Senior Cloud Strategist Architect

Your Future Role at Ascension: Senior Cloud Strategist Architect

Location: Remote

Department: Core Technologies

Schedule: Full-time, Days

Salary: $146,730.00 - $204,532.00 per year

Eligible for an annual bonus incentive.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position, scheduled hours and location. Benefits are subject to change at any time. Your recruiter will provide the most up-to-date details during the hiring process.

How you’ll make an impact in this role

• Multi-Cloud Architecture & Design Patterns: Design and architect end-to-end, highly complex cloud architectures across GCP, Azure, and OCI, creating reusable design patterns that satisfy enterprise-grade scalability, security, and extensibility requirements.
• Strategic Migration & Lifecycle Oversight: Lead the assessment, presentation and execution of on-premises to cloud migrations, governing the full SDLC from requirements analysis to decommissioning while ensuring integration with existing Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks.
• Governance & Standardization: Define and enforce enterprise cloud standards, networking topologies, and security protocols; develop decision matrices for application placement and conduct rigorous risk evaluations for large-scale system integrations or mergers.
• Cost Optimization & Performance Engineering: Proactively architect for "FinOps" by identifying and implementing cost-reduction strategies, optimizing resource utilization, and conducting root-cause analysis for escalated technical performance issues.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Act as the primary subject matter expert to advise business leadership on cloud transformation; mentor mid-level architects on design consistency and alignment with emerging technology trends and regulatory compliance.

Education & Experience

What minimum requirements you’ll need:

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR
• Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

What Additional Preferences We're Seeking

• Healthcare Domain Expertise: Direct experience navigating the technical complexities of the healthcare provider industry, including HIPAA compliance and clinical data workflows.
• Multi-Platform Mastery: Advanced, hands-on proficiency in at least two major public cloud ecosystems (specifically Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure).
• Strategic Communication: Demonstrated ability to translate highly technical architectural concepts into high-impact presentations for C-suite and business stakeholders.

Additional Information

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key skills/competency

• Multi-Cloud Architecture (GCP, Azure, OCI)
• Cloud Migration Strategy
• SDLC Governance
• Enterprise Architecture (EA)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud Security Protocols
• FinOps / Cost Optimization
• Performance Engineering
• Technical Leadership
• Healthcare IT / HIPAA Compliance