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JOB SUMMARY
This job is responsible for providing executive level leadership, direction, and governance for Highmark's multi-cloud strategy. Oversees enterprise cloud architecture strategy and drives the adoption of cloud services. The job formulates cloud architecture, establishes governance, manages cloud provider relationships, facilitates adoption, and is a leading member of the Cloud Center of Enablement (CCOE). This job acts as a liaison and consultant to various technology organizations on best practices, principles, and processes required to maintain best in class cloud capabilities and technologies. This job requires a high level of communications skill in driving and influencing business outcomes and consensus driven decisions.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Cloud Strategy Governance - Design, build, lead and direct cloud initiatives on multiple fronts, including leading Cloud Center of Enablement efforts. Drive and lead Cloud Architecture inter-dependency between the Cloud Architecture and Enterprise Architecture strategies.
- Technology Consultation - Communicate and collaborate to promote strong partnerships between the architects, engineers, developers and business stakeholders.
- Executive Consultation - Provide input into the executive vision and make it a reality, while driving the cloud adoption and governance process.
- Maintain an expertise of cloud specific technical aspects in multiple areas and provide recommendations for solutions and designs. The areas of expertise may be any aspect of information, technology, technique, method, process, product, or application area.
- The areas of expertise may be any aspect of information, technology, technique, method, process, product, or application area.
- Drive and govern appropriate design standards, methods and tools and ensures that they are applied effectively.
- Lead and facilitate development of cloud enabled enterprise business solutions that combine knowledge of business strategies, processes and gaps, technological options, and process facilitation techniques.
- Vendor Relationship Management - Assist or lead with vendor selection and partnership development in coordation with executive leadership.
- Provide leadership and mentoring in their areas of expertise and architecture to peers, developers, and management and business users including technical expertise, coaching and ad-hoc training.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 10 years of technical expertise in supporting IT core technologies (Database, Data Networking, Linux, Windows or similar)
TO INCLUDE:
- 5 years of technology lead with technical decision-making responsibilities in an enterprise environment
- 5 years of IT solution delivery and providing consultative solution architecture/support services of enterprise scope and depth
- 5 years of supporting cloud IT services through Google, Microsoft or Amazon
Preferred
- 3 years of using pipeline technologies for IT management
- Experience working with Google Cloud core technologies, including but not limited to GKE, Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL), AllowDB, Pub-Sub, Cloud Run, BigQuery
- Experience with Google Healthcare Data Engine
- 5 years working in the Health Care industry (payer or provider)
- 2+ years experience with modeling languages (e.g., C4, ArchiMate, BPMN, DFD, UML)
- 2+ years experience with Enterprise Architecture (EA) modeling tools (e.g., BiZZdesign, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Planview EA)
SKILLS
- Cloud Architecture Certifications
- Executive Communications
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Agile Program Management
- Basic Enterprise Financial Understanding
- Health Care Technology
- Broad technical experience and understanding of multiple disciplines including; Automation and Orchestration, Infrastructure and Operations, Enterprise Integration, Application Architecture, Security Architecture and External hosting practices.
- Knowledge and understanding of industry patterns for application architecture and integration
- Demonstrate solid understanding of technical security that protects the organization’s assets. Awareness of security policies, network security, data security and security event management to adopt cloud security services.
Preferred skill:
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field OR relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
Preferred
- None
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
-
None
Preferred
- Architect Certification (Google, AWS, MS Azure)
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office- or Remote-based
Teaches / trains others
Occasionally
Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
No
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Range Minimum:
$108,000.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$201,800.00
Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.
We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
