Lead Cloud Architect

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

Lead Cloud Architect position for Nebraska Medicine to drive innovation and security across cloud and hybrid architectures that power life-saving care. Design and govern secure, scalable infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. Lead modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, automation, and application migration, while ensuring compliance with security standards.

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Lead Cloud Architect

Be part of shaping the future of healthcare technology. This role focuses on cloud transformation, enterprise resiliency, mentoring technical teams, and partnering with IT security and executive leadership to align technology strategies with business needs.

Details:
Lead Cloud Architect

• Candidates must reside in NE or IA
• This is not a 100% remote position – MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON CAMPUS
• Preferred consideration will be given to applicants with relevant certifications (CISSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, Terraform or equivalents)
• Resume REQUIRED for consideration

• Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills delivering exceptional care through collaboration.
• Leading Health Network:
  Work with the region's top academic health network partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care.
• Dignity and Respect:
  We value all backgrounds and experiences reflecting the communities we serve.
• Educational Support:
  Enjoy up to $5000 / year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs. Support for personal growth within the organization at all career stages.

Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!

The Lead Cloud Architect is responsible for designing and governing secure, scalable infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, ensuring all solutions meet resiliency, performance, and security requirements. This role leads the development of enterprise standards, oversees disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and drives modernization initiatives—including cloud adoption, automation, and application migration. The architect collaborates with IT security and executive leadership to align technology strategies with business needs while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks such as HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, and SOC
2. Additionally, the position provides architectural leadership for security innovation and technology assessment, shaping the organization’s long-term technology direction and mentoring technical teams.

• Minimum of 10 years experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud architecture, security architecture, or related fields required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent combination of education/experience (one year of education equals one year of experience) required.
• Deep expertise in cloud platform architecture (AWS and Azure), hybrid-cloud design patterns, and multi-cloud strategy required.
• Strong knowledge of zero-trust architectures, network security, identity and access management, and secure-by-design principles required.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible; experience with CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub, Azure Dev Ops, or similar platforms required.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware), containerization (Kubernetes), and cloud-native security frameworks required.
• Demonstrated ability to architect solutions compliant with regulations including HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2, and PCI required.
• Proven experience leading technology evaluations, vendor assessments, and contract negotiations required.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills with demonstrated ability to influence executives and cross-functional teams required.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps, architectural standards, and governance frameworks required.
• Ability to mentor engineers, architects, and technical teams in modern architecture practices required.

• Relevant certifications (CISSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, Terraform or equivalents) preferred.

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status.

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