Overview
As a member of the Enterprise SDLC Delivery Team, the Lead Cloud Architect is expected to work with
internal customer to help architect a PAAS/IAAS solution to meet the to serve as a technical SME
responsible for the IT Operations Platform as a Service offering. Must be able to break down complex
problems in a fast paced dynamic environment and make quick data-driven decisions that best serve
customers and have extensive experience with Docker or Kubernetes
Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not
intended to be all-inclusive:
Design, build and execute Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings
Act as a consultant and subject matter expert for our customers to resolve technical deployment
obstacles.
Work closely with the platform and support teams on understand ways to improve the IAAS/PAAS
offering and drive production excellence. Automate infrastructure and platform service offerings
Apply best practices of CI/CD- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (puppet/chef)
Create the design, implementation, and ongoing management of systems that deliver against strict
requirements for functionality, scalability, performance, and reliability.
Serve as a top-tier technical escalation point for critical pre-production issues and drives
escalation/resolution of problems into Development, QA, and Operations teams.
Collaborate with development to design in-house monitoring tools/software for managing the SCM and
Development Operations environments.
Adopt, Cloud Engineer, Embedded Services customize and implement industry standard DevOps policies
and DevOps procedures.
Provide Sr. Management with metrics and other reporting materials for the executive team.
Work closely with strategic planning groups to provide future technologies direction that fits executive
vision.
Develop and define process and procedure to proactively manage all pre-production and production
environments.
Work with multiple in-house external Software Configuration Management (SCM) teams enterprisewide
to assist in new architectural needs and optimize existing environments to improve workflow and
productivity
Must be able to work nights and weekends as required. Will need to be on-call at any time to handle
escalations and incidents
High Energy with the drive to ‘Get Stuff Done’
Travel up to 25%
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business Administration required with at least 5
years of senior level server administration experience in large scale production environments
Experience working with the following Technologies: JIRA, BitBucket, Atlassian toolset (JIRA, Bitbucket,
Hipchat, Confluence) Docker DDE, Kubernetes , Artifactory, Jenkins. ELK, Elastic,Puppet
Proven track record implementing a metrics driven methodology and delivering high-level solutions in
an agile environment
Strong understanding of Development and QA workflow and process
Deep understanding of n-tier and client/server environment models. Experience working with Database
management, DB server clustering and database instance management
Proven ability to conceptualize and implement new infrastructure architecture based off business
requirements. Experience with deployment configuration and automation
Proficient in scripting languages; and deployment configuration/automation
Strong people skills (stakeholder management skills to build and foster internal relationships)
Demonstrated leadership through influence. Self-motivated problem solver; able to thrive in a dynamic
and customer-focused environment
Highly analytical, technically proficient and able to learn new tools quickly
Effective Communicator reporting accurate information that is clear, concise and visual. Must have
superior oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
In depth understanding of IT operations (server, databases, storage, network, security, COTS
applications, storage)
Anticipates potential threats (risks) to projects prior to becoming an issue and pursues mitigation
Proven track record of delivering multiple parallel initiatives
Strong project skills to build/edit project schedules, managing dependencies, schedule shifting
Strong Microsoft Excel skills to analyze detail data, what if analysis, etc.
Experience using collaborative tools
Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:
• A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter.
• Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.
• Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.
• Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions.
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and
your future.
• Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation.
About Information Technology
The Information Technology Department designs, develops and maintains software programs required
to keep us on the leading edge of medical technology. Our Information Technology Department has
both clinic facing and non-clinic facing subgroups that provide our clinician teammates the tools to
provide quality patient care. Our IT Dept utilizes designers, developers, system architects, project
managers, application architects, nurses, trainers and many more professionals to incorporate the
technology needs of our clinicians, business and physician customers
