Company :

Highmark Health

Job Description :

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.

A strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, including containers, microservices, serverless computing, and infrastructure as code, is required for this role.

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

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.

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:

$199,800.00

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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Req ID: J242190