Principal Cloud Architect

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $180k - $225k / year

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GuideWell Source

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1001 - 5000 employees

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🏛️ Government

🏢 Enterprise

Healthcare Insurance • Government • Enterprise

GuideWell Source is a company within the GuideWell Family that focuses on accelerating innovative health solutions to market, transforming and reshaping the health industry. It specializes in healthcare delivery, providing new models and superior outcomes for patients. The company emphasizes consumerism in healthcare, engaging clients in meaningful ways. GuideWell Source offers healthcare insurance, protecting employers and consumers with coverage plans and services. The company also provides administrative and claims processing services for state and federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, establishing itself as a trusted business partner in the healthcare sector with a focus on operational excellence.

📋 Description

• Define and communicate the 3-5 year enterprise cloud strategy aligned with corporate business objectives, competitive positioning, and technology roadmap • Establish cloud governance frameworks, policies, and architectural standards that scale across the organization while maintaining security and compliance posture • Lead cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) as a strategic business unit; set priorities, allocate resources, and measure impact • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR) and partner with Chief Information Security Officer on security-by-design integration • Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and make strategic recommendations to executive leadership on adoption and investment • Maintain architecture decision records (ADRs) and enterprise reference architectures as organizational assets • Design multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform that support enterprise scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency • Lead large-scale cloud migration and modernization programs; establish phased roadmaps and success metrics • Architect solutions for containerization, microservices, serverless computing, and platform engineering to drive organizational agility • Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to senior engineering leaders and project teams • Establish cloud networking, security, and infrastructure standards; ensure consistency across all business units • Partner with Information Security to embed Zero Trust architecture and IAM best practices into all cloud workloads • Lead enterprise-wide cloud adoption initiatives; drive cultural and organizational change across technical and business teams • Build and scale internal cloud competency through hiring, mentoring, and training programs • Establish cloud engineering centers of excellence and cross-functional working groups • Communicate complex technical strategy to executive leadership, board members, and business stakeholders • Facilitate architectural governance councils and ensure alignment across business units • Develop and execute internal communications and change management plans to support cloud transformation • Drive cloud cost optimization strategies; establish FinOps discipline across the organization • Partner with Chief Financial Officer and business leaders to develop multi-year cloud budgets, forecasts, and ROI models • Establish chargeback/showback models that align cloud costs with business units and drive accountability • Create KPIs and dashboards to monitor cloud spend, performance, operational health, and business value realization • Negotiate vendor contracts and managed service provider agreements; optimize licensing and commitment discounts • Conduct regular business reviews with stakeholders on cloud investment performance and strategic impact • Build and lead a high-performing cloud architecture and engineering team; establish hiring strategy and organizational structure • Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders; develop succession plans and career pathways • Set performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and drive accountability across the cloud organization • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence • Represent the cloud organization in executive forums and strategic planning sessions • Allocate resources strategically to maximize organizational impact and capability development • Serve as executive relationship owner with major cloud vendors (AWS, Azure, GCP) and managed service providers • Negotiate strategic partnerships and managed services agreements aligned with organizational objectives • Engage with industry peers, analyst firms, and professional organizations to stay current on cloud trends • Collaborate with external consultants and professional services firms on strategic initiatives • Represent BCF in industry forums and thought leadership opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field • OR equivalent advanced work experience demonstrating strategic technical leadership • 5+ years of direct management experience leading technical teams (minimum 5-10 direct reports) • Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and scale engineering organizations • Experience establishing technical strategy and governance frameworks • 12+ years of progressive IT infrastructure, software engineering, or enterprise architecture experience • 8+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade cloud solutions • 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and driving large-scale transformation programs • Proven track record of architecting and delivering multi-year cloud migration or digital transformation programs at enterprise scale • Experience leading organizational change and building high-performing technical teams • Deep expertise in at least two major cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform • Strong knowledge of enterprise cloud networking, security architecture, and Zero Trust principles • Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep) • Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and CI/CD/DevOps practices • Understanding of cloud security, IAM, compliance frameworks, and regulatory requirements • Familiarity with FinOps principles and cloud cost management tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance • Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs • Leave programs to support personal circumstances • Retirement Savings Plan including employer match • Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days • Additional voluntary benefits available; and a comprehensive wellness program