, clinical operations, and IT teams to translate business needs into technical cloud solutions that deliver measurable value.
  • Drive the adoption of emerging AWS technologies (e.g., Generative AI via SageMaker, Serverless computing, specialized services like AWS HealthLake) to modernize legacy systems.
  • Provide architectural governance over solution designs, ensuring they are secure, cost-optimized, high-performing, and resilient, adhering to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
  • Act as the final authority ensuring all data storage, processing, and transmission within AWS environments are strictly compliant with healthcare regulations (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH, SOC 2).
  • Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of Cloud Architects, DevOps Engineers, and Data Engineers.
  • Ensure the consistent, on-time delivery of AWS projects, utilizing Agile and DevOps methodologies (CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy).
  • Manage relationships with AWS account teams and third-party vendors to maximize service utilization and support.
  • Understand the architecture and integration requirements for clinical data systems (EMR/EHR, Lab Information Systems, Patient Portals).
  • Oversee solutions for complex healthcare data formats, standards, and exchange protocols (HL7, FHIR).
  • Direct the implementation of data lakes (AWS S3) and analytics solutions (AWS Redshift, Glue, Athena) to enable predictive modeling, population health management, and operational reporting.
  • Stay abreast of the latest advancements in cloud technology and healthcare regulations, proactively identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, with at least 4 years in a leadership/Director role focused on Cloud Architecture and Delivery.
  • Extensive, hands-on experience designing and managing enterprise-scale solutions across core AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda, EKS, RDS/Aurora, Redshift, Glue, SageMaker).
  • Deep operational and regulatory knowledge of the U.S. Healthcare industry, including payer, provider, or pharmaceutical sectors.
  • Proven track record of architecting and deploying solutions that meet HIPAA/HITECH security and privacy requirements.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent certification is highly desirable.

Job title

Director – AWS Cloud, Healthcare Solutions

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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