About the role
POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Sr. Director of IT Technology, we are seeking a polished, technical Director of IT Architecture who will be responsible for leading the overall IT architecture strategy for our dynamic, growing healthcare organization. This individual will be tasked with designing systems that align with business goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging industry technologies. This role manages a talented team of IT Network, Cloud, and Systems Architects, overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of all enterprise technology solutions. The Director works closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to drive innovation, improve system interoperability, optimize cost and enhance security across the healthcare organization.
Position: Director IT Architecture
Department: Information Technology
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
Strategic Leadership & Technology Roadmap
- Define and execute a comprehensive IT architecture strategy aligned with business, clinical, and operational goals.
- Lead and manage a team specializing in network, cloud, and systems architecture, ensuring seamless collaboration and efficiency.
- Establish and enforce IT governance, standards, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry regulations (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST, etc.).
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (microservices, AI, ML) to improve healthcare delivery and operational efficiency.
- Provide strategic direction for IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Strong financial acumen, ensuring positive ROI for Architecture-led initiatives.
Architectural Leadership & Implementation
- Responsible for all aspects of the Network Architecture, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performance network infrastructure to support healthcare applications and data exchange.
- Responsible for all aspects of the Cloud Architecture initiatives, including hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, ensuring compliance, cost optimization, and interoperability with on-premises systems.
- Guide Systems Architecture development, ensuring robust design, security, and integration of core business and healthcare applications, including EHR/EMR (Epic).
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary liaison between IT architecture teams and IT leadership, translating business needs into technology strategies.
- Partner with IT Security team to develop and enforce security frameworks that protect patient data and mitigate cybersecurity threats.
- Partner with Cloud team to establish common tooling and automation (e.g., CloudFormation, AWS CDK, AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins).
- Work closely with software vendors, system integrators, and cloud service providers to optimize technology investments.
- Foster collaboration across cross-functional IT teams, ensuring alignment with infrastructure, security, and application teams.
Performance Management & Risk Mitigation
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of IT architecture initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to network vulnerabilities, cloud security, and system failures.
- Optimize IT spending by implementing cost-effective solutions.
- Continuously assess system performance and scalability to meet the growing demands of healthcare operations.
(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).
JOB REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in IT architecture, including at least 5 years in a leadership role managing network, cloud, and systems architecture teams preferably within a healthcare organization.
- Network Architecture: Strong experience with SD-WAN, VPNs, firewalls, network security protocols, and healthcare data exchange networks.
- Cloud Architecture: Strong experience with AWS, Well-Architected Framework, and hybrid cloud solutioning.
- Demonstrated history of assessing, testing, implementing modern platform visibility solutions (DataDog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Prometheus / Grafana).
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master's degree preferred
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED:
- Recent certifications in relevant cloud platforms (AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Security Specialty, etc Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, etc.)
- CISSP, CCNP, HITRUST, or FinOps Certification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs):
- Systems Architecture: Expertise in the M365 suite, server infrastructure, virtualization, storage solutions, disaster recovery, and healthcare IT standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM, etc.).
- Security & Compliance: Knowledge of HIPAA & HITRUST compliance, and cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO27K). Ability to work cross-functionally with the BMCHS Information Security Team to define and design according to industry best-practice.
- Fluency in Agile, waterfall, and industry standard tooling (e.g., Jira, Project, Confluence).
- Strong leadership and team management skills. You are a thought-leader and a mentor.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. You have excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills. You see the big picture and how it affects patient care and our bottom line.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
About Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a 511-bed, equity-led academic medical center and a proud member of the Boston Medical Center Health System. BMC delivers a model of healthcare where innovative and equitable care empowers all patients to thrive. As a premier academic medical center in Boston, a national leader in clinical care, and the largest essential hospital in New England, BMC’s world-class clinicians provide comprehensive care in more than 70 specialties and subspecialties.
BMC understands that health equity is foundational to community wellbeing, and it requires transformative thinking, rewriting policies that have historically underserved communities, creating access to cutting-edge care for all, and co-creating programs with community partners that serve as national models for improving patient outcomes and experiences. We are invested in going above and beyond what is traditionally considered medicine to meet the needs of our communities and address disparities in clinical care and beyond.
By pioneering cutting-edge research and advancing scientific discovery, we are fostering a culture of innovation where novel treatments and therapies are not only effective but also accessible.
Boston Medical Center Health System is an integrated academic healthcare system that models a new kind of excellence in healthcare where clinical and operational innovation meets health equity and access. With more than 15,000 dedicated employees, BMC Health System is committed to advancing scientific discovery and access to care, partnering with our communities, and developing scalable approaches to restore and maintain health.
Visit jobs.bmc.org for career opportunities.
About the role
POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Sr. Director of IT Technology, we are seeking a polished, technical Director of IT Architecture who will be responsible for leading the overall IT architecture strategy for our dynamic, growing healthcare organization. This individual will be tasked with designing systems that align with business goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging industry technologies. This role manages a talented team of IT Network, Cloud, and Systems Architects, overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of all enterprise technology solutions. The Director works closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to drive innovation, improve system interoperability, optimize cost and enhance security across the healthcare organization.
Position: Director IT Architecture
Department: Information Technology
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
Strategic Leadership & Technology Roadmap
- Define and execute a comprehensive IT architecture strategy aligned with business, clinical, and operational goals.
- Lead and manage a team specializing in network, cloud, and systems architecture, ensuring seamless collaboration and efficiency.
- Establish and enforce IT governance, standards, and best practices to ensure compliance with industry regulations (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST, etc.).
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies (microservices, AI, ML) to improve healthcare delivery and operational efficiency.
- Provide strategic direction for IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Strong financial acumen, ensuring positive ROI for Architecture-led initiatives.
Architectural Leadership & Implementation
- Responsible for all aspects of the Network Architecture, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performance network infrastructure to support healthcare applications and data exchange.
- Responsible for all aspects of the Cloud Architecture initiatives, including hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, ensuring compliance, cost optimization, and interoperability with on-premises systems.
- Guide Systems Architecture development, ensuring robust design, security, and integration of core business and healthcare applications, including EHR/EMR (Epic).
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary liaison between IT architecture teams and IT leadership, translating business needs into technology strategies.
- Partner with IT Security team to develop and enforce security frameworks that protect patient data and mitigate cybersecurity threats.
- Partner with Cloud team to establish common tooling and automation (e.g., CloudFormation, AWS CDK, AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins).
- Work closely with software vendors, system integrators, and cloud service providers to optimize technology investments.
- Foster collaboration across cross-functional IT teams, ensuring alignment with infrastructure, security, and application teams.
Performance Management & Risk Mitigation
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of IT architecture initiatives.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to network vulnerabilities, cloud security, and system failures.
- Optimize IT spending by implementing cost-effective solutions.
- Continuously assess system performance and scalability to meet the growing demands of healthcare operations.
(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).
JOB REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in IT architecture, including at least 5 years in a leadership role managing network, cloud, and systems architecture teams preferably within a healthcare organization.
- Network Architecture: Strong experience with SD-WAN, VPNs, firewalls, network security protocols, and healthcare data exchange networks.
- Cloud Architecture: Strong experience with AWS, Well-Architected Framework, and hybrid cloud solutioning.
- Demonstrated history of assessing, testing, implementing modern platform visibility solutions (DataDog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Prometheus / Grafana).
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master's degree preferred
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED:
- Recent certifications in relevant cloud platforms (AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Security Specialty, etc Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, etc.)
- CISSP, CCNP, HITRUST, or FinOps Certification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs):
- Systems Architecture: Expertise in the M365 suite, server infrastructure, virtualization, storage solutions, disaster recovery, and healthcare IT standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM, etc.).
- Security & Compliance: Knowledge of HIPAA & HITRUST compliance, and cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO27K). Ability to work cross-functionally with the BMCHS Information Security Team to define and design according to industry best-practice.
- Fluency in Agile, waterfall, and industry standard tooling (e.g., Jira, Project, Confluence).
- Strong leadership and team management skills. You are a thought-leader and a mentor.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. You have excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills. You see the big picture and how it affects patient care and our bottom line.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
About Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a 511-bed, equity-led academic medical center and a proud member of the Boston Medical Center Health System. BMC delivers a model of healthcare where innovative and equitable care empowers all patients to thrive. As a premier academic medical center in Boston, a national leader in clinical care, and the largest essential hospital in New England, BMC’s world-class clinicians provide comprehensive care in more than 70 specialties and subspecialties.
BMC understands that health equity is foundational to community wellbeing, and it requires transformative thinking, rewriting policies that have historically underserved communities, creating access to cutting-edge care for all, and co-creating programs with community partners that serve as national models for improving patient outcomes and experiences. We are invested in going above and beyond what is traditionally considered medicine to meet the needs of our communities and address disparities in clinical care and beyond.
By pioneering cutting-edge research and advancing scientific discovery, we are fostering a culture of innovation where novel treatments and therapies are not only effective but also accessible.
Boston Medical Center Health System is an integrated academic healthcare system that models a new kind of excellence in healthcare where clinical and operational innovation meets health equity and access. With more than 15,000 dedicated employees, BMC Health System is committed to advancing scientific discovery and access to care, partnering with our communities, and developing scalable approaches to restore and maintain health.
Visit jobs.bmc.org for career opportunities.